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Parks staff are working to open Wapiti and Wabasso campgrounds, backcountry overnight camping (including Maligne Lake camping) and Highway 93A between Whirlpool group camping and Geraldine Lakes Road including Moab Lake road after June 21 once COVID-

From left: Barb Burton (SLLP), Kelly Klassen (Trans Mountain), Jan Veraeckt (Trans Mountain), Jasper Food Bank manager Jean-Marie Hannaford, Lindsay Miller (SLLP), Brad Currie (SLLP) and Mary Mackenzie (SLLP). Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

A visual of Patricia Street from Brett Ireland’s proposal to expand sidewalks in Jasper. | Supplied photo Fuchsia Dragon | [email protected] A survey of businesses in Jasper’s downtown core shows general support for expanding sidewalks.

newscanada photo Emergency situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, can be very stressful. You may experience loss of income and face difficulties in making ends meet.

This mother bear closely resembles a grizzly that had two cubs three years ago - but this has not been confirmed. | Paul and Coral Hamilton photo A mama grizzly bear and her new twin cubs have captured the hearts of Jasperites.

Lake Annette Road will reopen and day use areas and trails, plus some basic services, will be open to visitors from June 1. | File photo Jasper National Park has released details about how the park will start to reopen in June.

Parents and supporters of Wildflowers Childcare took part in a convoy around Jasper on Tuesday morning, honking their car horns to show their support for the daycare and out of school care to open as soon as possible. | F.

Dr. Randal Glover and dental assistant Taneea Haugen at Jasper Dental Clinic, wearing the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) now required for all procedures. | Supplied photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

For Tourism Week 2020, Travel Alberta is celebrating the ingenuity, resilience, and community pride of Alberta’s tourism industry.

Elvis Gorontzy-Slack is swapping his Grand Forks Border Bruins jersey for that of the Red Wings. The former Bantam Bearcat, who grew up in Jasper, has signed with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings.