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The Jasper section of the Excelsior chapter of the Order of the Eatern Star met for their final meeting on July 9. The organization has been around for 90 years but was forced to fold due to dwindling numbers. K. Byrne photo.

The Jasper Bears picked up two victories in provincial peewee baseball action on July 9 in St. Albert. Jasper downed the St. Paul Storm 17-12 and the St. Albert Cardinals 18-6. Sunday’s action was cancelled due to rain.

Manitoba’s SELO Ukrainian Dancers partnered with Habitat for the Arts to put on a lunch show July 7 at the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion. K.

The Freewheel Cycle ladies ride happens every Thursday at 7 p.m. K. Byrne photo. Lynn Wannop has always been athletic, but when it came to mountain biking she said the sport was a foreign concept.

A young boy gets creative with paint during Parks Day in 2015. N. Veerman photo. First celebrated in 1990, Canada’s Parks Day is a national event that falls on the third Saturday in July every year.

Canada Post drops lockout threat On July 10, Canada Post agreed to extend contract negotiations for 30-days in an attempt to reach a settlement with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). P. Clarke photo.

Only four people showed up for a poorly advertised meeting about the proposed Trans Mountain pipe expansion project, July 9. K. Byrne photo.

The new radio system will allow first responders to directly communicate with first responders anywhere in the province.

In November, Edmontonian Paula Clarke received news that no one ever wants to hear—you have cancer. Brooke Clarke (left) poses with her mother Paula Clarke. The family has been fundraising in Jasper for Paula's cancer treatments. Submitted photo.

The union representing Parks Canada employees filed a notice of application with the federal court, June 28, demanding the government meet its legal obligations and pay its employees accurately and on time. Creative Commons Photo.