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The winner will be announced in grand fashion with a large public reveal in October, and it will also be featured on “Extra,” a television show with more than two million daily viewers.

Don Pickle—the infrastructure manager for the municipality—was served the notices, one for unsightly property and another for dangerous property, by the bylaw department last month.

Energy that Jasper uses is generated by two power plants in the park, the Palisades Plant and Astoria Dam. Both are approximately 50 years old.

This GIS position already exists, but now it will be funded half by Parks and half by the municipality.

Eleven kids entered the contest and this year’s winners “wrote great letters,” said Freewheel Cycle owner Wendy Hall. All three provided fantastic reasons why they could use bikes.

“There are about 30 species of mosquito in Alberta,” says Jenkins, “but I suspect you have a lower diversity of species in Jasper.

In the months to come, think about what you want in a councillor, what questions you want to ask them and what answers you’d like to hear. Think about what the current council’s done right and where it has faltered.

No decision yet on proposed backcountry closures Parks Canada has not yet made a final decision on whether to close areas of the park to protect woodland caribou from predators like wolves.

Park Stewards Park Stewards are needed to act as occasional on-call volunteers for several short-term volunteer projects this coming summer season.

“[The theme] can be interpreted any way that anybody wants, as long as they’re showing their pride. We encourage everyone in the community to participate.