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The Fitzhugh posed questions to the 23 candidates running for mayor and council in the Oct. 21 municipal election. Printed here are the candidates’ responses, in their own words, to the first of those questions.

Submitted photo A beautiful blonde girl, eight years old and grinning from ear-to-ear, bounces down the stairs. She’s in a nightgown with her hair pulled back and she’s carrying an iPad that’s playing an animated music video about ice cream.

N. Veerman photo The Jasper Elementary School held its annual Terry Fox Run Sept. 26. Students ran around the block three times with their teachers and classmates, while the running club hit the Bench for a trail run.

Creative commons photo Although the first frosts of the fall have brought an end to this year’s abundant wasp population, for many, the redness and pain of late-summer stings still lingers.

Saturday, Oct. 5Olive Bistro, 8 p.m.No cover Sean Pinchin’s hitting the road, playing shows and peddling his new blues album, Rust Bucket.

N. Veerman photo One thousand rubber duckies were dropped from the Miette River bridge on Highway 93, Sept. 29, marking the beginning of the 21st annual Duck Race.

T. Nichols photo For the most part, Salli Madore has faced closing her business with a big smile and a good-natured refrain: “it is what it is,” she often says with a laugh. On Sept.

Betsy DeClercq (incumbent) Betsy DeClercq’s first teaching job was also her last. The incumbent school trustee spent 34 years with the Jasper Elementary School, beginning immediately after she completed school and retiring in 2005.

N. Veerman photo Lynda Knight fought for the status of her pet pig, Piglet, in front of a well-attended Jasper provincial court Sept. 26. The trial lasted almost three hours, and ended in applause as Judge C. D. Gardner dismissed the case.

The Fitzhugh posed questions to the 23 candidates running for mayor and council in the Oct. 21 municipal election. Printed here are the candidates’ responses, in their own words, to the first of those questions.