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Participants gather after each one plunged into the icy waters of Lake Annette on March 20 for the Polar Plunge for Peace event.

Mayor Richard Ireland drops the ceremonial puck at the “A” Championship on Super Sunday while team captains Royd Irwin (left) and Jeremy Journault (right) face off. | J.

Sidewalk seating is being set up outside of Downstream Restaurant & Lounge along Connaught Drive on April 13. | P.Shokeir photo Jason Stockfish, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | advertising@fitzhugh.

In about three months, Pursuit’s Forest Park Hotel will open on the north end of Jasper. The new hotel will connect to the former Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre, and the two hotels will blend into one year-round, resort-style getaway. | J.

Parks Canada has plans for four prescribed fires in Jasper National Park in 2022. | Parks Canada photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Kevin Lazzari | Special to the Fitzhugh If you are a criminal, you know who to call. Saul is the guy that you phone when you are in trouble and need a lawyer to get you out of a jam.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] After two unpleasant years, we’re seeing a supposed end to the pandemic as jurisdictions around the world begin to relax health rules and people peel off their masks.

Ècole Desrochers students line up for tug-of-war fun. | Supplied photos Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

Cory Wallace, a professional mountain bike racer from Jasper, holds the record for the fastest recorded time to summit Mount Kilimanjaro on a bike. | Supplied photos Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

Mountain sheep north of Jasper along Highway 93 on Feb. 5. | P.Shokeir photo Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.