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The opening of 32 supportive living beds at the Evergreens Foundation's Pine Valley Lodge in Hinton by the end of March will provide options for Jasper seniors.

The land earmarked for the affordable housing project is on the south side of the 700-800 block of Connaught Drive, south of the intersection of Connaught Drive and Spruce Avenue.

Jasper Municipal Council may soon decide to reduce the speed limit from 50 km/h to 30 km/h throughout town. It is unclear how this will affect driver exams. | File photo Jason Stockfish, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | advertising@fitzhugh.

Staff at the Jasper Employment & Education Centre hold a banner for International Women’s Day, which took place on March 8. This year’s theme was “Break the Bias.

Lesleigh Campbell | Special to the Fitzhugh Playoffs began this past weekend with two road games for the U15 Jasper Bearcats.

Lucas Habib | Special to the Fitzhugh The NHL will still be going strong into the heat of summer, but hockey in Jasper is winding down, just in time for the best skiing of the year.

The Break-A-Leg Theatre gang from Hinton had a short rest before jumping into action in “You Can't Get There From Here,” performed at the Activity Centre in Jasper on Feb. 26.

Friends of Jasper National Park hosted a winter trails project open house on Feb. 25 at the hostel on Sleepy Hollow Road.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] The Icefields Parkway could see rolling closures between Parker Ridge and Saskatchewan Crossing on Friday, March 3, starting 10 a.m. with delays of up to two hours.

Jasper residents marched in support of Ukraine on Feb. 28. The 200 protesters included staff and students from École Desrochers and a few residents from the Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge. | J.