Former councillor Bert Journault (far right), who recently moved to Edmonton, meets Maria and her son Yuri, Ukrainian refugees who are destined for Jasper. | Supplied photos Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.ca It’s the ultimate form of volunteering. Jasperites have been stepping up to help out those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Using social media, Jasper resident Nancy Addison is connecting Ukrainian refugees ...

From the left: Ginette Marcoux, Monica Rodriguez and Astra Fe Penas with the Jasper Employment and Education Centre hold a banner for National Volunteer Week outside the provincial building on April 14. | P.Shokeir photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.ca Volunteers will be honoured for their contributions to Jasper and its residents during National Volunteer Week from April 24 to April 30. This year’s them ...

Danny Frechette stands atop Snape’s Hill looking over where his project will soon establish roots. | J.Stockfish photo Jason Stockfish | advertising@fitzhugh.ca Jasper resident Danny Frechette has spearheaded a project to create a self-sustaining place of contemplation and historical interpretation located at Snape’s Hill. The project will come in a few phases, the first of which is the deep-rooted foundati ...

Nancy Addison stands in front of her home where she and her husband Mark will be welcoming one of the many Ukrainian families displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. | J.Stockfish photo Jason Stockfish, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | advertising@fitzhugh.ca Jasperites are hoping to provide sanctuary for Ukrainians able to find safe passage from the war-torn nation after more than a month since th ...

The Jasper Lutheran Church will close by the end of the year. The church’s congregation/board has invited proposals from charitable not-for-profit organizations to take over the property. | J. McQuarrie photos Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.ca The Jasper Lutheran Church (JLC) will be closing its doors by the end of the year after 56 years of serving as a place of ...

Participants gather after each one plunged into the icy waters of Lake Annette on March 20 for the Polar Plunge for Peace event. From the left: Jack Mobbs, Nikola Vecerova, Lada Kralova, Jana Tojnarova, Kata Richterova, Kevin Balandan, Andrea Cadieux, Jared Smith, Hannah Rasmussen, Dustin Fleming, Mya Davis, Denisa Mouckova, Beth McLachlan, Neil Hall. | J.McQuarrie photos Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism ...

Staff at the Jasper Employment & Education Centre hold a banner for International Women’s Day, which took place on March 8. This year’s theme was “Break the Bias." From the left: Ginette Marcoux, executive director; Astra Fe Penas, adult education coordinator; Diane Muir, receptionist; Sabrina Kelly, adult literacy coordinator; Monica Rodriguez, operations manager; and Sarah Barteaux, employment coach. ...

Friends of Jasper National Park hosted a winter trails project open house on Feb. 25 at the hostel on Sleepy Hollow Road. From the left: surrounding the Snowdog with Clyde, a friendly canine, are board member Dave Smith, general manager Heather Aussant Roy, volunteer Mike Mahoney (and Clyde’s owner), project supervisor Sarah Butterfield and board members Rob Block and Raymond Blanchette-Dube. | J.McQuarrie ...

Construction of the Jasper Indigenous Exhibit is moving along as planned, according to Parks Canada. The major construction work is expected to be completed by early summer 2022, and a grand opening is planned in the late summer/early fall. | J.McQuarrie photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.ca The construction of the Jasper Indigenous Exhibit on the grounds of the ...

Local resident Mike Dunn has suffered a severe head injury while vacationing in Mazatlan, Mexico. The family is now fundraising for his medical evacuation. | Supplied photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.ca UPDATE: Mike Dunn was evacuated from Mexico on Feb. 22 on a low-flying leer jet. As of Feb. 23, he was on a ventilator and heavily sedated at the Royal Alex hospital in Edmonton. His family was able to ...