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TV appearances boost Jaspers profile

If Jasper isnt already famous for its breathtaking landscapes, its now on its way to becoming a full-blown reality TV star. Lately, the community has been teeming with film crews intrigued by our Rocky Mountain town and the people who call it home.

Mainstream media is packed full of lies

Dear Editor, I welcome Andy Klimachs invitation to have a dialogue about Canadas involvement in the war in Iraq and Syria (letter to the editor April 1st). It is indeed alarming that Canada is at war and there is hardly a peep about it.

It takes a village to raise a child

Dear Editor, I think nothing speaks more to the heart of a community than the way they treat their children. As the old proverb says, It takes a village to raise a child.

Time to strip away the stigma

Gerald Gabernig photo Depression. Its an illness often shirked off by people who dont understand it; a taboo subject that no one wants to touch. But touch and understand we mustbecause people are suffering. Theyre living in a pit of despair.

Without volunteers Jasper wouldnt be Jasper

It would be a bleak life without volunteers. The streets quiet and the arena empty. Houses burning and trails in disrepair. The food bank closed and the Friends store too. Artifacts piled up and the towns kids with nothing to do.

Fond Farewell: Thank you and goodbye

Twenty-one months ago I crammed my whole life into my Honda Civic and made a beeline across the country to start work at the 51做厙. At the time I knew almost nothing about the place that I would come to cherish so much.

Why arent Jasperites talking about the war on ISIS?

Dear Editor, Half a world away one of the greatest threats to peace and stability of an entire region is being threatened by an incredibly dangerous and powerful group bent on establishing an extremist theocracy of sorts from the Dark Ages.

Goodbye: a common word in Jaspers lexicon

FluentU photo Living in Jasper, youd think youd get used to goodbyes.

Jasper proud to support Pride

N. Veerman photo In Jasper it doesnt matter who you loveit matters that you love! Those are the words the Jasper Pride Festival Society lives by. Theyre words of welcome.

Parks Canada's silence fosters distrust

Creative Commons photo Parks Canada has a history of silence. We've addressed this in the past, when the agency waited to announce delayed winter access in the Maligne Valley, without speaking a word about its missed deadline.
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