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Jasper Freeride skiers Aida Laidlaw and Sienna Gulevich won medals at the Edmonton Club Competition Feb 1-2. | @explorejasper photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

Jasper Municipal Council will not rescind its bylaw to charge the HI hostel property tax, but wants to hear from local businesses, Tourism Jasper and the Chamber of Commerce. | F.Dragon photo Nicolle Hodges | reporter@fitzhugh.

Venus is always brighter than all other planets or stars as seen from Earth. The second brightest object on the image is Jupiter.

Corb Lund will perform at Jasper Legion on May 7 for a fundraising show in support of veterans. Tickets go on sale February 14 at ticketweb.ca. | Supplied photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

West Yellowhead MLA Martin Long cut the ribbon on nine new affordable units at Happy Creek in Hinton on January 21. Pictured from left: Hinton mayor Marcel Michaels, Martin Long and Harry Arnesen of Happy Creek Affordable Housing.

Little Calum Prentice was the first Jasper baby born in 2020. Calum was born to first-time parents Kate Leonard and Lewis Prentice on January 7 at Hinton Hospital.

‘A great benefit to the community’ Dear editor , I found it disheartening to read the editorial in the January 30, 2020 edition of the Fitzhugh concerning the suspension of court reporting in the Fitzhugh .

Jasper RCMP has released a warning after being notified of frauds and scams on Jasper residents over the past few weeks.

The project is still in its conceptual phase, but the Jasper SkyTram line could move to the east side of the mountain, become four times longer, run year-round and carry at least three times as many passengers per hour. | F.

The Jim Vena stage was officially opened last fall, but it needs some finishing touches. | F.Dragon photo Nicolle Hodges | [email protected] When councillor Scott Wilson said, “we’re paying a lot of money for this,” he wasn’t wrong.