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Creative commons photo Jasper’s municipal directors and managers are in for a pay raise. After hours of deliberation, four out of six councillors voted in favour of a salary increase for the municipality’s non-union staff Aug. 19.

T. Nichols photo The first train car Ryan McQuaid ever painted was an orange coal hopper. It was about 5 p.m., and he concealed himself in a CN rail yard in an alcove created by a pile of rail ties.

Jasperite Crystal Rhayn took a chilly challenge Aug. 24, when she trekked to the Athabasca Glacier to dump a bucket of glacier water on her head.

Submitted photo He wasn't confident going in, but that didn't stop Cory Wallace from defending his title at the Canadian Mountain Bike Marathon Championships in Squamish, BC, Aug. 16.

N. Veerman photo Despite their connection as sister cities, Jasper and Hakone have many stark differences. That’s what Minako Shiino discovered first-hand this month, after leaving her hometown in Japan to spend three weeks in the Rocky Mountains.

Submitted photo In 1911, before Jasper was even called Jasper, a young reverend named David Simpson sat in a pool hall, meeting with a small group of worshippers.

Clayton Bellamy almost didn’t make it. The guitarist for the Juno-award-winning country band The Road Hammers has a deep love of music, but many years ago he almost bailed on the business.

Dam repairs The Cabin Lake dam is in for some upgrades.

M. Figueira photo Come November, Jasper will be sporting a new and improved brand. It will be one that evokes an emotional response and resonates with active explorers, who are ready for an epic wilderness adventure. That’s the goal, anyway.

File photo Jasper Legion running out of ideas for former school The Jasper Legion has applied for a demolition permit to tear down the space formerly used by Ècole Desrochers.