51°µÍø

Skip to content

Opinion

Election 2017: Decision day is just weeks away

It might be hard to imagine, but election season is upon us. On Sept. 18 communities across Alberta, including Jasper, will hold nomination day, the final day for candidates to decide whether or not they are going to run for municipal office.

Red light for rainbow crosswalk a black eye for council

Council voted 3-2 against a motion to install a rainbow crosswalk like this one in Vancouver on July 18.

B.C. wildfires should be a wake up call

The last major wildfire in Jasper National Park happened in 2015 along the flanks of Medicine Lake, pictured here. R.

Volunteers are a sight to be seen

Jasper’s snow capped mountains and its abundance of wildlife might get the most attention from visitors who come to our tiny mountain town, but hidden almost in plain sight is a community of volunteers that rarely get noticed.

From far and wide

What does it mean to be Canadian? It’s a question that some of the country’s greatest leaders, writers and thinkers have wrestled with since Confederation 150 years ago. At the heart of the debate is a question about our identity.

RE: Jasper child labour allegations ‘very troubling’

Dear editor, This letter is sent to express concern regarding the content of the above noted article.

David Suzuki’s Blue Dot program needs action not just words

Dear editor, David Suzuki started the Blue Dot program hoping for the right to clean air be include in the Constitution.

Child labour allegations are shameful

Allegations recently surfaced at a collaborative action team meeting that employers in town are hiring children as young as 10.

Local challenges require local solutions

As of June 9 there were 380 job posting in Jasper, according to Ginette Marcoux, executive director for the Jasper Employment and Education Centre. File photo.

Creating a more sustainable future

Grade 4 and 5 students recently learned about the importance of growing local. P. Clarke photo.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks