Local News

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Of the 31 writers who made it to the longlist for this year’s CBC Nonfiction Prize, Jasper’s Megan Warren was the only one from across the country with two submissions.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] After surveying participants, the department of community development has decided to move its Community Conversations back to in-person meetings in the fall.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Residents brought more than a bundle of apples to be turned into juice during Jasper’s third annual Apple Fest at the community garden on Sept. 17.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] As Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest in Britain, the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion hosted a ceremony of its own to honour the late monarch.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] It takes a village to build a bike park. As riders began ripping through phase one of the new bike park in Jasper, Elk Village Restaurant was already fundraising for the final phase.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] As the Chetamon Wildfire passes its third week, Parks Canada has rotated out many of the firefighting personnel who were on active duty without rest since it began.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] The Jasper Folk Music Festival is back on after having to be postponed due to the power outages caused by the Chetamon wildfire. The seventh-annual festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, Oct.

Jessica Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | Rocky Mountain Outlook The NDP is once again calling upon Alberta’s UCP government to scrap its $90 Kananaskis Conservation Pass following news the province is paying a private contractor a signific

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] There’s another reason to pick all of the apples from your apple trees. Apple Fest is making its triumphant return this weekend and everyone is invited.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] After eight years of determination and relentless effort, the Jasper Park Cycling Association (JPCA) is at last overseeing the building of a bike park in Jasper.