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Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget

Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget

Mayor Richard Ireland emphasized that if the Province had not promised to provide financial stabilization funding, council would have been forced to review and likely amend the budget.
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Innisfail churches donate money, goods to Jasper causes

Innisfail churches donate money, goods to Jasper causes

"We just hope that we've made a difference in the healing of the people of Jasper, and we know that it doesn't happen overnight."
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Parks Canada burns 65 ha in Banff National Park backcountry to restore meadows for wildlife

Parks Canada burns 65 ha in Banff National Park backcountry to restore meadows for wildlife

Parks Canada fire crews completed a 52.5 ha section of Wigmore Meadows prescribed fire
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WILDFIRE SECTION: Jasper woman recalls preparing to go into labour when wildfire struck

WILDFIRE SECTION: Jasper woman recalls preparing to go into labour when wildfire struck

“There was a point during the summer before this happened, I made a joke. It was, ‘I’m going to end up giving birth on the side of highway because there’s going to be a fire.’ And then I was just like, ‘Oh, I should have bit my tongue.’”
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WILDFIRE SECTION: Jasper's updated rules ensure new buildings are wildfire resilient

WILDFIRE SECTION: Jasper's updated rules ensure new buildings are wildfire resilient

New wood siding or roofing is prohibited, including cedar shakes. Homes are required to have a 1.5-metre buffer zone of non-flammable materials, and new coniferous trees must be planted at least 10 metres away from a building.
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WILDFIRE SECTION: Jasper fire chief recounts wildfire, how his crew helped save most of the town

WILDFIRE SECTION: Jasper fire chief recounts wildfire, how his crew helped save most of the town

"Every member in this department knows most people in this town, so if they did not lose their homes, they knew people who did, whether it was friends, family, whoever."
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Jasper anticipating 20% less visitors than usual this summer

Jasper anticipating 20% less visitors than usual this summer

"With decreased overnight inventory, we know that there will be a net decrease of people in the community as well."
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Suzuki: Canada’s new government must show courage on climate

Suzuki: Canada’s new government must show courage on climate

"With the United States administration burning up climate and environmental policies and setting the country on a collision course with climate and economic catastrophe, Canada has an opportunity to show leadership on the global stage. But it will take courage and imagination."
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First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way

First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way

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 Canada Day long weekend.
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Hinton council deciding on zero per cent tax rate increase next week

Hinton council deciding on zero per cent tax rate increase next week

Council voted on giving unanimous consent to move to third reading, but Coun. Stuart Taylor opposed, meaning third and final reading will have to be given next week at a special council meeting on May 13.
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