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T. Nichols photo On a snowy patch of trail near the Athabasca River, Jan. 24, a group of about a dozen people peered intently at a pile of wolf scat.

T. Nichols photo A sleeping bag with arms and legs; an innovative electric mixer; an ultra-secure household safe. These were just a few of the inventions Mme. Howe’s Grade 3 and Mme.

A. Grant photo Donations to the Jasper Seniors Bus have nearly quintupled since the seniors society made a plea for community support last November. In 2014, the society received around $17,000 in donations, compared to $3,500 the year before.

Wednesday, Feb. 4, Jasper Legion, 8 p.m. Submitted photo In 1998, at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, a Blackie and the Rodeo Kings guitarist met an Irish singer/songwriter.

Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives The Maligne Lake Ski Club is taking a long, hard look at its future, after Parks Canada’s caribou conservation measures have left its financial future in question.

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Parks Canada photo Cougar returns to town The town-wide cougar warning remains in effect after one of the two juvenile cougars that were relocated to the east end of the park made its way back into town.

Creative Commons photo Council unanimously approved a capital budget of nearly $4.28 million, Jan.

Mishelle Menzies illustration It’s official: this September the Tour of Alberta will have a mountain stage and that stage will take place in Jasper National Park.

Submitted photo On a dark stretch of highway in New Mexico, two men with tangled hair and bushy beards ambled across the Mexican border, Dec. 31.