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“Visitation to the park has grown over 31 per cent in the last decade and last year was the busiest year on record and it's expected to continually rise."

The problem with being a popular park is that all those people are becoming tougher and tougher to manage. Parks Canada is asking the public for their input for a new Visitor Use Management Plan.

"Rural and remote Albertans face unique challenges requiring unique solutions. To address the rural physician shortage over the long term, our government has undertaken some key initiatives."

The president for the Alberta Dental Association speaks on how the provinces decision to opt out of a federal dental plan can affect communities like Cochrane.

Who will earn your votes and be crowned the bestin the 2024 Fitzhugh Readers' Choice Awards?

Canada Day festivities included a pancake breakfast, a flag raising ceremony, Canada Day cake, a parade and musical performances in the late afternoon.

The Group of Seven exhibit will be on display until the fall.

RCMP initially reported that a pipeline explosion has sparked the fire, but Yellowhead County later clarified that there has been no direct damage reported with nearby pipelines.

Police say the cause of the explosion is unknown at this time.

"Claude Boocock was a founding member of the Jasper Artists Guild (JAG). She recalls taking a class from Michael Flisak, an accomplished artist, and a conversation where it was suggested to create a Jasper-based artist organization."