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Members of the Jasper Fire Department have flooded the ice regularly since Jan. 28 to prepare the rink at Robson Park for use. | MOJ photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

This cougar was photographed at 3:59 a.m. on Feb. 3 by a Parks Canada surveillance camera set up in the west end of Jasper after they received a report on Feb. 2 about a cougar preying on a deer in town.

Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Kevin Van Tighem’s love of nature started when he was a young fellow and took many forms over the course of his life.

In this week’s Taste of Jasper, Tyler Wright explains how to carry out an all-night culinary affair this winter season. | T.

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

Jasper Municipal Council committed up to $300,000 in matching funds for a new skatepark during their Feb. 2 regular meeting. This is subject to matching funds being secured from external sources.

A file photo of Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. Peter Shokeir | [email protected] ABC's The Bachelorette may no longer be filmed in Jasper due to new federal travel restrictions, according to reports.

The Pleiades star cluster is one of many incredible sights you may see during a new virtual stargazing tour through the Jasper Planetarium. | Jasper Planetarium photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

The A&W gang in Jasper gives a thumbs-up to the Mealshare program that launched on Feb. 1. From the left: Karim Shivji, supervisor; Sonika Rawat, supervisor; Olivia Lising, manager; Allan Carlos, kitchen staff. | J.

The outside of Pine Grove Senior Citizens Manor on Jan. 29. | P.Shokeir Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.