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  • ( ) Mike Pound: Jasper plans annual salute to veterans

    We can't get any coverage," he said. "It seems sort of funny. When we have a fight on the City Council, everyone covers it. When we do something good, nobody cares."

    I told Mike he was right. Of course, I also said that sometimes a fight at a city council meeting can be pretty entertaining. Mike laughed. He has a good sense of humor. But he also has a point. The people in Jasper tend to get a bad rap. Sure, like most towns, Jasper has had its share of squabbles, but it also has more than its share of great folks who do pretty neat things. Like host a tribute to area veterans.

    The 2007 Jasper Holiday Salute to America's Veterans is this Saturday. Parade participants will start lining up at 6 p.m., and the parade kicks off at 7 p.m. Mike said the parade will make its way down Grand Street and loop around the ball fields on the southwest part of town. More>>

  • ( ) An extended meditation: Thomas Wharton reflects on the process of ...

    Having Icefields chosen for Canada Reads is a bit like having a new book come out without having to do all the work of writing one. It's every writer's dream. But it's also given me the opportunity to look back at the novel and where it came from: to realize how the writing of it shaped me while I thought I was shaping it. Hard to believe it's been 12 years since the book was first published. That was in the last century, for heaven's sake!

    During the writing of Icefields my wife Sharon and I moved to Peace River, Alberta, six hours north of Edmonton. I was an unemployed at-home father in an isolated northern town, working on a first novel (which really means learning how to write one). So in one way I had lots of time for writing, but I was also looking after a child all day. More>>

  • ( ) Final Program [PDF] Conference-at-a-Glance [PDF]

    A host of new Internet technologies are changing the way we find, manage, and distribute information. From Web logs to Wikis to RSS to online bookmarking
    services, the possibilities for collaboration and sharing are almost limitless, as are the ways students and teachers can benefit in the classroom. In his second I@SEast opening keynote, veteran classroom teacher and technology supervisor Will Richardson will share an overview of the tools being used to foster this new literacy and a framework for integrating them into teaching practices. . More>>

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