The ''Fitzhugh'' is a weekly newspaper serving the

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area. The ''Fitzhugh'' formerly billed itself as Jasper's independent, locally owned newspaper. It was started in 2005 by a group of five colleagues from Jasper. In 2012 it was sold to Aberdeen Publishing Limited Partnership of British Columbia, and then sold again in 2023 to Alberta's Great West Media, so it is no longer locally owned nor truly independent. It is distributed free on Thursdays in Jasper, Hinton and Valemount, B.C. The paper's name comes from what the town of Jasper was once called, Fitzhugh, named after the general manager and vice president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The town's name was changed to Jasper in 1913. The ''Fitzhugh'' became the only

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serving Jasper when the ''Jasper Booster'' closed. The ''Booster'' printed its last issue on March 11, 2009. Similarly, the Jasper Local (which started in 2013) published its last print edition on November 15, 2021 although it continues as a web-based app that delivers news and commentary.

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''The Fitzhugh'' official site
Weekly newspapers published in Alberta Newspapers established in 2005 Jasper, Alberta {{Alberta-stub

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