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Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Just as they’ve done for the past 61 years, the doors of the Jasper Junior/Senior High School opened for the first day of school on Tuesday.

Cory Wallace zooms past the finsh line at the MTB XCM Canadian Championship near Quebec City.Submitted photo Cory Wallace was on fire the whole race.

Each year Jasperites make the short drive out west to partake in the annual Mount Robson Marathon. Pictured are some of last year’s participants.

Pedal for MS The Hinton MS Bike Tour is this weekend, starting from the Hinton Centre. Jasper’s H-Core Rockhoppers team is currently in the lead for fundraising with a total of $73,077.

Dear Editor, I was quite impressed by the recent article in the Fitzhugh regarding the excellent services provided by Jasper’s Community and Family Services. I was amazed at the scope of services provided by the outreach workers.

Dear Editor, I have met Lynda Knight’s Piglet. There is nothing offensive about her. She undoubtedly makes little to no impact on the daily functioning of life here in Jasper National Park. Certainly she impacts the park far less than a cat or a dog.

Dear Editor, In 1908 Mary Schaffer described Maligne Lake and its surrounding peaks as “the finest view any of us had ever beheld in the Canadian Rockies.” Since then it has become far more than a view.

Submitted photo Climbing a mountain in Japan is a whole different experience than in the Rocky Mountains. That was one of Ayoumi Nayak’s realizations during her exchange to Jasper’s sister city, Hakone, Japan, last month.

The Platform is a forum for Jasperites to tell us what they think the issues are leading up to the Oct. 21 municipal election.

Mayor Richard Ireland has announced he will stand for reelection. Ireland has been Jasper’s mayor since the town was incorporated as a municipality in 2001. Before that he was the chair of Jasper Town Committee. On Aug.