Highlights

358 of the 1113 structures in Jasper have been destroyed, payments for evacuees now available.

Nally spoke alongside representatives of an anti-abortion group and a parents' choice organization at an event designed to get social conservatives to run in school board elections

There are a host of activities and events planned in St. Albert this weekend, such as the 20th annual Tails on the Trail fundraiser for SCARS.

A project using Google Maps is hopes to compile images from Jasper wildfires, verify their authenticity, and geolocate them on a map of Jasper.

Once fire is under control, cleanup and efforts to reestablish essential services will be underway

Expect photo radar on Villeneuve Road this weekend.

Sadly a historic church in Jasper has burned to the ground, while other historic buildings and the town's mascot are still standing, but some important landmarks are still a question mark.

Parks Canada says 358 of a total of 1,113 structures within the Jasper townsite have been destroyed by fire

The area of the wildfire complex is now estimated to be 36,000 hectares, though officials say mapping the fire has been challenging because of the fire, smoke, strong winds, and relocation of incident management personnel to Hinton.

Rain and milder conditions have helped temper the Jasper National Park wildfires, but officials say fires are still out of control and the rain is expected to let up on Friday.