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Submitted photo The Jasper Ski Team is back on the slopes, preparing for another season of high-speed competition.

Submitted photo Two Jasper athletes became part of history this month when they competed in the Athens Marathon.

If a tree falls in the forest... ...it may have had some help. Parks Canada crews will be hard at work this fall and into the winter removing hazardous trees from many of the park’s campgrounds and day use areas.

Foreign worker info session Jasper Municipal Library is hosting an information session for employers and temporary foreign workers Dec. 3. The session, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

T. Nichols photo Even though the Jasper Food Bank handed out less food this year than any time in the recent past, president Patrick Mooney said too many families still don’t have enough to eat.

There is still hope for the Reuse It Centre, but that hope depends on both residents and council. The two-year pilot project is coming to an end Dec.

T. Nichols photo Jasper Junior/Senior High School is now the proud new owner of a six-tonne, seven-metre-long ocean predator—or symbolically, at least.

In hopes of enticing students to pursue careers in tourism and hospitality, a panel of local industry experts assembled in the high school library to talk about job opportunities last week.

When it’s 40 below, most Jasperites want to be safe in their houses, curled up under a blanket or beside a fire. Keeping warm is important, but keeping safe is integral.

T. Nichols photo. Last week, as Jasper saw its first dump of snow, drivers across town braced themselves for another winter of ugly roads and early-morning windshield scraping.