Opinion

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.

If we had to guess—based on the site superintendent’s unwillingness to give a completion date and the state of the building right now—we’d say the library and cultural centre will still be under construction come March.

Dear Editor, Parks Canada describes the grizzly bear as an “icon of the Canadian Rockies wilderness” and, in the park management plan, commits repeatedly to “maintaining and improving” its habitat security.

In December we called on council to scrimp and save on the 2014 operating budget, and on Tuesday scrimp and save it did.

Dear Editor, What a delight it was to watch the skiers and snowboarders sliding on the newly created piles of snow during the wonderful Jasper in January street festival. Such a fabulous addition: a winter playground right in the middle of town.

It’s been nearly three weeks since an early morning fire put the arena out of commission. Despite the inconvenience, the town’s athletes are getting creative.