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If Marmot Basin gets its way, there will be increased snowmaking in the mid-mountain area, expanded parking lots, an expanded lower chalet and glading—thinned forests—on Milk Run, Elevator Chutes and Little Chicago.

One of the 13 recommendations in the recently-completed municipal services and structural review is for the municipality to restructure its departments so it only has four directors.

Book drop picks up readers If you’re out and about in Jasper next week and come across a book that has a big #readmeAB sticker, pick it up, take it home, read it, and pass it on.

There have been recent sightings of grizzly bears on the course and on nearby areas of Trail 7, and the bears are exhibiting what appears to be mating behaviour. Male bears may demonstrate increased aggression towards people when protecting a mate.

“Behind us there are bridges,” said Merrifield. “Eighty-year-old bridges that need some refurbishing—although, I noticed they’re not so depleted that we were too nervous to drive across them today.

The Summit Singers marked their 10th anniversary this year with the announcement that, following the May 13 concert, the group would close its music books for the last time.

“Mostly what [the municipality] is doing is providing [the matching grant] in labour, equipment and materials,” said Christine Nadon, communications and IT manager for the municipality.

As herbivores, carnivores and omnivores, “birds occupy a high position on the food web, so that can help identify problems lower down on the food web,” she said explaining why monitoring is so important.

In his inaugural state of the municipality address on Tuesday evening, May 21, Mayor Richard Ireland brought the business community up to speed on the latest municipal goings-ons, while also touching on the past and what's to come in the future.

The fire chief’s route was the entirety of Highway 93, beginning in Wickenburg, Ariz., at the southern end of the highway, and ending at home in Jasper.