51°µÍø

Albertans have so much to feel good about right now. Our economy is booming, our budget is balanced, and our taxes are low.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Jasper local Melody Gaboury was presented with the Queen’s Jubilee pin by Yellowhead MP Gerald Soroka on Aug. 16.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Perhaps their job title is a bit of a misnomer.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] The 51°µÍø brought back the Readers’ Choice Awards for its second year to highlight the achievements of local businesses.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Local musicians performed at ‘The Stand Easy’ Jasper Royal Canadian Legion Branch 31 on Aug. 18 in support of a fundraiser for the Yellowhead Emergency Shelter for Women (YES).

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] A last-minute addition was made to council’s committee of the whole’s agenda on Aug. 23 regarding the removal of fruit trees on municipal lands.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Parks Canada is reminding the public to pick their fruit trees clean as a way to remove attractants from a wave of bear incursions into the townsite recently.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] The Trans Mountain Pipeline will soon be getting its pressure test. The company has set the first week of September for the next stage of the pipeline reactivation work.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] While large swaths of reddened and dead evergreens still remain, the culprit has called off its charge across Jasper National Park.