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Parks Canada’s fire crews continue with suppression activities on a small wildfire north of Jasper on May 30. | Parks Canada photo Peter Shokeir | [email protected] UPDATE: The small wildfire that started Monday evening is now contained.

Grizzly bears are appearing in the Jasper townsite in order to avoid other bears and forage for food. | Parks Canada/J.Schaefer photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Laurie-Ell Bashforth | Special to the Fitzhugh You can't see it, you can't feel it... sometimes it's hard to believe your high blood pressure is really there. But what you can't feel can hurt you.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] The Banff Jasper Relay is pounding pavement once again with the 260-kilometre relay going along the scenic mountain route from Banff to Jasper on June 4.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Community Outreach Services will be offering a new program for older adults and seniors called Community Walks starting on June 1.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] High gas prices aren’t going to dissuade travellers from hitting the road this summer, according to the Alberta Motor Association.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Council discussed future public transportation, Parks Canada’s rescinded private home accommodation proposal and JEEC’s efforts during its May 24 committee of the whole meeting.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Parks Canada has withdrawn proposed amendments to private home accommodation (PHA) requirements that could have impacted operators throughout town.

Between May 20-23, 2022, the Hinton RCMP conducted a May long weekend multi-agency initiative to conduct enforcement and to ensure the public enjoyed a safe holiday weekend.

The 2019 Jasper Gran Fondo. | File photo Jason Stockfish | [email protected] MultiSportsCanada’s Gran Fondo boutique bike race will return to Jasper on June 4 after a two-year pandemic interruption.