Local News

Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

An unidentified respiratory virus is circulating among local dogs. Social distancing is recommended to prevent the spread. | Jasper Veterinary Clinic photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Stargazing In Style planetarium with a SunDog vintage bus. The Jasper Planetarium is planning a year-long celebration of dark sky events with local partners.

Norma Howard is an adventurous soul, going overseas with a friend for six months in her early twenties. She met her husband, Lorne, in Powell River, B.C. and the couple moved to Jasper in November of 1953, after they got married.

Simone Heinrich’s winning photo of a mama and baby moose in the Maligne Valley last winter for the Fitzhugh ’s Winter Photo Competition. This year, the inaugural Celebrate Winter Photo Contest will be open from Feb. 15 to Mar. 15.

Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] A project through the Measuring Municipal Inclusion Grant (MMIG) is ongoing in Jasper.

The Alberta government is allowing limited school and minor sports training beginning Feb. 8. Above, the Atom Bears in February 2020. | File photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Trans Mountain donated $5,000 towards a new skatepark in Jasper last month through its community investment program.

Backcountry and conservation groups are calling on Parks Canada to limit human access impacts to the Tonquin caribou. Although the largest in Jasper National Park, the herd is estimated to have fewer than 60 animals left. | Parks Canada/L.

Local art is on display inside the Wafflato on Connaught Drive. In front of artwork displayed on the feature wall are Jasper Art Gallery president Christina Martin, local artist Cheryl Potter and Wafflato owner Suhas Sawant.