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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.

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodgewill be featured in Alberta on the Plate. | J.Stockfish photo Jason Stockfish | advertising@fitzhugh.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] The Black Mountain Fire that was discovered on July 19 nearly 20 kilometres west of Nordegg is now being held.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] A missing kayaker was found dead downstream from Sunwapta Falls in Jasper National Park on July 24. Parks Canada called Jasper RCMP at 1:25 a.m.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Mike Gere’s thoughts on watching someone approach a roadside bear for a postcard-perfect photo may not make for family-friendly reading in a community newspaper.

Laurie-Ell Bashforth | Special to the Fitzhugh Finally, the sun. Living in a mountain town makes me appreciate it so much more. A bluebird day changes me from the inside out. Literally.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] A new exhibit hopes to shed more light on what glaciers are, what they do and why it’s so important to prevent them from shrinking any more.

Brenda Dew | Special to the Fitzhugh The annual Jasper Park Lodge Ladies Golf Tournament – Lena Baxter Memorial was held on July 9 at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge golf course. We had 40 golfers from Jasper, Edmonton and Canmore.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] An evacuation order has been issued for several parts of Clearwater County due to a wildfire about 19 kilometres west of Nordegg.

Kai Pilgrim and his grandma Annemarie Pilgrim (left) and mother Merel Pilgrim show off a caribou antler that Karly Savoy, a member of Parks Canada’s Caribou Recovery Program, had on display for Parks Day on July 16. | J.