Opinion

Dear Editor, Jasper National Park’s Manager of Resource Conservation has been fired for no stated reason but anyone who knows Dr. Wilmshurst is well aware of the great love and deep concern that he has for this park.

Dear Editor, Another cold, grey pallor has settled down on the town of Jasper, another unsettling and unnerving quiet smothers the June streets.

Aboriginal students at an Indian Residential School, in Brandon, Man., 1946. Photo - Library Archives of Canada. https://www.flickr.

The Athabasca Glacier is rapidly melting, decreasing at a rate of five metres a year. But don’t fret, thanks to Google Maps it’s frozen in time, with a “street” view tour that will allow us to appreciate it even after it’s gone.

Dear Editor, The plight of the black swift and many other species of insectivorous birds whose populations are in steep decline is a frightening one—both because our world will be an emptier and more precarious place if they vanish, and because they

P. Clarke photo As more than 60 wildfires rage throughout the province, Jasper’s fire crew is busy mopping up after a long-awaited prescribed burn.

Amar Athwal photo Another of Jasper National Park’s species has made the dreaded list.

R. Fletcher photo There are some angry mommas kickin’ around town and, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll avoid getting between them and their offspring.

West Yellowhead, like most of the province, joined the orange wave, May 5, electing Eric Rosendahl to the legislative assembly. It’s been 26 years since West Yellowhead last elected an NDP representative.

Alberta’s 29th general election is quite literally right around the corner.