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Joy and Sean Prockter exemplify the definition of environmental stewardship. They have been nominated for Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce’s Individual Award of Distinction for their volunteer efforts to keep Jasper clean.

Along portions of the Icefields Parkway, more than 25 centimetres of snow is expected by Friday afternoon.

At Jasper Municipal Council's Oct. 13 Committee of the Whole meeting, they discussed cardboard and composting collection, Jasper Arena reopening, and paid parking.

The Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) wants Parks Canada to close down the Tres Hombres ski run, among other measures, to help the caribou population in Jasper National Park regenerate.

On Oct. 13, Alberta Health confirmed that a new case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed. The patient is from Jasper Junior/Senior High School. | File photo A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Jasper Junior/Senior High School.

Significant snowfall is expected on the Icefields Parkway starting today (Oct. 13) at noon. A snowfall warning was issued this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 13) for the Icefields Parkway. At 4:31 a.m.

By Melba Lazzari Jasper is experiencing a long, warm autumn, and the landscape is ablaze with colour. Leaves are golden, orange and brown, slowly falling from trees. Vegetables are ripe to harvest and the elk rut is continuing.

For his debut Taste of Jasper column, Tyler Wright made a decades-old recipe for an orange cake served at Jasper's old Cavell Teahouse. | T.

Marmot Basin is aiming for a November opening. The Jasper ski hill was forced to close early last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but new health protocols have been put in place and officials are looking forward to the 2020/21 season.

Ron Stanko, born and raised in Jasper, immerses himself in the abundance of adventures life has to offer. | J.McQuarrie photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.