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Parks Canada has removed hand sanitizer from washrooms due to continued theft.| Parks Canada file photo Parks Canada has released a new update on measures being taken in Jasper National Park.

Jasper now has five recovered cases, an increase of one from the last map update on April 14. | Alberta Health photo There are now only two active cases of COVID-19 in Jasper.

Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge and Pine Grove Seniors Manor, operated by the Evergreens Foundation, have no confirmed cases of COVID-19. Lodges have been closed to visitors since March 16. | File photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

"We appreciate all the service and kindness we have received from Jasper residents and we wish you all the best." | File photo Dear editor, For seventeen years now, my husband and I have been making frequent trips to Jasper.

Alberta Health's map was last updated April 14. It shows four active cases in Jasper. | Alberta Health photo In the last 24 hours, 162 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alberta, bringing the total number in the province to 2,158.

Seton Hospital is operating below baseline and has adequate staff and medical supplies, said Greg Van Tighem, Jasper’s director of emergency management. | File photo Jasper’s hospital is prepared in case there is a surge of COVID-19 patients.

Jasper’s streets were filled with the sounds of sirens on Saturday as first responders put on an Emergency Vehicle Parade.

Kim Winand, manager of Highground, has been giving virtual tours of the store and promoting her products on social media. | F.Dragon photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

The theme for this year’s photo scavenger hunt is ‘Isolating in Jasper – A Jasper Edition of The Shining and The Stand’. | Stock photo It’s time to get creative: A new photo scavenger hunt has been launched.

I decided to re-watch this classic because Sidney Poitier is one of my favourite actors. Sidney has a presence on screen that is rarely matched. I can think of a few like Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, and Steve McQueen.