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  • 2 weeks ago | jasperlocal.com | Peter Shokeir |Jasper Fitzhugh

    Mayor Richard Ireland told the rest of council on Tuesday (June 10) that both the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Jasper had sent a letter asking the municipality to look at ways to alleviate some congestion. “The expectation is that congestion will get worse as the busy summer season continues and hopefully continues to flourish,” Ireland said. Only two gas stations remain in Jasper after two others were destroyed in last summer’s wildfire.

  • 3 weeks ago | jasperlocal.com | Peter Shokeir |Jasper Fitzhugh

    Regional service is intended to support wildfire-displaced Jasperites unable to live in the townsiteThe new transit service will provide five round trips per day between Jasper and Hinton as well as seven round trips per day to Marmot Meadows, the interim housing site south of town. Couns. Ralph Melnyk and Helen Kelleher-Empey both excused themselves due to conflicts of interest, and Coun. Kathleen Waxer was not in attendance. To achieve quorum, Coun.

  • 1 month ago | cdnfirefighter.com | Peter Shokeir |Jasper Fitzhugh

    May 28, 2025, Mercoal, Alta. – Firefighters are combating an out-of-control wildfire southeast of Hinton that was 284 hectares in size as of Tuesday (May 27). The wildfire, which was previously 393 hectares, is located six kilometres west of Mercoal and 16 kilometres southwest of Robb, east of Jasper National Park in the Rocky Mountain foothills.

  • 1 month ago | jasperlocal.com | Peter Shokeir |Jasper Fitzhugh

    “It’s a really incredible time to visit Jasper, to bear witness to a large natural disaster and to see what it means for the ecology of the park and to understand it is part of the natural cycle of the ecosystem here in Jasper.”Although the landscape may look different in Jasper National Park this summer, the offerings largely remain the same.

  • 1 month ago | jasperlocal.com | Peter Shokeir |Jasper Fitzhugh

    Vicious Cycle’s pop-up location opened on May 1; eight more businesses are expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on the Canada Day long weekend. Vicious Cycle is the first business to open its temporary location at the new pop-up village for businesses displaced by the Jasper wildfire. The pop-up shop opened on May 1, with around eight more businesses expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on the Canada Day long weekend.

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