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After hours of budget deliberations, council approved a tax increase of 2.05 per cent, Tuesday, as well as an increase of 15 per cent for water rates, 5.2 per cent for sewage rates and four per cent for solid waste fees.

Tom Ryan/Travel Alberta photo Images of Jasper were viewed by millions of Australians earlier this week, as the country’s No. 1 morning show rolled into Jasper to shoot live on location at Mildred Lake, Maligne Canyon and Marmot Basin.

Submitted photo In its heyday, the ski school operating out of Marmot Basin had a reputation for producing some of the best skiers in the region. But even before Marmot opened to skiers in 1964, Jasperites were attending ski schools.

N. Veerman photo Local singers, dancers, pianists and stand-up comedians took to the stage, Feb. 11, and proved without a doubt that Jasper’s got talent.

Roadtonowhere photo Next month, Jasper will play host to a festival celebrating the sport of splitboarding.

Just when he thought his caper was through, Canadian Tire money started finding its way into Corin Raymond’s hands, and the whole thing rumbled back to life.

Near and deer to you It is pretty common to see both mule and white-tailed deer, but we know surprisingly little about these animals in the park. This is starting to change with Jasper’s deer monitoring program.

A group of women gathered at the Best Western Jasper Inn and Suites Feb. 14 to join in a worldwide dance session that aimed to address and combat violence against women.

Jasper Junior/Senior High School students are gearing up for a European adventure, as they prepare to set off on a major school trip across the pond March 21.

Million dollar damage to arena Excluding the cost of replacing the Zamboni, the insured cost of the damage from the Jan. 26 arena fire tallied up to $1.126 million.