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Owner of the Bear’s Paw and Other Paw Bakeries Kim Stark was surprised to learn she won Business of the Year at the 2018 Ambassador and Business Awards held earlier this month. Or maybe she was spooked? | C.

Cutline: Jasper Motorcycle Tours owner Candace Broughton and her team, including Kris Kowblick, right, were recognized for their charity work recently. | C.

John Wilmshurst | special to the Fitzhugh Intensity: The state or quality of being intense. Hockey is all about intensity. Particularly after the kids have been playing the game for a decade, most of the fundamentals have sunk in.

Delhi 2 Dublin return to Jasper Oct. 25. Some artists are legendary for their diva demands. Monochromatic bowls of M&Ms, ranging pizza at 70 miles, an assistant that walks backwards in front of you so you don’t trip.

Ken Tizzard brings a new album of old favourites to Jasper Oct. 18. | Supplied photo Craig Gilbert | publisher@fitzhugh.

Paul and Coral Hamilton of Hike Jasper say they saw 11 moose near Maligne Lake last weekend, Sept. 15-16, including three cows with calves, two lone cows and three large bulls. “They all appeared healthy as they enter the rituals of the rut.

Cutline: Jenny Krauss said she was nearly hit by another vehicle while waiting to turn left from Highway 16 eastbound onto the cemetery road, where recent improvements left the intersection without a left turn lane. | C.

The town intends to collect feedback on the impact of the Jasper Folk Music Festival, which ran Sept. 7-9 and was the first large-scale event to take place at Commemoration Park, formerly known as the exchange lands.

The Royal Foundry and Michael B. Fitzgerald headlined the Jasper Folk Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8. About 107 volunteers and 12 directors helped make the 2018 return of the festival after a one-year hiatus a reality. | C. Gilbert photos

At long last, Cinnamon Bear has arrived. The children’s book Cinnamon Bear Comes to Town, penned by Liz Olsen and illustrated by artist Rico, both of Jasper, is now for sale.