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"Dr. Janet Jones did a really good job of making sure that all the essential services were provided right in town for the community, and my goal is to continue on with her legacy and make sure that we still are able to provide this helpful service."

"With decreased overnight inventory, we know that there will be a net decrease of people in the community as well."

The pop-up shop opened on May 1, with around eight more businesses expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on Canada Day long weekend.

With debris now cleared for nearly all residential properties, residents can begin rebuilding once permits are issued and soil is tested. As of last week, Parks Canada has issued roughly 100 development permits.

"There’s a lot of potential for dark sky tourism, and especially in areas that need it."

Although the B.C. government has provided funding to Valemount for developing an economic plan, Mayor Owen Torgerson argued the Village did not have the means to implement it.

JASPER, ALTA. — Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper’s SkyTram to see the boomerang-shaped town nestled inside the sprawling Rocky Mountains. It'll happen again this summer, but the view will be different.

The pop-up village, which will give businesses displaced by the Jasper wildfire a place to operate this summer, is expected to launch on May long weekend.

The pop-up business village is intended to give businesses displaced by the Jasper wildfire a temporary location to operate this summer.

The Village has been lobbying the federal, B.C. and Alberta governments for $1.5 million in financial support, which would be distributed to local businesses through a third party.