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Photo courtesy of the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations There’s a tiny menace making its way through Jasper National Park. It moves in swarms, and last year it killed almost 2,000 trees as it swept east.

D. Rabin photo Jasperites are invited to Hinton for “three days of musical bliss” this weekend, as 24 musical acts roll into Entrance Ranch to rock the stage at the Wild Mountain Music Festival.

As Green Party leader Elizabeth May stepped off the “Green Train” that took her through Jasper last weekend, she exchanged hugs with supporters and beamed with what seemed like a truly genuine smile.

T. Nichols photo Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, made a stop in Jasper last weekend, as part of her cross-country whistle stop tour aboard a Via Rail train.

T. Nichols photo If you wandered into Charlie Finley’s yard on the afternoon of July 11, there’s a good chance you heard him explaining the proper way to prune a basil plant, or giving tips on how to grow asparagus in Jasper’s cold climate.

No one knows how important sexual health is among young adults more than HIV West Yellowhead’s Devon Blackstock.

N. Veerman photo When Albertan adventurer William McGregor climbed to the summit of Whistlers Mountain in 1960, he knew what he had done was significant and felt compelled to share his experience with the rest of the world.

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R. Fletcher photo Four people were killed in a collision involving a motorhome on the Icefields Parkway July 9.

E. Christie photo It’s July 7, and the Jasper Arena is buzzing with activity.