HINTON, ALBERTA — A Parks Canada official says a wildfire that's destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper and continues to burn out-of-contr
HINTON, ALBERTA — A Parks Canada official says a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper and continues to burn out-of-control in the national park could still be burning months from now.
Shepherd said the region got about 12 millimetres of rain over about a day and a half, and while that was good, there were still active hot-spots near the community. And, he said, fire activity was beginning to pick up again, although not to the same degree as last week. Nadon acknowledged some people would prefer such traumatic information to be delivered privately. But she said in order to get the news out in a timely fashion, it needs to be public for all to see.
Earlier Saturday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told her provincewide radio call-in show she’d like to see bus tours organized for evacuated residents of Jasper so they can see the damage a wildfire did to their town for themselves, and so they’ll know what to expect when they’re eventually allowed to return home.
Because the town is part of Jasper National Park, rebuilding plans are taking shape with help from the federal government, Smith said. “So we have seen a precedent where you set up a temporary community that allows people to live on-site while rebuilding is occurring,” Smith told her radio audience, noting that nearby Hinton, Alta., may be relied on for construction workers.
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