Stretching 232 km through the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, this world-class stretch of road offers access to a vast wilderness of pristine mountain lakes, ancient glaciers and broad sweeping valleys.
An iconic Alberta highway that cuts through the Rocky Mountains, temporarily closed down by a wildfire still raging in Jasper National Park, will partially re-open to drivers on Friday.The Icefields Parkway stretches more than 200 kilometres through the heart of the Rockies. After wildfires devastated the community of Jasper, the route is partially re-opening to traffic Friday.
The route was shuttered more than two weeks ago when massive wildfires spread rapidly through Jasper National Park, threatening the highway, triggering a mass evacuation of the park, and incinerating about one-third of the structures in Jasper. In a statement, operator Pursuit said it is prepared to welcome visitors to the Columbia Icefield on Friday. The Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, Columbia Icefield Adventure, Ice Odyssey, Columbia Icefield Skywalk at Sunwapta Valley and Glacier View Lodge will all re-open, the operator said in a statement Thursday.
Not all services on the highway will be available and, with helicopters in high demand due to the wildfire response, any backcountry rescue operations could be severely delayed, officials said.1st bus tour for evacuees of Jasper goes ahead as Trudeau visits fire command centre It's expected that firefighting efforts will continue until fall and that the flames will continue burning unfettered for weeks, if not months.As evacuees wait for word on re-entry, they are being granted limited access to the park to survey the damage.
"We'll continue to provide these tours for as long as the demand is there, there's no end date in sight for us at this point," said Joe Zatylny, deputy managing director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency.
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