Opinion

Market season The farmer’s market will return to the Legion parking lot next week. Seasonal vegetables from the Robson Valley will be for sale along with local art and jewelry, among other things, on June 26.

Is the news shocking? Not really. Thousands of Canadians knew a skywalk wasn’t something that belonged in a national park. They even voiced those concerns to the powers that be—Supt.

Highway twinning raises concerns Dear Editor, What I retain from the information session held on May 30 in Hinton is that, as reported in local media, twinning Highway 16 between Hinton and Jasper National Park is not warranted before traffic volume

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, About a month ago, my daughter and her boyfriend were driving through Jasper, down to Vancouver to attend a memorial service for my daughter’s grandfather.

They’re full of tales of times past—tales that are invaluable to this town and region.

So many unanswered questions Dear Editor, I attended the presentation by Stantec and Delnor given to council on May 21 regarding the new library expecting to finally hear some answers to questions that I think council, administration and the public h

He asked them acknowledging that the project has put the municipality and council in an “uncomfortable” situation—a situation that has had the community questioning the municipality’s competency and transparency.

Letters to the editor Dear Editor, I have lived in and out of Jasper over the last 40-plus years and affordable housing has always been an issue.

People are so excited to start their vacations, they drive while tired. They speed in order to spend just a few more minutes relaxing and soaking up the sun.

Loss of pride, loss of service Dear Editor, A wise man once said that the only difference between an environmentalist and a developer is that the environmentalist already has his house in the woods.