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Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Hundreds in the community gathered at Centennial Park last week to take in some local baseball while raising money for one of their own.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Where once stood a blank concrete wall, Indigenous artist Mackenzie Brown (Kamamak) created her vibrant and heartfelt mural titled “We Are Still Here.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Attentive and dutiful tourists saved the day for what could otherwise have been another case of a spraypainting vandal getting away.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] The fire danger rating reached the “extreme” level – the highest level on the scale – on the last Friday of July.

A 52-year-old female has died while two others are in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 93 and Highway 93a.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] As the municipal energy manager for both Jasper and Hinton, Faraz Khan is constantly on task for creating efficiencies.

You might think you know your town like the back of your hand. But if you go for a walk or a drive in your neighbourhood, you might be stunned by a new shop or a landmark that you didn’t notice before.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Learning the differences between a fox, a coyote and a wolf was just one facet of Wild for Wildlife, an online video lesson that took place last week.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] The bees could use all the help that they can get these days.

A barbecue that the Friends of Switzer Park put on for the 75th anniversary of Alberta Parks in 2007, with Alberta Parks staff helping out. | D.Swain photo Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.