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Photo courtesy of the AGLC The rumours are true: Jasper has a lottery winner in its midst. Local bartender extraordinaire, Geoff Fox is $100,000 richer after purchasing a Lotto Max ticket with an Extra.

N. Veerman photo Van Tighem’s trip begins Greg Van Tighem is just days away from beginning his latest extreme cycling trip to raise money and awareness for the MS Society of Canada.

M. Figueira photo The joint review that was undertaken last year to assess the town’s current land use planning and development processes will be completed in a few weeks.

Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Ever since legendary Rocky Mountain explorer Mary Schaffer—guided by a hand-drawn Stony Indian map—picked her way there in 1908, Jasper’s Maligne Lake has captured the imagination of adventu

Marj Buerger and Krysta Fitzgerald got engaged during Jasper Pride. Submitted photo It wasn’t until her partner, Marj Buerger, asked her to close her eyes that Krysta Fitzgerald put two and two together.

M. Bradley photo One of the juvenile cougars that was conspicuously hanging around town last December was struck by a train earlier this month.

Richard Allaway photo Because of the effects of new government legislation, Robinsons Foods will no longer offer Western Union money transfers as of March 31.

N. Veerman photo The Barley Kings are hockey royalty, annually asserting their dominance and earning their reign over the Jasper Hockey League.

N. Veerman photo This year’s Jasper Pride Weekend was the biggest and best attended in the festival’s six-year history.

Jasperites have joined together to form a brand new ski club in an effort to push for backcountry ski options on the western edge of Jasper National Park.