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T. Nichols photo There are very few times you can see students skateboarding down the halls of the Jasper Junior/Senior High School, or leaping from the stage in the gymnasium onto a giant crash mat in their pyjamas. Feb.

Saturday, March 8Jasper LegionACFA Sugar Shack5 p.m. or 7 p.m. for dinner and a show, $158:30 for just the show, $5Marc J Chalifoux Photography Jason Kodie will tell you himself he has no illusions of grandeur.

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It’s been a year since the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives began raising money to fix its ailing roof, and if all goes as planned, the building will rock a shiny new dome before the end of May this year.

T. Nichols photo Not long ago, you would have been more likely to meet Mathieu Belliveau 10,000 metres above the Earth than patrolling the streets of Jasper in an RCMP cruiser.

From housing prices to the push for street performers, laws governing development and expansion are an inescapable and omnipresent part of life in Jasper.

D. Betts photo Council forms snow removal fund Council unanimously approved the creation of a snowy day reserve fund, Feb. 18.

R. Fletcher photo Sleepwear makes a comeback It’s time to hunt down your favourite pair of pyjamas for the annual PJ Day event to raise awareness for autoimmune diseases. Tomorrow, Feb.

T. Nichols photo After months of planning and training, Fire Chief Greg Van Tighem is itching to start his latest and craziest journey to raise awareness and funds for multiple sclerosis.

Mark Bradley photo It’s no secret that for years Jasper’s caribou populations have been struggling.