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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.
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."
Trans-Canada Highway closed in both directions near Field, B.C.

Trans-Canada Highway closed in both directions near Field, B.C.

STARS air ambulance called to scene of accident on Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park
EDITORIAL: Kudos to first-responders, those helping in Alberta wildfires

EDITORIAL: Kudos to first-responders, those helping in Alberta wildfires

Wildfire damage poses a major threat to many communities in western Canada. This is not a new notion to those living in the Bow Valley, nor are those concerns taken lightly.
Alberta firefighter killed by falling tree in Jasper blaze

Alberta firefighter killed by falling tree in Jasper blaze

Police said a 24-year-old man has died while fighting the Jasper National Park wildfire.
PHOTOS: Parks Canada photos of wildfire damage in Jasper

PHOTOS: Parks Canada photos of wildfire damage in Jasper

PHOTOS: Parks Canada photos of wildfire damage in Jasper
Closure looms for Canmore visitor centre as funding, visitor trends shift

Closure looms for Canmore visitor centre as funding, visitor trends shift

Visitor centre set to close after Tourism Canmore Kananaskis' contract with Travel Alberta ends Oct. 31.
‘It’s all in the ash now but the memories will never burn,’ says Jasper wildfire evacuee

‘It’s all in the ash now but the memories will never burn,’ says Jasper wildfire evacuee

“There was a bit of a rushed panic amongst everyone and I didn’t have time to grab as much as I wanted. It was survival really at that point. It was food, gas, water."
Well-known mama grizzly bear and her cubs survive Jasper's destructive wildfire

Well-known mama grizzly bear and her cubs survive Jasper's destructive wildfire

“We’re also out trying to look for any animals that were physically impacted by the fire and we have seen some that perished to the fire.”
Jasper wildfire still out-of-control, crews to bulldoze protection line north of town

Jasper wildfire still out-of-control, crews to bulldoze protection line north of town

Crews are preparing to bulldoze a protection line north of the townsite.
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