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M. Bradley photo Wild Jasper has an international flavour next week as Scottish volunteers Jack Ward and Anna Hemmett present on their experiences working with Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountains reindeer herd.

N. Veerman photo Zombies, ghosts and cartoon characters ran through the streets of Jasper last week. The costumed-folk were out in celebration of All Hallows’ Eve, Oct. 31.

Dave MacDowell and Tracy Garneau both claimed records at the Peacock 100 ultramarathon in Hawaii last month. MacDowell competed in the 50 km race, finishing in a record six hours and 15 minutes.

Shawn Arsenault’s class has been hard at work this past week raising money to help one of their schoolmates.

The Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning people not to trust smartphone apps that claim to act as avalanche rescue systems. In a discussion paper published this October, Dr.

T. Nichols photo In 2006 a heartbroken Kevin Erba sat staring at a map of his country. He had been in love with a girl for 15 years and she had just rejected him.

R. Bray/Parks Canada photo Twinkling stars, smoking rockets, gazing eyes and celebrity speakers made the third annual Dark Sky Festival a hit last weekend.

T. Nichols photo Alberta’s Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Richard Starke and West Yellowhead MLA Robin Campbell came to Jasper Oct. 24 to meet with key players in Jasper’s tourism industry.

It’s the arts group’s third move since it left the Old Fire Hall last year, but the Jasper Artists Guild is making its new space work. John Ward is a member of the guild, and curator of the new space above SnowDome coffee bar. On Oct.

Drug offender to serve prison sentence in community May 13, 2012 the RCMP investigated complaints of a loud party at Whistlers Campground. When they arrived at the campsite, they saw Robert Kelly stumble, dropping a brown spray can.