A Fort McMurray resident sent this dispatch to Jasperites trying to figure out next steps ​ Dear Jasper: I’m so sorry for your losses. It is very, very difficult. Here are some thoughts that might be helpful at some point…… This is an emotional process. Give yourself room to cry, get upset, feel ove...

The community of Jasper has been forever changed after a massive wildfire spread into the townsite yesterday afternoon (July 24).  Structural firefighters continue to work to protect homes and buildings in Jasper but significant losses have occurred, including multiple homes and businesses, official...

Jasperites have always known in the back of their minds that, as far as natural disasters go, when it comes to our biggest threat, wildfire is at the top of the list. We live in the middle of the Canadian boreal forest, at the confluence of three valleys, all choked, over the last decade, with beetl...

Wildfire personnel continue to fight two aggressive fires burning near the Jasper townsite. High winds and continued hot, dry weather in the last 24 hours have pushed a 10,000 hectare wildfire burning south of the Jasper townsite closer to town but fire specialists are hopeful a turn in the weather ...

As a massive wildfire roars up the Athabasca River Valley, an evacuated community waits on fire officials—and the weather—to turn the tide  “One of Canada’s most iconic natural landscapes is on fire,” Jasper National Park Superintendent Alan Fehr said on July 23 at a 1 p.m. press briefing. Sixteen h...

Despite complicated logistics of evacuating seniors, backcountry hikers and thousands of campers, process was "safe and orderly," according to Mayor Thousands of visitors and residents were evacuated from Jasper National Park and the townsite late Monday night (July 22) after a dynamic wildfire situ...

EVOLVING SITUATION: CHECK ALBERTA EMER G ENCY ALERTS , JASPER NATIONAL PARK and MUNICIPALITY OF JASPER social media for the most up-to-date information The Municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park have issued an Evacuation Order. There are multiple wildfires burning in Jasper National Park in...

Two of three wildfires in Jasper’s backcountry have been doused and another is being actively fought by Parks Canada fire crews. Parks Canada wildland fire management personnel are highly trained professionals in wildfire readiness and response. // Supplied Needle Peak wildfire At 2 p.m. on Sunday, ...

Updated: July 19, 10:45 MST Third wildfire reported July 19 at 8 p.m. Three lightning strikes in the Jasper National Park backcountry have Parks Canada wildland firefighters in the air and on the ground. Parks Canada is fighting three remote wildfires in Jasper National Park. The latest fire is appr...

Skateboarders are now in the final countdown ...it's mere weeks until they can begin carving-up the town’s new million-dollar skatepark in Commemoration Park.  “Look at the backdrop! Look at the scenery around it—the features, the open bowl concept,” Jesse Hale from New Line Skateparks told the Jasp...