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June newsletter from MLA Long

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on all Albertans. We are finally seeing hopeful results from the many sacrifices we have made since March of last year.

Chamber Matters: Welcome, readers!

General Manager Pattie Pavlov (left) and Operations Manager Ashley Chorley with the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce welcome folks following their annual general meeting on Sept. 15, 2020.

Suzuki: Reconciliation means rethinking parks governance

David Suzuki | Jennifer Roessler photo David Suzuki | Special to the Fitzhugh Protection and restoration are two sides of the conservation coin — protection for spaces that haven’t yet been damaged or destroyed by large-scale human impacts and restor

Jasperite in China shares post-quarantine experience

In the streets of Shanghai, a family burns paper cloths and money, a way of passing these paper items to relatives in the afterlife. |G.

Op-ed: What brought you to Jasper?

'Slowing down causes us to go within ourselves to gather the truth of what we really want.' | F.Dragon photo People who live in Jasper are here for a reason.

Inside the 'positive loop' of Tourism Jasper's destination marketing fee

Nicolle Hodges | [email protected] “It’s like the mafia,” one of the local taxi drivers told me during our drive to town.

Lifelong learning at the local Legion

Shred Kelly regularly draws sold out crowds at the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion. Little known fact: free birthday parties for locals. (Shred Kelly not included) | Brian Van Tighem photo.

Water flowing underground

Mystic Bowie brought Talking Dreads to Salmon Arm at SARB25 Aug. 17-20. C. Gilbert photo A series of fortunate events has the crew here on the second floor at 626 Connaught reflecting like a solar eclipse on the inside of a pinhole camera.

What’s in a name?

Council will decide on a new name for the exchange lands on Aug. 15. P. Clarke photo.

Mountain pine beetle a natural phenomenon

The number of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years increasing the wildfire risk posed to the community. Mark Fercho photo.
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