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Re: Workplace complaints triple

Dear Editor: As can be expected in any resort community where millions visit annually and the stress on infrastructure, including business operations is a given, it is important to note that there are many, many owner/operators who go above and beyon

Live entertainment isn’t free

By just about all accounts the Jasper Folk Music Festival (JFMF) was a huge success, which is why the Fitzhugh was dismayed to learn that several locals were caught trying to sneak into the venue this year.

Cost of tourism unsustainable

Tourism-based communities make up less than one per cent of Alberta’s population, but play host to 13 per cent of the province’s visitors, attracting more than four million tourists annually. P.

Parking fees need measured approach

The municipality is considering making visitors pay to park in municipal parking lots, like this one here. P. Clarke photo.

Jasper is full

The townsite of Jasper from the summit of Whistlers. P. Clarke photo.

Ending the stigma around suicide

The Distress Centre's crisis line is available 24 hours a day seven days a week. Suicide. It’s a conversation we’ve been conditioned to avoid.

Take a deep breath and get real

Dear editor: I am taken aback at the reaction to Monika Schaefer’s video regarding the Holocaust. This is obviously a touchy subject, however Monika has expressed an opinion based on her own research and, like all Canadians has the right to do so.

Succession planning essential for CFS

Community Outreach Services, pictured here, connects people with a range of social services. K. Byrne photo.

Bipedal animals support proposed bike trial

Dear Editor, Cycling on any roadway produces anxiety in bipedal animals as we worry about getting clipped by a car, bus or garbage truck.

I will speak out

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to write a response to Paul Fromm, a “notorious white supremacist” who says I am a disgrace. I am proud of the work I do with veterans on a daily basis. I have great respect for their sacrifices.
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