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Ali Howat, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Jasper Municipal Council waived property tax penalties and approved lower speed limits for several streets within the townsite on Oct. 5.

The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce hosted a municipal forum for mayoral candidates via Zoom on Oct. 4.

Wreaths were laid at the cenotaph across from the Jasper Legion on Nov. 11, 2021, as part of the Remembrance Day ceremony. | File photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Jasper Councillor Bert Journault | File photo Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Councillor Bert Journault has decided not to seek re-election and instead allow others to step up for the role during this upcoming municipal election.

Edith Gourley is a retired nurse and a former Jasper resident who currently lives in Kamloops, B.C. | Supplied photo Ali Howat, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

Ali Howat, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] For the past 25 years, Yvonne McNabb has worked with the Jasper Improvement District and the Municipality of Jasper.

Pursuit’s Open Top Tour hosted a soft-launch event on Sept. 25, with this vintage-inspired coach named Edith travelling up to Pyramid Lake. | P.Shokeir photos Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Ali Howat, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] At a committee of the whole meeting on Sept. 28, municipal council came together to discuss the land acknowledgment policy.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Jasper’s municipal election will feature two advanced polls and health measures at the Jasper Activity Centre, while proof of vaccination will not be required.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Jasper councillor Jenna McGrath has decided not to seek re-election in this upcoming municipal election.