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Patricia Lake Dear editor, I personally own and keep a boat on the dock at Patricia Lake and have done so for 40 years. I also own a boat which I keep at Maligne Lake locked and maintained on the stringer. It has been there for 32 years.

Fuchsia Dragon | [email protected] Arts and culture bodies in Jasper have banded together to raise much-needed funds to help keep their groups alive.

Jasper guides and volunteers have been picking up litter at popular spots around the park.

Some of Jasper’s trails are waterlogged due to the snow melt, logging, a rainy summer in 2019 and more active trail users this spring. | Supplied photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

Optometrists are back at work in Jasper with extra safeguards in place to help keep their clients safe. | F.Dragon photo Fuchsia Dragon | [email protected] Optometry clinics are now open again in Alberta.

Brett Ireland said restaurants, retail stores and service and rental businesses like bike rentals need more space to offer their products and services. Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

Jasper’s annual Spring Run Off race is happening virtually this year, with the route and run times logged in an app. | Supplied photo Fuchsia Dragon | [email protected] Lace those running shoes up: It’s racing time.

The number of people laid off at Jasper Park Lodge is rumoured to be more than 70, but this has not been confirmed by the hotel. | File photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

Becky Best-Bertwistle | Special to the Fitzhugh While many Albertans have been turning to the outdoors to deal with the stress of social isolation in our new COVID-19 reality, the Government of Alberta has been pushing through a plan to close, privat

Dear friends, This spring has presented many unexpected challenges for our community. Undoubtedly these have been difficult times, both financially and emotionally, for many of us.