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Parks Canada established Decoigne as a winter recreational hub in 2013. R. Bray photo As of Nov. 1st, delayed winter access will be in effect for the ranges of the A La Peche, Tonquin and Brazeau caribou herds.

Jasper’s Director of Library Services retires T. Nichols photo The Jasper Municipal Library is set to lose one of its long-time employees. Judy Krefting, who has walked and stocked the stacks for the last 27 years, will put in her last day Oct. 31.

Jodie Rogers has a message. It’s one she’s so determined to share that last year she left behind her ladder-climbing, corporate marketing job in London, England to make a career of liberating the masses.

Man found dead in Athabasca The body of a 60-year-old man was recovered from the Athabasca River Oct.2, just east of the Moberly Bridge. The body was discovered by two people paddling the river and was called in around 1:30 p.m.

N. Veerman photo Two Jasper organizations have been named finalists in the running to nab one of Alberta’s most prestigious tourism awards.

N. Veerman photo Parks Canada is proposing it decommission several of the Maligne Valley’s lesser-used backcountry campgrounds, in order to focus more of its funding and efforts on the Skyline and Jacques Lake trails.

Ever wonder if people who study space have the same reaction as you do when they see a shooting star? Is it an exciting and potentially perspective-giving event, or simply a meteoroid burning up as it passes through the atmosphere? What is it like sp

Creative Commons photo A byelection to replace recently departed Yellowhead MP Rob Merrifield has been set for Nov. 17. The election comes in the wake of Merrifield’s speedy departure from parliament, Sept.

N. Veerman photo Tourism Jasper has joined forces—and funds—with Parks Canada to create a brand new position that will enhance the park’s experiential tourism offer and ease some of the pain associated with planning events and festivals in Jasper.

N. Veerman photo The culture and recreation department is asking council’s permission to book the Jasper Arena for August 2015—marking the 2014 Jasper Heritage Rodeo as the last to occur in the facility.