JASPER – Two months after adding three murals, the UpLift! Jasper Mural Festival is unveiling two more honouring a noteworthy event.

UpLift! co-creator Logan Ireland explained how the festival traditionally happens in May to help bring in tourists during the shoulder season.

“This year, there’s a couple projects that came up that were anchored to a different point in time, and so we were really happy to be able to support those initiatives,” Ireland said.

The first was a mural honouring the centennial of Mount Robson’s first ascent, which was undertaken by a team of Japanese alpinists on July 21, 1925. Ireland explained how the Mount Alberta Centennial Commission had reached out several months prior about a potential collaboration.

“Naturally, we wanted to have the mural complete when

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