Opinion

Dear Editor, A group of senior citizens has discussed the old high school land site. We are in favour of the new senior facility being built where the old high school previously stood.

Dear Editor, While visiting Jasper in early April to take advantage of a ski pass deal and great accommodation, I was distressed to discover that I had lost my drivers license.

File photo of the library and cultural centre in November 2015. | N. Veerman photo There’s nothing quite like adding insult to injury.

So far, there’s no proof that former finance minister and West Yellowhead MLA Robin Campbell directly lobbied the provincial government in his new role as president of the Coal Association of Canada.

When was the last time you high-fived a volunteer? If it’s been awhile, consider next week an opportunity to play catch up.

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.

Dear Editor, After living in Jasper for 36 years—16 years as a guide/bus driver—I have some suggestions for a safer and more enjoyable drive on one of Canada’s most iconic drives, the Icefields Parkway or Highway 93, that connects Jasper to Lake Loui

Jasper’s getting a $65.9 million walking and biking trail, but no one seems to know where the trail’s heading or why it’ll cost four times our annual municipal budget to develop.

The phone at Saskatchewan River Crossing. | N. Veerman photo Although Telus owns the payphones on the Icefields Parkway, that doesn’t make the company responsible for ensuring there’s access to communications on the highway.

As rainbow banners line Connaught Drive in preparation for the seventh annual Jasper Pride Festival, the Grande Yellowhead Public School Division (GYPSD) is busy preparing a policy to protect LGBTQ students from harassment, bullying and discriminatio