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Cory Wallace zooms past the finsh line at the MTB XCM Canadian Championship near Quebec City.Submitted photo Cory Wallace was on fire the whole race.

NASA/SDO/AIA/HMI/Goddard Space Flight Center photo For those of you who dread the impending darkness brought on by the shorter days of fall and winter, fear not. There may be light on the horizon.

Temporary closure of Highway 16 West Rock scaling work continues on Highway 16 West, with a longer delay of approximately 1.5 hours scheduled for Sept. 9.

Pedal for MS The Hinton MS Bike Tour is this weekend, starting from the Hinton Centre. Jasper’s H-Core Rockhoppers team is currently in the lead for fundraising with a total of $73,077.

Submitted photo Climbing a mountain in Japan is a whole different experience than in the Rocky Mountains. That was one of Ayoumi Nayak’s realizations during her exchange to Jasper’s sister city, Hakone, Japan, last month.

N. Veerman photo The best slo-pitch team in the regular season proved to be the best team in the playoffs, as well, this year.

The municipality has three valid petitions from neighbourhoods willing to pay to have their alleyways paved. The most recent was submitted this month, while the rest are from as far back as three or four years ago.

Jasper has the opportunity to secure its waste disposal for the foreseeable future by joining the regional waste management authority based in Hinton.

Harassment, peace bond violation Mario Vena received a $1,000 fine and 15 months probation for violating a peace bond between him and a former rental tenant.

New meeting dates Council changed the dates of its regularly scheduled meetings for September, as it otherwise wouldn’t have had quorum on Sept. 3.