January 6 meeting will test province and feds' willingness to put Jasper first Christmas was hard this year for Jasperites. Besides losing the homes that they built their lives in, the loss of personal belongings—from irreplaceable Christmas decorations to seasonal sports equipment—has come sharply ...

Developers of a large scale apartment complex on Connaught Drive have been given a third six-month extension of their permit from Parks Canada. In December of 2022, MDMC Development received development permits for their proposed 144 unit apartment building at Parcel GB . Development permits are iss...

Parks Canada is stepping in to provide interim housing for Jasperites who lost their homes to wildfire. The federal agency will install two camp-style facilities with capacity for more than 200 people, according to Jasper National Park associate superintendent Ifan Thomas. “We’ve secured a camp that...

Municipal affairs critic says province is bullying Jasper into accepting their rebuild parameters  The Government of Alberta is ratcheting up the pressure on local planners in Jasper to sign off on leases where interim housing is slated to be built. But local authorities want clarity on what those b...

"At this moment in time, I still see a pathway to 80 to 100 units being delivered sometime relatively early in the New Year, but it is a challenging pathway for sure, and the longer we go without certainty, the narrower that pathway becomes." The Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre is reporting that...

The Jasper Veterinary Clinic is back in action. Dr. Janet Jones is the longtime owner/operator of the clinic in Jasper. Although much of the clinic’s specialized equipment was lost in the July 24 Jasper wildfire, clinic staff made a huge milestone on October 29 when they reopened their doors in Jasp...

Hundreds of racers and hundreds more supporting those runners this weekend helped in the ongoing efforts to Rebuild Jasper. On November 30, the Rebuild Jasper Run attracted more than 250 participants who ran through snow flurries and under socked-in skies with the understanding that brighter days wi...

4.38 per cent increase proposed in the base budget proposal Amid uncertainty around its strained finances, the Municipality of Jasper is relying on recovery funding and land rent forgiveness for its 2025 budget . Budget presentations, which occurred Tuesday (Nov. 26) , came during Jasper's ongoing r...

Beneath surface-level discussions and debates around the Jasper wildfire lies a more complex reality. This fire is not just an isolated event, but part of a broader pattern linked to climate change—a result of a century of colonial land use practices and an economic system focused on extraction and ...

The federal government is funding a $3.9 million program to help Jasper’s small businesses rebound from last summer’s wildfire. This includes $3.45 million toward the Jasper Business Recovery Program, which will provide non-repayable funding for Jasper businesses. “This is going to offset lost reven...

More Jasperites are signing on to the Bulk Debris Removal (BDR) program in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiencies for the clean-up of residential properties destroyed in the Jasper Wildfire Complex. However representatives from the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre are encouraging stil...

Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper are making Jasper’s rebuilding process simpler. Yesterday the joint agencies released new, streamlined policy to guide the community’s recovery. “This is an important step forward in recovering from … the hardest challenge we have faced together,” said Jas...

The production of 250 modular homes is being fast-tracked by the Alberta government to support Jasper residents who lost their homes in the July 24 wildfire. Yesterday (October 21), alongside Mayor Richard Ireland, West Yellowhead MLA Martin Long and Evergreens Foundation CAO Kristin Chambers, Minis...

This week, contractors have started site-servicing at the parcels which will host interim housing units. Interim housing for Jasper residents who lost their homes in the Jasper Wildfire Complex is one step closer to realization. The Municipality of Jasper’s Director of Recovery, Michael Fark, provid...

Residents with damaged homes must obtain residential demolition and debris removal permits or authorize a third party to do so on their behalf Jasperites who lost their homes in the July wildfire are being encouraged to participate in the community’s mass debris removal process being facilitated by ...

Rrrrip. Rrrrip. Rrrrip. The distinct crackling of duct tape being peeled from its roll permeates the air on a hot September afternoon in Jasper. A white truck drives by. Then another. In the west end of the Jasper townsite, service vehicles have become ubiquitous. All of the neighbourhood’s sightlin...

Jasper is at a crossroads. Like its residents, legislators in Ottawa must come together today to expedite Jasper’s rebuild “Will there just be crumbs, dad?” We were driving back to Jasper—for the first time since the fire. We were passing through the community’s west gate, trying to prepare the kids...

Upheaval and change One of the most successful TV shows of the past several years has been Succession, a darkly funny drama about an exceptionally dysfunctional family of rich “one percenters” and their competition to succeed the ailing father as CEO of a huge corporation. In ecology, the word succe...

As local officials anticipate the lifting of the Local State of Emergency in Jasper on Sunday, September 15, critical housing needs are being addressed by a cluster of planners and administrators. Lifting the LSOE signals Jasper’s transition from acute emergency response to the community’s longer-te...

In the wake of a wildfire and the destruction of many of the community’s homes and businesses, Jasper is working to significantly boost its recovery capacity. Yesterday (Tuesday, September 3), Jasper Municipal Council approved a request from the town’s new Director of Recovery, Michael Fark, to add ...