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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health Peter Shokeir | [email protected] The Government of Alberta is limiting PCR testing as daily testing volumes start to exceed system capacity and wait times increase.

Marianne Garrah | Special to the Fitzhugh The past 21 months have had some devastating effects on artists. Whether their medium is painting or making music, events and opportunities have been severely impacted.

Patricia Street shuts down for the annual Street Party during the 2020 Jasper in January festival. | File photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

The Grande Cache Institution. | Correctional Service Canada photo Peter Shokeir | [email protected] An inmate died while in custody at Grande Cache Institution on Jan. 5. Correctional Service Canada says the inmate’s next of kin have been notified.

The Jasper Canadian Rockies Half Marathon is taking place on April 23, 2022. | Supplied photo Jason Stockfish, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | advertising@fitzhugh.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] A 37-year-old man from Edson has died as a result of a two-vehicle collision in the westbound lanes of Highway 16 near Range Road 130 (Niton Junction) on Jan. 5.

Volunteers Sue Young-Leslie, Andrew Wannop, Sandra Coombe, Angela Wilson, Denise Mellett, Lucy Vasquez Barajas, Lynn Wannop and Wendy Hall.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Paid parking will only run during the regular tourist season in 2022, not year-round, with a resident exemption program to be determined at a future date. On Jan.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Jasper recorded 38 new cases of COVID-19 since Dec. 28, bringing the total number of confirmed active cases to 57 as of the end of Jan. 3.

A photo of the stolen truck. | Supplied photo Peter Shokeir | [email protected] A F-550 Mechanic Truck was stolen out of a business located along East River Road in Hinton earlier this week. Between Jan. 2 at 1 p.m. and Jan. 3 at 4 a.m.