More on Jasper Wildfire

• Jasper Park Lodge GM who saved iconic hotel from wildfire receives prestigious award

  Inspired by Fort McMurray residents who turned on sprinklers during the 2016 wildfire, Garrett Turta had the JPL's irrigation system turned on as flames rushed towards the hotel.

  Fire

  Nov 5, 2025
• Parks Canada releases two reports on Jasper fire confirming cause, development

  The fire destroyed a third of the town in July 2024 and forced 25,000 residents and visitors to flee.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2025
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• Jasper officials push for new tourism-boosting passenger rail line to Edmonton

  Jasper officials believe a new train service connecting the townsite to Edmonton will help economic recovery efforts after a wildfire tore through the national park.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2025
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• Jasper wildfire: How the forest ecosystem has changed, one year later

  The Jasper wildfire flames felled trees, incinerated shrubs and left the mountains looking sparse — a barren, charred landscape. But look closer and there is beauty to be found.

  Environment

  Jul 24, 2025
• Jasper marks 1 year since thousands fled wildfire ahead of townsite devastation

  One year after a wildfire forced 25,000 visitors and residents to flee Jasper National Park, tourists have returned and townsite residents are slowly rebuilding their lives.

  Fire

  Jul 22, 2025
• Jasper mayor stands by critical wildfire report, expects no bad blood with province

  Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said the independent report commissioned by the townsite has been misrepresented and was never intended to be, in his words, a 'political document.'

  Fire

  Jul 21, 2025
• Jasper’s slow rebuild one year after wildfire is a ‘full box of emotions’

  On July 24, 2024, a devastating wildfire swept through the remote mountain town in Jasper National Park in Alberta's Rockies, incinerating a third of its structures. 

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2025
• Smith demands apology, slams report saying Alberta hindered Jasper wildfire fight efforts

  The report 'clearly overlooks the substantial, coordinated efforts undertaken by the Alberta government during the Jasper wildfire,' Danielle Smith said on Friday.

  Politics

  Jul 18, 2025
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• Alberta government created command challenges fighting Jasper wildfire: Report

  While the report says it wasn't meant to assign blame, it notes that town and Parks Canada worked well together, but things became challenging when the province got involved.

  Fire

  Jul 17, 2025
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• Anxious Banff gears up for first summer since Jasper wildfire

  In the race to mitigate the damage from future wildfires, stewards of Alberta's parks have turned to loggers to create fire guards

  Fire

  May 19, 2025