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358 of the 1113 structures in Jasper have been destroyed, payments for evacuees now available.

A project using Google Maps hopes to compile images from Jasper wildfires, verify their authenticity, and geolocate them on a map of Jasper.

Once fire is under control, cleanup and efforts to reestablish essential services in Jasper will be underway

The Alberta Court of Justice in Jasper is closed indefinitely, and any court matters scheduled at the Jasper courthouse will now be heard at the Hinton Courthouse located 237 Jasper Street W and Pembina Avenue, Hinton, Alta.

Sadly a historic church in Jasper has burned to the ground, while other historic buildings and the town's mascot are still standing, but some important landmarks are still a question mark.

The healing power of music will be on view as evacuees of the Jasper wildfire are invited to attend the Calgary Folk Music Festival free of charge on Sunday, July 28.

Parks Canada says 358 of a total of 1,113 structures within the Jasper townsite have been destroyed by fire

"We had several people show up who were camping with the evacuation happened, or were just unable to get home from work to grab stuff before they left, etc, so had nothing, and were in tears over the generosity of Canmorites."

Dozens of ag societies across the province including one in Hinton, an hour drive from Jasper are offering space to people who have been forced to flee wildfires in Alberta.

The area of the wildfire complex is now estimated to be 36,000 hectares, though officials say mapping the fire has been challenging because of the fire, smoke, strong winds, and relocation of incident management personnel to Hinton.