Jasper’s fire-stalled economy has been given another big boost to help it crank over. Yesterday (March 6, 2025), the federal government announced $2.2 million in funding to provide temporary retail locations for local businesses, to advance affordable housing, to help enable efficient construction i...

Not all donations are made equal, but two recent contributions to help Jasperites affected by last year’s wildfire are coming from the same place. Not literally the same place, of course: The S k a l Club of the Canadian Rockies (SCR) is a four-decade-old travel and tourism organization affiliated w...

Yesterday was the long-awaited move-in day for residents of Jasper's interim housing. On, February 26, 2025, the first of hundreds of Jasperites displaced by the July 24, 2024 wildfire were handed the keys to their new lodgings. “So stoked and so happy,” Philip Samonte said about his mood as he, alo...

A group of tourism companies have collectively pledged more than $5.5 million to aid in Jasper’s wildfire recovery. Pursuit, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Rocky Mountaineer and Jasper Brewing Co, are coming together to help the community after last summer’s unprecedented wildfires. “This donation ...

Jasper council is considering a proposal to create a temporary pop-up business village on Connaught Drive. The pop up village would be potentially located in the 600 block of Connaught Drive, in the parking lot with the municipal public washrooms. Council heard that the village would give businesses...

Jasperites finally have some answers about interim housing. Details about the type, layout and anticipated location of Parks Canada-procured interim housing have been released by the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre. According to the JRCC, approximately 100 duplex-style trailers, representing up ...

Community Futures West Yellowhead is reminding Jasper employers that they may be eligible for business recovery funding. Available through the Jasper Business Recovery Program , the grant money is available to businesses with 50 or fewer employees that are licensed in either the Municipality of Jasp...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

UPDATED: Monday, October 7 The Skål Club of the Canadian Rockies, in partnership with Skål Canada, has brought together all sectors of the tourism industry to support Jasper. The Skål Club of the Canadian Rockies last month launched a global online silent auction, with all proceeds to be donated to ...