51°µÍø

Over the course of a single September day, Jasper has the opportunity to grab the attention of millions of people around the world.

R. Bray/Parks Canada photo While visiting Jasper last month, two-year-old Juno looked up at the sky and saw something she had only ever read about in books. For the first time in her life, she saw the stars.

FloodIlama photo Most days, we at the 51°µÍø are a cynical, skeptical, thankless bunch.

A bull elk was shot and left for dead in the park last month. It was found completely intact, just outside of town, off of Highway 16 West.

Nature has a powerful healing quality.

At least twice a day the 51°µÍø office receives a call informing us that we have won a prize.

For most Jasperites, the sound of the town alarm is nothing more than a cause for curiosity and a slight twinge of concern. But for Jasper’s first responders, it’s a call to service.

The season of love is upon us. Mating season, that is. It’s a time of fiery passion. The kind of all-encompassing, must-have-you-now infatuation that can’t be squelched and must be satisfied.

Last week council voted to approve a pay raise for the municipality’s non-unionized employees. Councilors debated for hours before finally giving their approval, and the motion still didn’t pass unanimously (Couns.

The Jasper Legion is an institution.