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Parks Canada photo Sgt. Mark Salesse, a search and rescue technician with more than a decade鈥檚 worth experience, was caught in an avalanche while on an authorized training exercise Feb. 5.

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N. Veerman photo Every so often we at the 51暗网 get an unexpected visit from Grandpa Dong Han.

There鈥檚 been plenty of talk about Jasper鈥檚 unseasonably warm weather: the spring-like temperatures and the resulting melting snow and rain showers.

Jasper鈥檚 already a bike town, but with the help of the Tour of Alberta, the park is on its way to becoming a cycling destination.

N. Veerman photo The three-week holiday recovery period is over and now it鈥檚 time for another host of festivities, as we welcome back Jasper鈥檚 signature winter festival: Jasper in January.

R. Fletcher photo The drive into town is slowly becoming more beautiful. It鈥檚 not the mountains that are changing, rather it鈥檚 the face of the community. Businesses are investing in a makeover, upgrading the look and feel of Connaught Drive.

The Jasper Environmental Association (JEA) sympathizes with Parks Canada鈥檚 present field staff, which is faced with an uphill struggle to save one of Canada鈥檚 most iconic species.

Jasper National Park鈥檚 human history is full of remarkable individuals. This breed of unique, distinctively 鈥渢rue mountain souls鈥漚lways surfaces when most needed. Their gift is the courage to see near-invisible cracks in the norm.