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Layered up and keen to make a few bucks, Jasper’s 2020 grad class swept the town for recyclables on Sunday for the annual Grad Bottle Drive.

Jasper in January officially starts tomorrow, Jan. 17, at the Whistle Stop’s kick-off party.

F.Dragon photos Curlers showed off their skills at Jasper Curling Club’s annual Hot Shots competition on Monday night. Shots included draw to the button, hit and roll, hit and stay, double take-out, raised take-out and draw through.

Jasper Atom Bears came out on top at an away tournament hosted by their rivals, the Edson Sabres, last weekend.

Sunhouse Cafe is one of the Jasper businesses raising money for wildfire relief in Australia. Pictured from left: Managers Tim Starck and Vladi Dostalova | F.Dragon photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

Jasper Bantam Bearcats played the Athabasca Hawks and the Calahoo Knights at home last weekend | F.Dragon photos John Wilmshurst - Special to the 51°µÍø Deception is a key part of sport. The head-fake, shoulder-drop and the feint.

Jasper is under an Extreme Cold Warning and two days this month have been the coldest recorded by Environment Canada. Yesterday, January 13, hit -40.

Prior to the formation of Jasper Forest Park, the area was home to a number of Métis families who were the centre of human development in the Jasper region.

Building work has finally finished on a new school in Lisakhani, Nepal, replacing one destroyed by an earthquake in 2015 | Supplied photos Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.

Travel Alberta’s annual report shows an increase in tourism to the province but a small drop in national park attendance | F.Dragon photo Fuchsia Dragon | publisher@fitzhugh.