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Jasperites will don their sharpest outfits, dust off their most striking masks and head to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge for the Rotary Club of Jasper’s Masquerade Ball, March 8.

T. Nichols photo The last time she starved herself for 24 hours, Megan Warren doesn’t even remember being hungry. She was a little younger then, taking part in a fast-a-thon at the Jasper Junior/Senior High School to help raise money for charity.

Wed. March 5Jasper Legion, 8 p.m.

Parks Canada photo Fire managers take advantage of weather for burning With little snow east of the Jasper townsite, the fire management team is preparing for this spring’s prescribed burns.

Submitted photo He can tell you the diameter of the water pipes that run under the town, the precise GPS coordinates of an access valve or the exact location of any of the town’s fire hydrants. He can even tell you the materials they’re made from.

Representatives from charities across Jasper headed to Super A Foods, Feb. 21, to receive a donation to their causes. Every month, Super A donates $1,000 to local charities, divided up based on a point system.

The Jasper Elementary School gym was transformed into a circus tent, Feb. 13, in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week.

Submitted photo The banquet department at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge was named the “department of the quarter” last week, but rather than basking in their accomplishment and reaping their reward, the staff turned their prize into an opportunity t

First place in the Birkie Jasper’s very own Fred Wall placed first in the 80-plus category of the Canadian Birkebeiner in Edmonton earlier this month.

T. Nichols photo Since it moved to its new location at 300 Miette Ave., the Cottage Medical Clinic has been operating without a lease from the municipality.