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Artists join Jasper in January line-up

The Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre will transform its Walter’s Dining Room into a multi-faceted art show featuring some of Jasper’s most talented creators, Jan. 17.

NATIONAL PARK NEWS: January 16, 2014

Parks Canada photo Saturday, Jan. 18 Winterstruck 2014 Join Jasper National Park staff this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pyramid Lake during Winterstruck 2014.

Families struggle without subsidy

Temporary foreign workers ineligible for childcare assistance As a major tourist destination, Jasper lives and dies by the tourism trade, as well as the hospitality industry that supports it.

Council debates funding for Reuse-It Centre

The Reuse-It Centre will remain open until June, but beyond that, the future of the secondhand shop depends on a decision from council.

On Science: open letter to drunken waxwings

N.Veerman photo (Based loosely On Science ) Dear Bohemian Waxwings, Your public drunkenness has become a problem for me, and it’s time we had a chat. Let me start by saying I’ve done a lot to accommodate your lifestyle.

Jasper in January celebrates 25 years

Image from an old Jasper in January brochure. Twenty-five years ago a group of people sat around a table discussing how to get more visitors to come to Jasper.

Photo gallery: 2013 photo contest

Seventeen trigger happy Fitzhugh readers sent in photos for the paper's annual photo contest. After much deliberation and discussion, the office chose a winner, whose photo appears on the front page of the Jan. 9 edition of the paper.

Watercolours in winter

T. Nichols photo The Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives will be well-decorated this month, as it hosts a show of original watercolour paintings by long-time Jasper resident Sandy Robinson.

Jasper student nabs prestigious position

Submitted photo When she was in Grade 9, Cheyenne Henderson took a one-week trip that changed her life. In February 2012, through the Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges (SEVEC), she stayed with a family in Sherbrook, Quebec.

In the early days; as told by Loni Klettl

Loni Klettl is a born and raised Jasperite, whose father Toni Klettl was one of the last park wardens to raise his family in the backcountry.
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