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Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Do you know your wildflowers? Ashley Hillman can help you spot Yellow Lady Slippers in the great outdoors.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Although technically retired for four years, Michael Cassio has reached another milestone as his Italian restaurant comes under new ownership. Asked why he was retiring, Cassio gave a simple answer. “I’m 82.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Residents should prepare for an extended power outage as the wildfire in Yellowhead County threatens the substation that supplies power to Jasper.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] A fire ban is now in effect in Jasper National Park effective June 9 as the current heatwave elevates the fire danger to "extreme.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Plans are now in the works for a Pathway to the Park, which would connect the town of Hinton to the east gate of Jasper National Park.

Scott Hayes | reporter@fitzhugh.

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Industrial logging is one of the country's biggest climate polluters with more than 10 per cent of Canada’s total planet-heating emissions.

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Construction is now complete on the Jasper to Mount Robson leg of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It only took Parks Canada firefighting crews a few days to get the Portal Creek wildfire under control. Starting on Saturday, the blaze grew to 1.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Seniors’ Week is well underway in Jasper, with the Pluckin' Holler Boys entertaining the folks at Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge on Monday evening.