Jasper

People who live in Jasper, Alta., will be allowed to return to the community on Friday, but wildfire officials say they should not expect to spend the night in their homes. Town incident commander Christine Nadon told reporters it’s a blanket re-entry to allow everyone to come back at once.  “Residents should be prepared to go […]

Jasper to learn date for return to town today Details about when and how evacuated residents of Jasper will be allowed to return to their homes nearly three weeks after a wildfire forced them to flee will be announced today. Parks Canada says Unified Incident Command will hold a virtual media briefing this morning to […]

A firefighter has died while on duty in Jasper National Park. RCMP say they learned Saturday afternoon that an Alberta Wildland Fire Employee was seriously injured by a falling tree. Mounties say the 24-year-old man was fighting an active fire north of Jasper at the time of the incident. He was taken from the scene […]

Nestled along a meadow in Jasper’s backcountry, Charles Vantanajal and his family stood in awe of the dynamic, ever-changing cloud of thick, white wildfire smoke that rose near Oldhorn Mountain. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said. “But we didn’t think that we were in any danger.” Vantanajal, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter […]

The fires in Jasper are now out, and crews are trying to re-establish some of the infrastructure like power, and water. The wildfire that raged through the town has moved on as well. Some Parks Canada staff who are fighting the fire, are among those who have lost their homes. The devastation in the tourist […]

Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK. “She looks like a very healthy grizzly bear right now,” the federal agency said on a social media thread.  The bear, fitted with a radio tracking collar, has been followed since the blaze began last week. “Grizzly Bear 222 […]

The devastation in Jasper and the surrounding area is incredible. An area that thrives on tourism, especially in the summer is now faced with the long prospect of recovery, and rebuilding. On Wednesday, radio stations in both Alberta and Saskatchewan will be staging a “Day of Caring” for Jasper, where people will be asked to […]

Parks Canada says it realizes wildfire evacuees from Jasper worry about what rotting food will do to their homes and that others wonder when a critical highway through the national park will reopen, but it says the blaze continues to burn out of control and remains a threat to the town. A statement from the […]

Cool and wet weather is making a difference in Jasper National Park. The park posted a statement on X late Thursday night saying cooler temperatures and up to 15 millimetres of rain since midnight had led to minimal fire activity. The park says due to the rainfall, fire behaviour is likely to calm over the next 72 […]

Three people were killed in a tour bus rollover at the Columbia Icefields, near Jasper, Alberta, Saturday. Local RCMP say there were 27 passengers on the bus at the time of the accident. According to witnesses, the bus was travelling on the Athabasca Glacier when it rolled. According to another eyewitness, the rollover was caused […]