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Bowls with Soul is going virtual this year in order to continue during COVID-19.

Lisa and Alan Westhaver lived in Jasper for 17 years and still travel from their home in Salmon Arm to visit family and friends. Alan Westhaver, a retired park warden, worked for Parks Canada for 34 years.

West Yellowhead MLA Martin Long provided an update about the MLA travel scandal as well as support of Alberta’s tourism industry. | File photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

Greg Van Tighem (left), director of protective services for the Municipality of Jasper and a project manager of the FireSmart Forest Fuel Reduction Project, checks progress at Lake Annette and Lake Edith alongside site supervisor Hugh Cartwright with

Close up of smiling female worker with short blonde hair and eyeglasses using cash register while standing in bicycle store. | Stock photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

Motor vehicles are parked along Miette Avenue on Jan. 12. Paid parking will roll out in the Municipality of Jasper as a pilot project. Administration will first present project and public engagement plans before implementation. | P.

Shaylan Crich had great fun snowboarding at Marmot Basin recently. The ski resort has benefited from the recent snowfall as staff monitor avalanche conditions and ensure users adhere to COVID rules.

Outbreak status was lifted at Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge on Jan. 14, four weeks after the positive test result for COVID-19 was reported there. | File photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

For this week’s Taste of Jasper, Tyler Wright details the rich culinary culture of New Orleans and how to make king cake, which is served at Mardi Gras. | T.

Motor vehicles are parked along Connaught Drive on Jan. 12. Jasper Municipal Council is expected to make a formal decision about paid parking on Jan. 19. | P.Shokeir Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.