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Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Jasper Hikes and Tours paid it forward on the weekend with their annual highway cleanup effort on Oct. 2.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] After being cancelled by a pandemic and postponed by a power outage, the Jasper Folk Music Festival finally made its triumphant return on Oct. 1.

On Sept. 25, 2022, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Hinton RCMP responded to a complaint of a sighting of a bus that had been stolen from Edson, Alta. On that date, the bus was not located; however, a stolen Ford F550 was located. On Sept.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Council discussed at its Oct. 4 meeting whether there should be an early cessation to paid parking for the year in an effort to attract visitors. The matter was first raised at the Sept.

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The town of Hinton is actually big enough for the two of them.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] As autumn sets over the Chetamon Wildfire now held at 6,000 hectares, other shifts are occurring behind the scenes.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Jasper will once again welcome Canadian Veterans to Jasper National Park for the second annual Veterans Appreciation Event on Nov. 4-13.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Jasper National Park commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation during a public event at Commemoration Park on Sept. 30.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Hinton RCMP are cautioning the public about recent mischief to fiber optic cable that recently disrupted cellular services to the Grande Cache area.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Love space? Of course you do. After all, you live in one of the most star-friendly places in the Milky Way Galaxy: the Jasper Dark Sky Preserve.