Local News

T. Nichols photo Parks Canada is taking a “step back” from its plans to develop an unserviced RV campsite at the Jasper Airfield and is considering other locations for a similar group campsite.

Brendan Lally photo There’s a turf war going on in our neighbourhood, and someone is going to get hurt. They usually do.

Aaron Harris hovers above Rupert Wedgwood, manager of visitor safety for Jasper National Park, during his long line certification test in Valemount, B.C.

Submitted photo Through a collaborative project, Jasper’s favourite toy makers have created a brand new product that will benefit Peruvian women, threatened spectacled bears and the Friends of Jasper National Park. They’re called Lil’ Rockies.

Alisen Charlten, co-founder of Translucid Adventures, demonstrates some paddling techniques on Lake Edith, May 30. Photo - P.

Alan Dibb photo Jasper National Park is asking the public to be on the lookout for a very special snake this summer: the rubber boa. To date, the wandering garter snake is the only snake species known to occur in the park.

Creative Commons photo Free wifi in town facilities Council unanimously supported the installation of free ShawGo Wifi in town facilities.

N. Veerman photo As wildfires rage throughout the province, the Alberta government announced a province-wide fire ban on May 25. The ban does not include Jasper National Park.

P. Clarke photo A massive plume of dark grey smoke swirled over Jasper National Park as fire crews from Parks Canada carried out a prescribed fire about 20 km north of the Jasper townsite, May 23.

N. Veerman photo One day last winter, AnneMarie MacDonald walked into her Grade 3 classroom at Jasper Elementary School and found a cardboard box next to her desk. She thought it was her Scholastics order, full of new books for the kids.