Opinion

Bald Hills in the Maligne Valley. | N. Veerman photo Nova Scotia’s famous groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam predicted an early spring last week. But in Jasper, winter is only just beginning. On Feb.

Dear Editor, I am writing to voice a concern I have about door-to-door religious soliciting. Yesterday, while I was at work, my young son was at home on school break. He reported two people came to the door, asking if his parents are home.

As the coordinator of the Jasper Victim Services Unit, Paul Schmidt is on call at all hours of the day, ensuring that someone is always available to console and assist victims of tragic accidents and crimes in Jasper National Park.

Whether you've lived here a month, a year or a lifetime, at some point you've no doubt come face-to-face with Jasper's housing shortage.

Everyday we are bombarded by various facts and figures that at times can leave your head spinning, but every once and a while we hear a fact that shakes up our understanding of the world and challenges our own assumptions.

They say you gotta eat to live, but with the cost of food rapidly increasing, it’s getting more and more difficult to make healthy choices in the grocery store aisles.

Although words are our business, sometimes we struggle to find the right ones, slaving over a single sentence for hours as we try to relay a message to the public.

For a minute Parks Canada had us all fooled this week. With a sly twist of words, the agency had media reporting that an annual park pass purchased in 2016 would be valid until 2018. Two years for the price of one.

As the coordinator of the Jasper Victim Services Unit, Paul Schmidt is on call at all hours of the day, ensuring that someone is always available to console and assist victims of tragic accidents and crimes in Jasper National Park.

Work is making us fat. OK, that may be a gross generalization, but the truth is, sitting behind a desk for eight hours a day isn’t helping anyone’s cause.