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N. Veerman photo For the second year, the farmer’s market will operate on the McCready Centre parking lot this summer.

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T. Nichols photo Students from the Municipality of Jasper’s Out of School Care program presented “Grandpa” Dong and “Grandma” Doris Han with a check for more than $500 March 9, after putting on an art show to raise money for the couple.

Creative commons photo Well, it’s been a warm winter hasn’t it? I’m happy to pay a little less in heating bills and to wear a few less layers, but with so many wild species dependent on winter conditions, I can’t help but wonder how the rest of the c

N. Veerman photo This year, for the 40th year in a row, the Jasper Junior/Senior High School Band will hold its turkey dinner fundraiser.

T. Nichols photo For years after Ken Wylie was buried alive in an avalanche, he blamed anyone and anything else he could.

N. Veerman photo Fresh tracks at Maligne The Maligne Valley opened Sunday, March 1, after its first year under delayed winter access to protect the valley’s dwindling caribou herd.

M. Rode photo When people ask Jeff MacMahon what caused his wife’s illness and untimely death, he doesn’t have an answer—because there isn’t an answer to give. Currently, there’s no research that shows exactly what causes autoimmune diseases.

Submitted photo It was standing room only at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Feb. 26, as more than 150 people gathered to hear the details of Dana Ruddy and Sean Elliot’s proposal for a new ski cabin in Jasper.