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T. Nichols photo After more than 20 years on the job, Jasper’s returning officer is calling it quits.

In one week’s time, foster parents from all corners of the province will make their way to Jasper.

Halloween fright fest If you’re faint of heart, tonight’s haunted house is not for you. But if you like a good scare, grab a twoonie from your piggy bank and head to the spooky spectacle at 115 Patricia St.

N. Veerman photo Jasperites will reflect on the year that passed and the year to come during the Jasper National Park annual public forum, Nov. 6. This year, the focus of discussion will be the Maligne Valley Implementation Strategy.

Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Before there were chalets; before there were high-speed lifts and groomed runs; before any roads led there or it even had a name, mountaineer Joe Weiss trekked on a pair of wooden skies into

R. Bray/Parks Canada photo Before the third annual Dark Sky Festival was even complete, Tourism Jasper announced its big plans for 2014—plans that include Canada’s most famous astronaut: Commander Chris Hadfield.

The Communities in Bloom Committee with the international judges in July.N. Veerman photo Jasper walked away from the international Communities in Bloom (CiB) competition with a full bouquet of five blooms—the top rating a community can receive.

D. Menke photo Valemount naturalist Bruce Wilkinson was out of town mid-September when he got the call. For the first time in 20 years, sockeye salmon had been spotted in Swift Creek near the Valemount Visitor Centre.

Submitted photo Tourism Jasper has some new hardware to show off this week, after winning two Alto awards Oct. 28.

Get involved in the Maligne Valley Implementation Strategy C. Whitty photo Parks Canada is working on a plan that outlines management actions for the next five to eight years in the Maligne Valley.