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Bow Valley raises more than $350,000 for Jasper community

Bow Valley raises more than $350,000 for Jasper community

Within nearly a month since the blazing wildfire reaching the Jasper townsite, the Banff Canmore Foundation (BCF) have received than $350,000 in donations for the neighbouring mountain town.
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COMMENTARY: Oil flowed while Jasper burned

COMMENTARY: Oil flowed while Jasper burned

The tearful performance of Premier Danielle Smith on the conflagration that engulfed Jasper seemed somewhat melodramatic, as oil continued to flow unimpeded through the Trans Mountain pipeline.
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LETTER: Need more action from federal-level of government in wildfire protection

LETTER: Need more action from federal-level of government in wildfire protection

LETTER: My heart goes out to the people of Jasper. It is heart-wrenching. But, we need to press hard to not repeat history here, we need to learn from this tragedy and stop sticking our heads in the sand to the risks.
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UPDATE: Mudslide debris cleared, section of Banff National Park highway reopened

UPDATE: Mudslide debris cleared, section of Banff National Park highway reopened

A section of Highway 93 North in Banff National Park has reopened after mudslide debris blocked the road for nearly 24 hours.
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LETTER: Important to learn from past when it comes to wildfire threat

LETTER: Important to learn from past when it comes to wildfire threat

LETTER: The devastating fire in Jasper brought to mind comments made by a First Nations guest speaker at an event last February in Cochrane.
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LETTER: OpEd on over-tourism hits home

LETTER: OpEd on over-tourism hits home

LETTER: Kudos to Bob Sanford for putting into words what many of us feel about the daily chaos in our once normal town with the OpEd in the July 25 edition of the Outlook "Over-Tourism: When is enough enough?".
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LETTER: Excellent communication from Jasper field unit during wildfire

LETTER: Excellent communication from Jasper field unit during wildfire

LETTER: Like so many others, the fires that have affected the Municipality of Jasper within Jasper National Park have been on my mind since the emergency began July 22.
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EDITORIAL: Banff field unit senior leadership handling of fake cougar attack another failure

EDITORIAL: Banff field unit senior leadership handling of fake cougar attack another failure

EDITORIAL: The Banff field unit’s communications handling of the non-existent cougar attack was a master class in how not to handle issues of public safety.
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Jasper businesses facing re-entry, labour, housing challenges call for government supports in aftermath of wildfire

Jasper businesses facing re-entry, labour, housing challenges call for government supports in aftermath of wildfire

A new business survey suggests daily cumulative revenue losses in Jasper and Jasper National Park are estimated to be as high as $4.5 million per day during the peak summer months due to the wildfire.
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UPDATE: One woman dead, another in critical condition following two-vehicle crash near Field, B.C.

UPDATE: One woman dead, another in critical condition following two-vehicle crash near Field, B.C.

“Of the six patients, one was transported by air ambulance to hospital. A second patient was transported by ground and then air ambulance to hospital."
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