After the Flames: We Have Important Choices about Jasper’s Future – The Tyee

I’ve developed a deep attachment to the town — and deep concerns about its future.

Nine years ago, my husband and I got married at the Tekarra Lodge, in Jasper National Park, overlooking the confluence of the Miette and Athabasca rivers in the Alberta Rockies.

The reason we chose to say our wedding vows at this location wasn’t that we wanted a stunning backdrop for our photos. My husband was born and raised in Jasper, as was his father, whose memory of the town spans 95 years.

Visiting my in-laws a handful of times a year meant that I began to see the town of Jasper in a different light. It became more than a place to go hiking and swimming in the summer, or cross-country skiing in the winter. Over the last decade, Jasper became a home away from home.

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