Opinion

Three former Parks Canada bosses made national headlines last week, when they released a letter to the minister of environment, asking that she put a stop to Maligne Tours’ proposal to build a hotel on one of Jasper’s iconic lakes.

We’ve done our best to stay positive, but the latest surprises at the library and cultural centre have finally snuffed our optimism.

It’s been nearly two years since the Jasper Sustainability Club for Youth was given the big news: a sustainable, net-zero classroom—the first of its kind—was coming to town, and it was because of the students’ words and passion that it was going to b

Jasper, it’s almost time to engage. Sometime in the next four weeks, Parks Canada will release its long-awaited draft implementation strategy for the Maligne Valley, and at that time, yet another public engagement process will begin.

The rainbows are up, the events are planned and soon the party will begin. This weekend Jasper will celebrate its fifth annual Pride Weekend—an event that started with meagre beginnings in 2009 and this year has grown into the largest venue in town.

Dear Editor, Thanks for your paper’s recent review of Gabrielle. As the parents of a daughter with Williams Syndrome, we’re pretty excited about the film and we are hoping that it will help raise awareness of this rare syndrome.

Dear Editor, I have spent much time digging and asking pointed questions of those involved and it seems the story of the behind-the-scenes discussions in regard to the Maligne Tours Limited (MTL) resort are finally coming to light.

Jasper has been bustling with French culture this month, in honour of les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, an annual three-week festival celebrated in communities across the country.

Dear Editor, It was interesting to note in the last issue of the Fitzhugh, regarding the progress of the library, that some worker decided to cover the sealed and architecturally accepted concrete walls with another layer of unacceptable concrete tha

On March 8, women and men around the world will celebrate International Women’s Day for the 103rd time.