Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta and federal governments are putting a combined $5.5 million toward attracting tourists to the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper. A July wildfire destroyed one-third of the town, including multiple hotels and 800 housing units. Year-round tourism is Jasper’s main economic driver as close to 2.5…
The Alberta government announced Monday that it’s building 250 modular housing units in Jasper for residents displaced by wildfire. The July fire destroyed one-third of the tourist town’s structures, including more than 800 units of housing. An estimated 2,000 people lost their homes. Community and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon told reporters that the housing…
By this time, Jasper National Park’s caribou breeding centre was supposed to be nearly done, ready for pregnant cows to bed down behind its fence, safe from predators and working on replenishing the park’s diminishing herds. This summer’s wildfire had other ideas. “We’re still looking at putting together a restoration plan,” said Jean-Francois Bisaillon, the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nearly seven weeks since a wildfire forced the evacuation of Jasper National Park and burned nearly a third of the townsite’s structures, Parks Canada says the blaze is now officially under control. Landon Shepherd, incident commander with the parks agency, told an online media briefing Saturday the change in…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 4, 2024 3:50 pm Updated September 4, 2024 9:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Insurance Bureau of Canada says this summer saw a record number of insurance claims driven by four major weather events and natural disasters over the span…
