Category: Jasper
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Banff, Lake Louise brace for even more visitors in 2025 as Jasper rebuilds
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Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Canadian Press Amanda Stevenson Posted on December 15, 2024 • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content CALGARY — The ripple effect of the wildfire that devastated…
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Canadian Red Cross announces financial assistance for people evacuated from Jasper due to wildfires in Alberta
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Article Content $750 will be provided to families evacuated from their primary residence in Jasper. OTTAWA, July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Red Cross today announced it will provide $750 per household to people evacuated from their primary residence in Jasper, Alberta, to help individuals and families meet…
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YMCA offers free facilities access in Edmonton to evacuees fleeing Jasper wildfire
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Article Content EDMONTON, Alberta, July 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As thousands of residents affected by the Jasper wildfires flee east to Edmonton, the YMCA of Northern Alberta is offering evacuees free access to the YMCA’s four health, fitness and aquatics centres in Edmonton. Individuals and families are welcome to…
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Jasper National Park fire forced 25,000 to flee to safety
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A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that has forced 25,000 people to flee raged through the nearly deserted town of Jasper overnight, officials said Thursday, with flames rising above treetops and destroying up to half of its structures. There were no immediate reports of injuries, after a mass evacuation…
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Canadian wildfire reaches Jasper, firefighters battle to protect oil pipeline By Reuters
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A wildfire reached the town of Jasper in the Canadian province of Alberta on Wednesday, authorities said, one of hundreds of blazes sweeping across the western provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, as firefighters struggle to save key facilities such as the Trans Mountain pipeline. Wildfires burning out of control…