Opinion

Dear Editor, I read with interest your Movember coverage and would like to congratulate the two teams you identified in Jasper—the Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Sawridge team.

There’s nothing worse than writing the same words twice. But here we are, stuck repeating ourselves for a second year in a row.

Dear Editor, Re: ‘Selfish’ to put recreation over preservation (Nov. 27) Ms. Jensen: It seems that moving out of the Park has not only given you new perspective, but a wheel barrow full of sanctimony as well.

Dear Editor, Re: ‘Selfish’ to put recreation over preservation (Nov. 27) Thanks Ms.

R. Gruys photo Silence carries significant weight. Depending on the circumstances, people love it or hate it. There’s no middle ground. In the wilderness, it makes for good company.

Dear Editor, Re: Backcountry users not the demons they’re painted to be, Nov. 20, 2014 Ms.Klettl, thou dost protest too much, me thinks. Fact is: as described, you do live here, and your backcountry use is, indeed, recreational, ie. play.

Dear Editor, As I attended the Parks Canada Annual Review Open House some weeks ago, it came “officially” to my attention that Parks is looking at an “in-house” proposal to develop an RV group campground alongside the riverbank out by the Jasper airf

File photo/A. Grant At this time of year, as the snow and the ice pile up on the sidewalks, it’s nearly impossible to maneuver your way through town without pulling some Olympic-style acrobatics to stay on your feet.

Dear Editor, Re: Caribou Breeding Program Loses Support (Nov. 13) Your article on this was well reported; informative and the complexities of a breeding program explained in a way many of us can understand.

N. Veerman photo Although it may seem like a distant memory, it was only three and a half weeks ago that Jasper’s men were walking around baby faced, after a good, clean shave—20 days later, many are now well on their way to becoming Ron Burgundy.