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In hopes of getting Jasper on the route map in the future, Mayor Richard Ireland, left, and Coun. Dwain Wacko, right, travelled to Edmonton for the start of the 900-kilometre Tour of Alberta bike race last week.

Busking might not be an election issue this October, but it will be an issue that comes up early on in the next council term. It’s been a year since Monika Schaefer first asked council to consider and discuss the legalization of busking in town.

With summer slipping away, the opportunities for stargazing are increasing by the day—and just in time, too. Dark Sky Month—October—and the third annual Jasper Dark Sky Festival—Oct. 25–27—are just around the corner.

N. Veerman photo The thermometer outside the museum hit the ceiling on Saturday, as members of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Society received a cheque for $39,000.

Volunteers help keep our backyard beautiful Recently, six volunteers from Jasper and seven volunteers from Banff met up in Jasper National Park to clean up trash along the Maligne Canyon trail.

Tourism Jasper names CEO Mary Darling can finally remove “acting” from her title, as she is officially the new CEO of Tourism Jasper.

There’s more to being on town council than showing up for a few meetings a month and voting “yea” or “nay” on issues.

T. Nichols photo Rwema Yannick saws frantically at an old piece of wood. He’s wearing a giant black cowboy hat and a big, goofy grin. He’s one of nearly 50 recent Canadian immigrants who took part in Learn to Camp last weekend.

N. Veerman photos Saturday afternoon Centennial Park was turned into a wee bit of a circus, as drag queens faced off against ball players from the Jasper Mixed Slo-Pitch league in a balls out game of slow pitch.

Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Just as they’ve done for the past 61 years, the doors of the Jasper Junior/Senior High School opened for the first day of school on Tuesday.