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Jasper's weekly community newspaper with breaking news, sports, arts, culture, environment and events. Email story ideas to [email protected]
Jasper, Alberta
Joined December 2012
We’re expanding our presence. You can now find us on Threads and Bluesky. Follow us for the latest updates and coverage. Threads: @thejasperfitzhugh.Bluesky: @jasperfitzhugh.bsky.social.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canmore avalanche survivor to bike over 4,000km for mountain mental health
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Caught in a serious avalanche in March 2024, Giordano Pillarella was left with a broken back, pelvis and hand. Now, he's set to bike from Canmore to Montreal, Quebec.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Preventing insect and animal bites this summer
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Take precautions this summer when coming across wildlife and insects to prevent bites and infections.
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NEWS: No new exposure locations for measles identified in Jasper two weeks after case reported
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"Measles is highly contagious, and with increased summer travel and visitors to the region, we continue to urge the public to remain vigilant."
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NEWS: Over $122,500 in contraband, items seized at Grande Cache Institution
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The contraband and unauthorized items seized included methamphetamine, heroin, shatter, a drone and a cell phone.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Premiers Smith, Moe disappointed by Trump's tariffs but most exports remain duty-free
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the vast majority of her province's products also remain tariff-free, because they also fall under the agreement.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta company fined $210K in death of worker who fell through roof
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An insulation company has been fined $210,000 in the death of a worker who fell through a roof at an Alberta oilsands facility.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Carney disappointed after Trump hits Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday his government is disappointed that U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent if Ottawa didn't...
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NEWS: Berg Lake Trail is back – and better than ever
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"Being in Ireland for the last nine or 10 months and missing Canada and the mountains, and then seeing this, is unbelievable."
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BEYOND LOCAL: Crime down throughout Alberta, Stats Canada reports
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Out of the 147 jurisdictions that Alberta RCMP oversee, 95 had a decrease in their crime severity index from 2023 to 2024
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BEYOND LOCAL: Raise a glass for International Beer Day 2025
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Since 2007, the August holiday celebrates a beverage that brings people together
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BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta's coal mine reclamation standards failing to protect water, fish: study
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The study says high levels of numerous contaminants are having grave outcomes for aquatic life and their ecosystems.
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NEWS: Suzuki: We can’t let industry impede or weaken plastics treaty
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"Plastic comes with as many problems as the oil and gas it’s manufactured from."
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BEYOND LOCAL: Guthrie outlines PC party pivot plans
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MLA Peter Guthrie and the team behind the PC revival campaign are now looking to join the Alberta Party after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the UCP.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta announces $720,000 in grants as part of 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence
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The investment will be available as one-time grants to three different community-led programs that help promote healthy relationships, emotional well-being and positive role modelling for men and...
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BEYOND LOCAL: Rural health-care aides question impact after Alberta announces regulatory college
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Beginning Feb. 2, 2026, the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta will be renamed the College of Licensed Practical Nurses and Health Care Aides of Alberta.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died
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An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an...
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BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta audit suggests patients paying clinic membership fees get more thorough care
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The province launched the audit in 2023 in response to concerns over a Calgary medical clinic switching to a membership model and planning to charge annual fees of about $5,000 for families and...
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BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta water skier Megan Pelkey one of handful Canadians competing at U21 World Championships
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Bragg Creek's Megan Pelkey is one of the athletes representing Canada at the U21 Water Skiing World Championships in Calgary this week.
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NEWS: Son of woman killed in collision calls for twinning of dangerous highway in Yoho National Park
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“To me, it wasn’t a surprise that there were so many fatalities.”
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NEWS: Letter: Smith owes apology over measles outbreak in Alberta
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"In regards to the Jasper Fire Report and the demands for an apology by Premier Danielle Smith, I think that both the people of Jasper and the people of Alberta are also owed an apology by Danielle...
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