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Paul Schmidt shares his story of mental illness. | File photo In 1994, during a particularly hectic time at the start of my human services career, I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for the first time.

N. Veerman photo Depression is a disorder, not a decision. Often people who have never suffered from a mental illness forget this truth, instead treating depression as a choice that can be cured with a little positive thinking.

File photo of the library and cultural centre in November 2015. | N. Veerman photo There’s nothing quite like adding insult to injury.

So far, there’s no proof that former finance minister and West Yellowhead MLA Robin Campbell directly lobbied the provincial government in his new role as president of the Coal Association of Canada.

When was the last time you high-fived a volunteer? If it’s been awhile, consider next week an opportunity to play catch up.

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.

Jasper’s getting a $65.9 million walking and biking trail, but no one seems to know where the trail’s heading or why it’ll cost four times our annual municipal budget to develop.

The phone at Saskatchewan River Crossing. | N. Veerman photo Although Telus owns the payphones on the Icefields Parkway, that doesn’t make the company responsible for ensuring there’s access to communications on the highway.

As rainbow banners line Connaught Drive in preparation for the seventh annual Jasper Pride Festival, the Grande Yellowhead Public School Division (GYPSD) is busy preparing a policy to protect LGBTQ students from harassment, bullying and discriminatio

On behalf of the 51°µÍø, we say 'Welcome to Jasper—Ahlan wa sahlan' to our new Syrian neighbours who arrived in Jasper last week. For months we’ve watched from afar as Syria has been torn apart by war.