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N. Veerman photo Brand new curlers—folks who had never before held a broom on the ice—took to the curling rink the last two Wednesdays to try their hand at one of Canada’s winter pastimes.

N. Veerman photo Last weekend, the Jasper Bantam Bearcats played a pair of games against wildly differing opponents.

Dear Editor, Re: Backcountry users not the demons they’re painted to be, Nov. 20, 2014 Ms.Klettl, thou dost protest too much, me thinks. Fact is: as described, you do live here, and your backcountry use is, indeed, recreational, ie. play.

Dear Editor, As I attended the Parks Canada Annual Review Open House some weeks ago, it came “officially” to my attention that Parks is looking at an “in-house” proposal to develop an RV group campground alongside the riverbank out by the Jasper airf

N. Veerman photo “It’s probably the party of the year in Jasper.” Sue McCarthy is really excited for this year’s Diva-Licious fundraiser. The co-chair of the Jasper Pride Festival Society spoke about the society’s fundraising event Nov.

Wednesday, Dec. 3 Jasper Legion, 8 p.m. $15 Bill Durst will tell you he’s a humble man. He’ll tell you several times, actually.

N. Veerman photo Local artisans showed off their latest innovations, as well as their tried and true creations at the annual Christmas Craft Fair, Nov. 16.

T. Nichols photo After a solid win in the provincial quarterfinal, the Glaciers couldn’t quite get on track against the defending provincial champions, Rimbey Spartans on Nov. 15 and ultimately lost by a score of 55–24.

N. Veerman photo Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. Dude, you’re a sports writer, not Niki Wilson, and this is not a first year bio lecture. But, bear with me folks.

A. Grant photo Heading into the 2014–15 ski season, the Jasper Freestyle Team has more female racers than ever before. Coach Nic Bazin attributes the growth to the girls’ camp with Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil last April.