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Hunter Zenner picks up a loose puck in the crease. Photo - Yaqing Yang. Whether he knew it or not, George Lucas created the perfect hockey allegory when he put Star Wars on the big screen.

After 27 years in Jasper, HIV West Yellowhead has moved its office to Hinton. The final boxes of office supplies, condoms, books, pamphlets and Safe is Sexy posters were moved out of the organization’s Connaught Drive office Jan. 7.

Ryan Bray/Parks Canada photo As we look towards new adventures in 2016, we’d like to take a moment to highlight a number of exciting milestones that happened in 2015 for Jasper National Park.

The Stanford Prison Experiment • Thursday, Jan. 14 Chaba Theatre, 7 p.m. • $10 I t was supposed to be a rudimentary experiment about abusive behaviour in the prison system, but it quickly exposed a side of human behaviour no one was expecting.

For a minute Parks Canada had us all fooled this week. With a sly twist of words, the agency had media reporting that an annual park pass purchased in 2016 would be valid until 2018. Two years for the price of one.

Friday, Jan. 15 | Olive Bistro and Lounge, 8 p.m. | $10 | Baruch Laskin photo Although Sonia Deleo left Jasper three years ago, her connection to the town is still strong.

Creative commons photo.

As the coordinator of the Jasper Victim Services Unit, Paul Schmidt is on call at all hours of the day, ensuring that someone is always available to console and assist victims of tragic accidents and crimes in Jasper National Park.

Nicole Veerman photo After weeks of speculation, Brewster Travel Canada announced it acquired Maligne Tours Ltd. Jan. 4.

Bald Eagle. | Photo courtesy of Mark Bradley Jasper’s birders spotted 853 birds and 36 different species during the annual Christmas Bird Count, Dec. 20.