The Municipality of Jasper is planning a gradual transition away from dedicated wildfire recovery operations over the next two years, with the final major organizational changes scheduled for fall 2028. Jasper Municipal Council heard how this demobilization would occur during its Aug. 25 committee o...

The Municipality of Jasper recently wrapped up the first phase of repairing water and sanitary infrastructure damaged by the Jasper wildfire. Logan Ireland, recovery project manager with the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC), told council on Tuesday (Aug. 4) that the second phase will begin...

A s the Municipality of Jasper transitions away from contracting out its local transit service and toward owning its own fleet, it will no longer consider electric buses only. On Tuesday (April 7), council amended its capital budget to reflect this new tack and directed administration to proceed wit...

Jasper has the makings of a hardware store again. As the Jasper Home Hardware on Sleepy Hollow Road is rebuilt following the July 2024 Jasper Wildfire, a temporary location has opened up. Where is it? Well, in hardware store parlance, it's "waaaay in the back." 1 Compound Road , to be precise. Comin...

Jasper policyholders have just four months to file insurance claims for wildfire damages or initiate legal action against an insurer. On Tuesday (March 10), after being informed that a blanket extension was not feasible, committee of the whole directed council to continue its advocacy efforts. “I th...

The Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC) has received feedback from residents about higher-than-expected invoices associated with the bulk debris removal program. Michael Fark, Municipal Director of Recovery, told council on Tuesday (Feb. 3) that the JRCC was following up with the Insurance Bu...

Jasper is expected to see substantial rebuilding this winter and contractors are focusing on pouring foundations while the weather cooperates. Foundation pours are likely to continue until late November or early December. Parks Canada has issued 75 building permits as of Friday, October 24, with 36 ...

Although it could be a decade before the Jasper townsite recovers from last year’s wildfire, rebuild projects have broken ground on several lots. BILD (Building Industry and Land Development Association) Alberta CEO Scott Fash, whose organization represents the residential construction industry in A...

Permitting is steadily moving forward in Jasper, according to the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC). At the August 5 regular council meeting, Directory of Recovery Michael Fark updated Jasper Municipal Council on the most recent activity facilitated through the JRCC’s offices. Fark said tha...

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...

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...

Jasper seniors faced with losing their dedicated lounge space are not taking the prospect sitting down. As post-wildfire recovery work in Jasper ramps up and the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre shores up resources to assist in Jasper’s anticipated years-long rebuilding process, local officials a...