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Submitted photo The National Energy Board (NEB) held a series of online information sessions last week ahead of an expected application by energy company Kinder Morgan to expand the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

N. Veerman photo Filled with 34 tabletop Christmas trees, the museum’s Showcase Gallery is glowing with holiday spirit.

Mychol Ormandy's alter ego, Toni Lester Van Blam, will perform at the Jasper Pride Festival Society's first fundraiser, Nov. 30, at the Legion.N.

Marmot Basin photo Take a trip to Marmot Basin this winter and you’ll likely run into Ruth Mathes. Mathes has been skiing the hill since 1974, and for more than a decade she’s been bringing tourists along for the ride.

R. Fletcher photo The Japanese equivalents of Jim Carey and Steve Martin will descend upon Jasper this weekend for the Canadian Rockies Snow Battle.

T. Nichols photo Jasper Fire Chief Greg Van Tighem stepped aside, Nov. 13, to make way for a new fire chief: Grade 4 student Kira Peel.

Jasper’s latest family dance was a high-energy affair, with costumed kiddies tearing up the dance floor with their parents. Around 200 people filled the Activity Centre, Nov. 22.

In an effort to decorate a tree for the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives’ annual Festival of Trees, the Friends of Jasper held an ornament making workshop, Nov. 16.

M. Bradley photo Jasper’s caribou herds are declining in size. Last month, Parks Canada employees did their annual count of the four herds that call the park home and found that, once again, there are fewer caribou than last year.

T. Nichols photo Jasper Junior/Senior High School’s top student from last year’s graduating class returned to its halls last week to pick up some prestigious hardware.