For more information on the destruction inside the Jasper townsite, read this story. As flames raged through the mountain town of Jasper, officials believe between 30 and 50 per cent of the townsite may have been lost to the wildfire that burned its way into the community the night before.Parks Canada said the most significant
For the latest updates on the Jasper wildfire situation for Thursday, July 25, 2024, read this story post. A volunteer firefighter in Jasper is choosing to focus on the positives, after watching her family home burn to the ground amid a devastating wildfire in the western Alberta mountain town.As thousands of people fled Jasper National
The Alberta government said it has questions and will be looking into the messaging used in evacuation orders issued Monday night amid a wildfire in the Jasper region. Just before 10 p.m. Monday, an evacuation order was issued for the Town of Jasper due to a wildfire south of the townsite.At 10:18 p.m., the entire
UPDATE: For July 23 developments on the wildfire, please click here to view a new article by Motorcycle accident toronto today. Visitors, campers and residents of Jasper National Park were told to get out late Monday night as high temperatures and winds fanned the flames of a wildfire threatening the national park in western Alberta.An Alberta Emergency
People forced to leave Jasper National Park in western Alberta on Monday are talking about what it was like to flee after a wildfire evacuation order was issued at this busy time of year for the area. “It’s wall-to-wall traffic,” said Carolyn Campbell, of Edmonton, in a phone interview with The Canadian Press from her
The communities of Ashcroft and Spences Bridge along with some homes and properties in the surrounding areas, including Cache Creek, have been placed under evacuation alerts due to the threat of an advancing wildfire. It comes as officials confirmed several structures in the Venables Valley, north of Spences Bridge, had been burned by the Shetland
An Alberta Wildfire official said Thursday the out-of-control fire burning near Fort McMurray, which forced thousands of people out of their homes, did not grow overnight and noted more rain is expected in the region. Alberta Wildfire information unit manager Christie Tucker joined Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen at a news conference in Edmonton
Emergency officials in Alberta say they hope the changing direction and weakening strength of winds blowing near Fort McMurray will help crews as they continue to fight a wildfire that’s already forced thousands of people to flee the area. “Winds today should help push fire away from Fort McMurray,” Alberta Wildfire information unit manager Christie
Residents of several neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire rages out-of-control south of the community — triggering memories of the devastating fire eight years ago. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued the order at 2 p.m. Tuesday for the Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek, and Grayling
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador has declared a state of emergency due to an uncontrolled fire burning in the region that has spread to an area containing explosive material. Happy Valley-Goose Bay and the Canadian Forces Base in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are affected by the state of emergency. RCMP said an explosion is expected.The