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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.

N. Veerman photo Delnor’s new site superintendent is hesitant to put a tentative completion date on the already overdue library and cultural centre. Craig Lemiski has been on site for six weeks now and, since his arrival, a lot has changed.

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.