Editorial

The Jasper Canada Day Committee has decided to step down, it's time for new volunteers to step up | File photo It would be a sad day in Jasper if there were no celebrations on July 1.

Only one of the seven candidates for Yellowhead has confirmed they will be attending the Jasper federal election forum next week | File photo We are less than three weeks away from the Canadian federal election.

Mystic Bowie brought Talking Dreads to Salmon Arm at SARB25 Aug. 17-20. C. Gilbert photo A series of fortunate events has the crew here on the second floor at 626 Connaught reflecting like a solar eclipse on the inside of a pinhole camera.

Council will decide on a new name for the exchange lands on Aug. 15. P. Clarke photo.

The number of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years increasing the wildfire risk posed to the community. Mark Fercho photo.

It might be hard to imagine, but election season is upon us. On Sept. 18 communities across Alberta, including Jasper, will hold nomination day, the final day for candidates to decide whether or not they are going to run for municipal office.

Council voted 3-2 against a motion to install a rainbow crosswalk like this one in Vancouver on July 18.

The last major wildfire in Jasper National Park happened in 2015 along the flanks of Medicine Lake, pictured here. R.

Jasper’s snow capped mountains and its abundance of wildlife might get the most attention from visitors who come to our tiny mountain town, but hidden almost in plain sight is a community of volunteers that rarely get noticed.

What does it mean to be Canadian? It’s a question that some of the country’s greatest leaders, writers and thinkers have wrestled with since Confederation 150 years ago. At the heart of the debate is a question about our identity.