Jasper wildfire: Residents return home weeks after blaze ripped through Alberta town
It will be an emotional day for many as Jasper residents return to the townsite for the first time since a wildfire tore through the Alberta mountain town last month. Jasper National Park was evacuated on July 22, two days before the wildfire entered the townsite. Officials have estimated about a third of the town’s buildings were destroyed or damaged by fire. Critical infrastructure like the water treatment plant was saved. While bus tours have been taking some residents into the town to assess the damage, Friday is the first time people are allowed in on their own to see first hand what their properties look like. Global's Jasmine King reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10701827/jasper-residents-return-home-august-16/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #jasper
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It will be an emotional day for many as Jasper residents return to the townsite for the first time since a wildfire tore through the Alberta mountain town last month.
Jasper National Park was evacuated on July 22, two days before the wildfire entered the townsite.
Officials have estimated about a third of the town’s buildings were destroyed or damaged by fire. Critical infrastructure like the water treatment plant was saved.
While bus tours have been taking some residents into the town to assess the damage, Friday is the first time people are allowed in on their own to see first hand what their properties look like.
Global's Jasmine King reports.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10701827/jasper-residents-return-home-august-16/
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It will be an emotional day for many as Jasper residents return to the townsite for the first time since a wildfire tore through the Alberta mountain town last month.
Jasper National Park was evacuated on July 22, two days before the wildfire entered the townsite.
Officials have estimated about a third of the town’s buildings were destroyed or damaged by fire. Critical infrastructure like the water treatment plant was saved.
While bus tours have been taking some residents into the town to assess the damage, Friday is the first time people are allowed in on their own to see first hand what their properties look like.
Global's Jasmine King reports.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10701827/jasper-residents-return-home-august-16/
Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ
Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt
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#GlobalNews #jasper
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Category: News & Politics
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