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Jeff Schwarz, the Liquidator, outside his warehouse in Burnaby, B.C. Image from YourDiscovery.com Jasperite David Miller got a taste of fame Feb. 27, when TV star Jeff Schwarz came to town to film a segment for his OLN reality show The Liquidator.

T. Nichols photo The Jasper Elementary School was peppered with pink Feb. 25, as students of all stripes donned pink shirts to show their support for Pink Shirt Day.

T. Nichols photo The Jasper Fitness and Aquatic Centre has finally been granted LEED certification, nearly five years after its completion.

Sunday, March 8 Jasper Legion | 8 p.m. | $21 Mark “Bone” Boland first hooked up with the Real McKenzies more than 15 years ago. He joined on the advice of Joey Keithley, after the DOA guitarist told him the band was “going places.

Athabasca Falls. R. Gruys/Parks Canada photo The Icefields Parkway is no ordinary road. Not many highways in the world can claim 230 kilometres of continuous World Heritage Site scenery, completely protected within two national parks.

Breakdown: waste water treatment plant equipment The UV display system and septage screening unit in the waste water treatment plant are offline and in need of replacement. The cost for both is $81,000 and was not included in the nearly $4.

Flazingo Photos The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce has received a $5,000 provincial grant to organize a non-traditional job fair, in an attempt to battle the labour shortages that have plagued businesses the past few summers.

Roop pleads not guilty Jasperite Donald Roop has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a December drug bust.

Creative Commons photo In a unanimous decision, council passed a $14.37 million operating budget, with a 4.64 per cent tax increase, Feb. 17. The increase is .

Creative Commons photo Jasper’s cyclists are abuzz with anticipation of the arrival of the Tour of Alberta in September, but what they might not know is Jasper is just a few steps away from hosting another major road cycling event this summer.