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Jasper’s rainbow crosswalk will be painted before the 10th Pride festival begins April 25, but on Patricia Street instead of across Miette Avenue at Connaught Drive. | File photo Fuchsia Dragon | reporter@fitzhugh.

In a harrowing example of infrastructure irony, three of the 12 fire hydrants still frozen in Jasper at the start of this week were near the home of the town’s deputy fire chief. A crew worked to thaw one of them Tuesday afternoon. | C.

Fuchsia Dragon | [email protected] Jasper’s festival of love, happiness and acceptance is just around the corner.

Jasper Pizza Place owner Stavro Korogonas and Gabrielle Valcourt showed some hometeam, cracking a Jasper Brewing Co. beer when they reached the base camp of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, in February.

A combination of bluegrass and punk sounds like the rock band equivalent of backyard wrestling. Throw in some energy and a good cause, though, and a great reason to hit the Olive Bistro on a Friday night comes together.

P The recycling program hosted at the Jasper transfer station was overseen by the environmental stewardship coordinator until she was terminated last month. The volunteer committee connected to the defunct department is at arms over the decision.

The annual Kokanee Freeride party was held at Marmot Basin last weekend. | Supplied photos Fuchsia Dragon | [email protected] Sasquatches and Glacier Girls partied hard at Marmot Basin last weekend at the annual Kokanee Freeride.

Jasper is seeking input on its proposed single use item bylaw Fuchsia Dragon | reporter@fitzhugh.

Jasper National Park officials have been touting these new five-plexes on Patricia Street in speeches and presentations for as long as they’ve been under construction, but don’t have any other plans to add to the townsite’s housing stock. | C.

Grade 2 and 3 pupils from Jasper Elementary School at the opening gala of their exhibit at the Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives April 8. Fuchsia Dragon | reporter@fitzhugh.