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JasperStrong

The wildfire that has devastated the Town of Jasper has touched all of Alberta, Canada and across the world.

We’ve created this page to gather all the stories of loss, heartbreak, resilience and hope that our team has put together for an ongoing record of how this community has suffered – and how it will rebuild. 

We’re asking businesses and organizations from across Alberta to support this initiative with advertising which will support both the people of Jasper as well as our local newspaper, the Jasper Fitzhugh, with 50% of all net proceeds from advertising in this section in the month of August going to the Jasper Community Team Society (JCTS)’s Jasper Fire Relief Fund.

Jasper wildfire: Council suspends tax payments, utility fees on destroyed or damaged properties

Jasper wildfire: Council suspends tax payments, utility fees on destroyed or damaged properties

The municipality will also defer collecting property taxes as of July 22, and any penalties on outstanding property tax amounts won’t be applied for July 2024.
Jasper wildfire: Officials working on plan to dispose of fouled fridges

Jasper wildfire: Officials working on plan to dispose of fouled fridges

Plan in the works to get rid of fridges from Jasper homes full of rotting food.
Jasper wildfire: Residents able to return Friday, but visitors must wait

Jasper wildfire: Residents able to return Friday, but visitors must wait

"Visitation provides the basis of our economy, and we will need that to recover, but we will ask – and our industry partners have asked – visitors to wait," said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland.
Wood Buffalo mayor says Jasper blaze 'brings back memories' of 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire

Wood Buffalo mayor says Jasper blaze 'brings back memories' of 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire

"If there’s a community that understands what Jasper is going through, it’s us."
Jasper wildfire: Re-entry date set for Friday

Jasper wildfire: Re-entry date set for Friday

Jasper residents can return home in four days if nothing goes wrong between now and then.
Athabasca County firefighters chipping in on Jasper fires

Athabasca County firefighters chipping in on Jasper fires

Four-person crew working to keep existing structures safe as wildfires continue to burn
Jasper wildfire: Highway 16 closed due to smoke, reopening Monday

Jasper wildfire: Highway 16 closed due to smoke, reopening Monday

Parks Canada said this highway closure was unrelated to strategic ignition activities, which took place Sunday afternoon.
Jasper wildfire: Displaced seniors being housed in neigbouring facilities

Jasper wildfire: Displaced seniors being housed in neigbouring facilities

Alberta's Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services said seniors are being cared for by the Evergreens Foundation and Government of Alberta.
Jasper wildfire: Re-entry date, details to be announced Monday

Jasper wildfire: Re-entry date, details to be announced Monday

"My hope is that knowledge of the pending announcement will provide some measure of comfort to those so fraught with anxiety and the desire to know when they may be able to return home," said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland.
Jasper’s tourism workers face uncertain future after the fire

Jasper’s tourism workers face uncertain future after the fire

The townsite of Jasper is working on a phased re-entry plan for residents, but they may not even have homes to return to
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