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Travel book focuses on Rockies' hikes and craft beers

Travel book focuses on Rockies' hikes and craft beers

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter There are trail guides and there are beer guides. Author Kendall Hunter has taken the best of both worlds and combined them in her new book.
Culture Days celebrating cowboy culture

Culture Days celebrating cowboy culture

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Cowboy culture will be the main theme of this year’s Alberta Culture Days this September to honour the now-fading cowboy heritage in Jasper.
Word from the Library: Secret Garden Tour

Word from the Library: Secret Garden Tour

Jasper Friends of the Library Society would like to thank these wonderful gardeners for sharing their amazing gardens on this year’s Secret Garden Tour: Earla & Bruno Ritter Judy & George Krefting Nancy & Chris Garnham Connie Bowen Sandra
The Jasper Farmers' Market: a hard-fought success story

The Jasper Farmers' Market: a hard-fought success story

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Jasper Farmers’ Market has just passed the midpoint of 2023 summer season – its 13th year running – and things are booming.
Program turning new neighbours into good friends

Program turning new neighbours into good friends

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The particular challenge of Jasper's neighbourhoods is that while there are many established homeowners, there is also a notable segment of seasonal workers.
Loewen talks up his ministry's mandate

Loewen talks up his ministry's mandate

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter If more campsites is your thing, then you may be just as excited as Todd Loewen is.
Bridging the gap of understanding in infrastructure maintenance

Bridging the gap of understanding in infrastructure maintenance

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It has been several years since the Simon Creek bridge was taken out by the forces of nature, and Parks Canada has no plans to replace it at this time.
Trans Mountain sanctioned over socioeconomic impacts in North Thompson region

Trans Mountain sanctioned over socioeconomic impacts in North Thompson region

Trans Mountain is already working to make amends after the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) issued it an Inspection Order on July 10.
Restaurants sourcing local food being showcased in dine-around festival

Restaurants sourcing local food being showcased in dine-around festival

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Local eating establishments will be participating in the fifth annual Alberta on the Plate dine-around festival on Aug. 11-20.
Two wildfires from one storm, both dealt with 'lightning' fast

Two wildfires from one storm, both dealt with 'lightning' fast

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jasper National Park experienced two lightning-caused wildfires over the weekend, both of which started out of a thunderstorm that passed through.
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