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The bear facts: Over 300 bear incidents in town this year

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The numbers tell a dramatic tale. Parks Canada's human-wildlife coexistence staff have responded to more than 300 incidents involving bears in town so far in 2023.

Oct 27, 2023 10:09 AM Read more >

Museum puts spotlight on nocturnal creatures

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Oct 26, 2023 8:37 AM Read more >

No 鈥榮ummer dip鈥� as food bank demand rises higher

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Demand at the Jasper Food Bank has seen a slow and steady increase over 2023. The trend, which started with the COVID-19 pandemic, continues onward and upward.

Oct 25, 2023 11:22 AM Read more >

Wildfire season ends for Alberta, but some fires still burning

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was one of Alberta's wildest wildfire seasons in many respects. The season, which officially lasts from March 1 to Oct.

Oct 25, 2023 11:14 AM Read more >

Officials suspect poaching after two bighorn sheep found headless

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Oct 24, 2023 11:04 AM Read more >

'Brown alley': Green alley not so green but easier to maintain

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It is always a case of the grass growing greener on the other side.

Oct 24, 2023 10:59 AM Read more >

Work begins on new skatepark

Christmas came early as the ground has been broken on Jasper's new skatepark.

Oct 23, 2023 6:18 PM Read more >

Chamber president recounts first month on the job

Troy Mills and the rest of the newly elected board for the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce are eager to start being advocates for local businesses.

Oct 23, 2023 6:08 PM Read more >

Aquatic invasive species prevention pilot concludes

Scott Hayes | [email protected] Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When it comes to aquatic invasive species (AIS), no news is good news.

Oct 19, 2023 4:21 PM Read more >

Historic agreement rekindled between two Indigenous nations ahead of upcoming harvest

The Simpcw First Nation and the Stoney Nation are reawakening the ties of an historic nation-to-nation agreement made in 1895.

Oct 18, 2023 11:36 AM Read more >