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Submitted by Gerald Soroka, MP for Yellowhead. The Liberal government announced major firearms policy changes in the middle of a global pandemic that does absolutely nothing to address the real problem – gun violence and illegal weapons in Canada.

Elk will do whatever it takes to protect their newborns by kicking and charging at people or animals they see as potential threats.| E.Wilkinson photo Elk are part of the natural landscape in and around Jasper all year round.

This summer, the curling slab and arena slab and boards will be demolished and replaced ready for the fall. | File photo Fuchsia Dragon | [email protected] Major improvements to Jasper Activity Centre are still to go ahead this year.

Council is planning for the possibility of the fitness and aquatic centre and activity centre to be closed until the end of the year. | File photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

File photo The Fire Danger Rating in Jasper National Park is currently 'Moderate', but set to increase as temperatures rise, and grass and vegetation in the valley bottom dry out.

It’s that time of year. FireSmart your home and be ready in case of an emergency. | Parks Canada photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

Kevin Lazzari | Special to the 51°µÍø Once in a while I will visit the classics and One Million Years B.C. was on my watch list. With all the extra free time, viewing movies that I have always wanted to watch is very easy.

World cycling champion Cory Wallace, who grew up in Jasper, has been stuck in Nepal since the country went under nationwide lockdown in March. He’s living in the Himalayas, keeping healthy and watching the world go by. | P.

Alberta's chief medical officer of health has reminded the public that national parks are still closed.

The entire world recognizes Jasper as a place to see bears. Often they do not realize what it is like for residents to live with bears in their townsite, back alley or even in their own back yards.