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Jasper re-entry: Hotels get ready to house residents, recovery workers

Jasper re-entry: Hotels get ready to house residents, recovery workers

"We’re expecting these to be relatively short-term fixes because most of the hotel rooms are not really long-term occupancy units."
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'Extremely problematic': Bears searching for food in townsite

'Extremely problematic': Bears searching for food in townsite

"This incident of more bears being in the townsite, feeding on fruit trees and garbage, is just another impact of this devastating wildfire."
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Jasper re-entry: Council told that asbestos not affecting air quality

Jasper re-entry: Council told that asbestos not affecting air quality

"As long as the asbestos is not disturbed and in place, it is not permeating into the general air, so it’s during, essentially, the removal process that the abatement is required."
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Jasper re-entry: Council approves eight new positions to support recovery efforts

Jasper re-entry: Council approves eight new positions to support recovery efforts

Although the positions have been established, they will not be filled until the municipality can confirm that they qualify for provincial funding through the Disaster Recovery Program.
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'Cautiously optimistic': Jasper residents reflect on future post-fire

'Cautiously optimistic': Jasper residents reflect on future post-fire

"There's no doubt the community will not go away. It’s going to rebuild for sure."
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'It was a matter of time': Wildfire expert breaks down how Jasper became a tinderbox

'It was a matter of time': Wildfire expert breaks down how Jasper became a tinderbox

"As we get warmer, our fire seasons are getting longer, we’re seeing more lightning, and probably the most critical aspect is as temperatures warm, the ability to suck deep moisture out of the fuel, that vegetation … increases almost exponentially with warming."
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Jasper re-entry: Council hears what temporary housing will look like

Jasper re-entry: Council hears what temporary housing will look like

Short-term housing will be hotel rooms or camp-style accommodation, and interim housing will utilize modulars.
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Tim Hortons restaurants raise $200,000 for Jasper wildfire relief

Tim Hortons restaurants raise $200,000 for Jasper wildfire relief

From Aug. 12-16, Tim Hortons locations offered guests a fundraising doughnut for $2 and donated 100 per cent of the proceeds, excluding taxes.
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Jasper re-entry: Municipality hiring 10 contract firefighters and captain

Jasper re-entry: Municipality hiring 10 contract firefighters and captain

The 10 firefighters would be hired on a six-month term, to be extended as needed, and the captain position would be for at least two years.
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Jasper wildfires caused $880 million in insured damages: IBC

Jasper wildfires caused $880 million in insured damages: IBC

The Jasper wildfire currently ranks number nine in Canada's top 10 natural disasters for insurance payouts, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).
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