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Jasper National Park maintaining closures in some areas for wildfire rehabilitation

Jasper National Park maintaining closures in some areas for wildfire rehabilitation

Cavell Road, Maligne Canyon and the Valley of the Five Lakes will remain closed until further notice as Parks Canada continues to work on and assess wildfire damage.
‘I didn’t want her to die alone’: hiker holds friend’s hand after fatal Banff rockslide

‘I didn’t want her to die alone’: hiker holds friend’s hand after fatal Banff rockslide

Hiker shares first-hand account of deadly rockslide in Banff National Park
Letter: 'Ethical tourism' model needed to protect temporary foreign workers in Jasper

Letter: 'Ethical tourism' model needed to protect temporary foreign workers in Jasper

"If Jasper aspires to be more than a postcard, it must ensure every person who feeds its economy can do so safely and fairly."
Jasper Golf Course opening Canada Day amid wildfire restoration

Jasper Golf Course opening Canada Day amid wildfire restoration

"The celebration this year is the fact that we’re going to be able to open a golf course that has been significantly damaged by a wildfire in less than a year."
PHOTOS: Jasper honours National Indigenous Peoples Day

PHOTOS: Jasper honours National Indigenous Peoples Day

The celebration, which included a flag raising and dancing, was held the day before the official holiday so schoolchildren could attend.
Calgary artist uses ‘disrupted realism’ to paint wildlife during demo at Jasper Park Lodge

Calgary artist uses ‘disrupted realism’ to paint wildlife during demo at Jasper Park Lodge

"When I would do the realistic stuff, it kind of became wallpaper, but as soon as you put the slaps of orange or magenta or something, this disruption [is] arresting and it’s interesting."
Beloved Jasper food truck saved after supporters raise over $21,500

Beloved Jasper food truck saved after supporters raise over $21,500

After 25 hours, Lynn's Place received the funds it needed.
Injured wolf digging for herbs, potatoes in Field backyard euthanized

Injured wolf digging for herbs, potatoes in Field backyard euthanized

“Our wildlife management staff responded and they found the wolf still in the garden, scavenging on some of the herbs and digging for what we were told were potatoes.”
Artist Story: Liwen Zhang

Artist Story: Liwen Zhang

Liwen Zhang’s work can be seen at the Jasper Art Gallery, which is open Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Deadly Banff rockfall neither 'preventable nor predictable'

Deadly Banff rockfall neither 'preventable nor predictable'

"We don't have any other reason to believe that there’s anybody else buried there."
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