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Creative Commons photo Despite what seemed like an unwieldy number of candidates, the Oct. 9 all candidates forum gave each prospective mayor and councillor a chance to share their platform and answer at least one question from the crowd.

Printed here are the final questions the Fitzhugh posed to the 23 candidates running for mayor and council in the Oct. 21 municipal election.

T. Nichols photo Deputy Fire Chief Don Smith visited the Jasper Elementary School Oct. 8 as part of a week-long series of visits to talk to kids about fire prevention.

T. Nichols photo The Jasper Glaciers were victorious again, in no small part due to a very tight defense that not only stopped Edson’s Holy Redeemer Rebels twice inside the 10 yard line, but created four turnovers and scored a defensive touchdown.

Parks Canada unveiled the details of two new areas it plans to develop as skiing destinations to offset the delayed winter opening of large areas of the park, at a public meeting Oct. 10.

K. Gedling photo From 1908 to the early 1920s, an industrial town in the east end of Jasper National Park housed the workers and families of those who supplied coal for the competing railways that ran through the park.

Get out and vote The municipal election is Monday, Oct. 21. Polls will be open at the Jasper Activity Centre from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. In order to vote, you need to present at least one piece of approved identification.

Submitted Photo If you think a little whiplash from too much head banging is going to stop The Mahones, think again. In fact, according to lead singer Finny McConnell, pretty much the whole band is busted up from some on-stage injury.

Star Correspondents Sara Hamil (left) and Candice MacAulay (right).Submitted photo Oct. 7, as Sara Hamil refreshed her email for nearly the hundredth time, a message popped into her inbox.

Submitted photo This November, every soldier laid to rest in the Jasper Cemetery will receive a poppy from a junior high student, as a gesture of remembrance and thanks. The initiative is called No Stone Left Alone.