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Municipal property taxes will go up by 1.9 per cent to fund the municipality's 2017 operations budget. Taxes are going up, but by less than was initially proposed.

Tourism Jasper recently partnered with the Edmonton Economic Development Association. P. Clarke photo. Tourism Jasper has joined forces with the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) after it fired its managing director earlier this year.

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from May 8 to 14. Talking about mental health is often a difficult subject to broach because of the fear and stigma surrounding it.

The fourth annual—third official—J9 Sparkle Run will be held on May 13 at Centennial Field. Check in is between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The race begins at 4 p.m. sharp.

From left to right: Susan Cesco, Heather Aussant Roy and Sarah Butterfield accepted the 2017 Oka Sushi chopstick locker donation of $3,160 from owners Tatsuhiko and Rieko Okazaki on April 27 as servers Joann Black and Anna McAlary look on. C.

The Crown stayed charges against two men for allegedly kidnapping a man with a firearm in November. Charges against two men for allegedly using firearms to kidnap a man in November were stayed in Jasper Provincial Court, April 27.

It’s amazing what can happen in a matter of two weeks.

Dear editor, The Icefields Parkway is supposed to be one of the most scenic drives in the world, but as it becomes busier and busier it’s becoming more difficult to enjoy.

More than 20 staff from Mountain Park Lodges volunteered their time to pick up garbage in May 2016. Photo - P. Clarke There was no shortage of bodies at the annual appreciation banquet for Jasper volunteers April 20.

The municipality will need to find a way to get rid of its growing pile of biosolids after learning Suez North America, the operator of the water treatment plant, isn’t responsible for disposing the organic material.