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Parks Canada staff had to kill a black bear, similar to the one pictured here, after an aggressive encounter with a group near the Valley of the Five Lakes. Photo - Parks Canada.

The great horned owl. Parks Canada/M. Bradley photo L ast week I had a staring contest with a great horned owl, and I can assure you, I blinked first.

Jasper Interconnection Project planner Landon Bawol explains the project's proposed route at an information session May 26. Photo - P. Clarke.

The Velveteins will play at the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion on June 7 at 7 p.m. Advance tickets cost $15 and can be bought online ateventbrite.ca or at the legion.

RCMP Const. Patrick Vallee holds a cat he rescued in Fort McMurray. Photo provided.

Sandy Robinson is no stranger to the Jasper art scene. At the age of 86, the painter said The public can meet Robinson for coffee and donuts on June 5 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. K.

The show starts at 8 p.m. Advance tickets at $10 and reservations are recommended. Submitted photo It’s one thing to play the blues for a living, but to live and breath it everyday for the past 45 years is a world unto itself.

Gardening guru Mark Cullen signed copies of his latest book after his talk on May 31. Photo - K. Byrne There wasn’t an empty chair to be found at the Jasper Activity Centre for Mark Cullen’s gardening presentation, May 31.

Fireworks light up the night sky over Jasper on July, 1 2015. Photo provided. Hold onto your flag, because Canada Day organizers are upping the ante this year with some major additions to the annual festivities.

Celebrate Environment Week It’s almost Environment Week, and in order to celebrate, the municipality has lined up a handful of events from June 8-11. K.