Jasper

• Jasper businesses preparing for first winter season after devastating wildfire

  Jasper officials and business owners hope the town's streets are filled with tourists sooner rather than later. It helps them get to the next step in the recovery. 

  Canada

  Nov 15
  
• $5.5M for Jasper tourism recovery pledged by federal, provincial governments

  Ottawa will spend $3 million on international advertising to attract visitors back to Jasper and Alberta is putting $2.5 million towards helping tourism businesses rebuild.

  Politics

  Oct 18
  
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• Federal government forgoing $15M in rental fees for Jasper businesses, town

  Jasper won't pay rent on its facilities to Parks Canada until 2027, while a few dozen businesses in the park that pay market rent will receive partial or full rent forgiveness.

  Fire

  Oct 10
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• Jasper’s caribou breeding program slowly recovers after wildfire

  Despite much of the centre's habitat being scorched in the Jasper wildfire, officials say recovery is proceeding well,

  Environment

  Sep 28
• Jasper mayor says CN Rail relocation will be devastating: ‘Deeply disappointed’

  Mayor Richard Ireland said CN Rail's presence in Jasper, which dates back over a century, is a key part of the community's identity and he hopes the company will reconsider.

  Canada

  Sep 20
• CN Rail relocating Jasper operations 100 kilometres away to Hinton

  Canadian National Railway said it aims to minimize train stops between Edmonton and Blue River, B.C., which sits across the Rockies.

  Canada

  Sep 19
• New legislation aims to transfer development, planning authority to Jasper

  New federal legislation aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper full authority over local land planning and development instead of Parks Canada.

  Canada

  Sep 18
• Jasper to end state of emergency, focus on long-term wildfire recovery

  The municipality of Jasper in Alberta's Rocky Mountains is taking the next step this weekend as it recovers from a July wildfire that destroyed a third of its buildings.

  Fire

  Sep 13
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• Jasper council hears providing temporary housing for those who lost home to wildfire not possible

  The municipality of Jasper estimates roughly 2,000 of the town's 5,000 residents have nowhere to live, as more than 800 housing units were destroyed in the July wildfire.

  Fire

  Sep 10
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• Jasper wildfire under control nearly 2 months since evacuation: Parks Canada

  Parks Canada's incident commander said the change in status means the fire has been sufficiently suppressed to ensure it won't spread outside of its defined perimeter.

  Canada

  Sep 8