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I didn’t know I had an autoimmune disease until I met Marta Rode.

Brian Lackey teaches a group of SHiFT conference-goers how to play the harmonica at Fiddle River. N. Veerman photo It’s not often that after-dinner conversation turns to sucking and blowing, but there was talk of little else, Feb.

D. Betts file photo The snow from this month’s snowfall has mostly disappeared from Jasper’s streets, thanks largely to the work of the municipality’s snow removal crew.

T. Nichols photo Parks Canada has plans in the works to build a group RV campground at the day-use picnic area at the Jasper Airfield.

E. Barnes photo Lisa Chell has a vision; it’s one she inherited from her mentor, Judy Atkinson, the founder and president of Circles of Rhythm.

M. Bradley/Parks Canada photo “The world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes.

Submitted photo A group of 15 Jasper teens have completed the two-day Community Helpers Training run by Jasper Community Outreach Services. The Community Helpers program is part of a province-wide initiative to combat youth suicide rates.

E. Woods/Creative Commons photo As a sign of good faith, council waived its usual two-week notice period and voted unanimously to ratify a new contract for the municipality’s unionized workers, Feb. 3.

N. Veerman file photo Talent show Thursday Jasper’s Got Talent is tonight, Feb. 12. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show is at 7 p.m. at the Jasper Activity Centre.

Parks Canada photo UPDATE: After six days of searching, Parks Canada Visitor Safety personnel located and recovered Sgt. Mark Salesse at approximately 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. The RCMP released the news Wednesday night at 9 p.m.