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J. Deagle photo This year, Parks Canada is restoring two culverts to improve fish passage and aquatic connectivity.

Nathan Froehler photo Back in town after a day of riding in Jasper’s backcountry March 22, the sunburned and disheveled participants of the Ascend Splitboarding Festival gathered in the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives to debrief, and get the sk

N. Veerman photo Fundraising efforts to bring a portable ultrasound machine to Jasper are in full swing, and an outpouring of community support has helped the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary pass the halfway point on its mission to collect $60,000.

Submitted photo The municipality is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying who is responsible for illegally dumping a “diesel-like substance” on Birch Avenue on or around March 13.

N. Veerman photo Six Jasper women are hitting the job market with new skills and a whole new sense of confidence this week, after completing the Tourism Essentials Program at the Jasper Adult Learning Centre.

Jacquie Beasse photo Ladies of all ages gathered at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge last weekend to jump on beds, throw pillows, eat candy and dance in their pyjamas with Canadian icon, Jann Arden.

See an animal, call dispatch A recent cougar sighting within the townsite has Parks Canada reminding Jasperites to keep the agency’s dispatch number handy.

Although the temperatures are rising and spring appears to be just around the corner, that doesn’t mean your waterlines are safe from freezing.

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

T. Nichols photo Covered head-to-toe in mud and sporting a full-faced grin, Greg Van Tighem rolled his way into Jasper Friday evening, two days ahead of schedule.