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Alberta Wildfires
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Alberta wildfires: evacuation orders, fire bans and wildfire statusFireApr 25, 2024 -
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Funding for Jasper housing rebuild ‘can’t be spent’ amid impasse: Alberta ministerPoliticsJan 22 -
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Jasper’s lack of land stalls provincial interim wildfire housing supportGlobal News Hour at 6 EdmontonJan 21 -
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Over 600 families wait for interim housing in JasperGlobal News Hour at 6 EdmontonJan 19
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Alberta wildfire
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Alberta wildfires: evacuation orders, fire bans and wildfire statusFireApr 25, 2024 -
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Jasper’s lack of land stalls provincial interim wildfire housing supportGlobal News Hour at 6 EdmontonJan 21 -
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Over 600 families wait for interim housing in JasperGlobal News Hour at 6 EdmontonJan 19 -
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Urgency mounts for fire mitigation in Alberta’s Bow Valley amid dry conditionsGlobal News Hour at 6 CalgaryJan 13
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FireJasper’s lack of land stalls provincial interim wildfire housing support
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CanadaOver 600 families wait for interim housing in Jasper
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Global News Morning CalgaryAlberta ready to provide more wildfire assistance to California if needed
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FireJasper mayor reflects on devastating 2024 wildfire
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CanadaFederal, provincial governments chip in millions of dollars to help Jasper recover from wildfire
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Canada$5.5M in government funds going to tourism recovery following Jasper wildfire
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FireJasper Mayor wants an end to ‘divisive rhetoric’ over wildfire
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FireJasper officials say town is ‘open for business’
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CanadaAlberta minister urges improved response at Jasper wildfire parliamentary hearing
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CanadaJasper wildfire: Private firefighters accuse Parks Canada of refusing their help
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Global News Hour at 6 EdmontonShirt developed by University of Alberta researchers offers better protection for wildland firefighters
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CanadaJasper townsite asks Alberta government for more wildfire recovery help
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Canada primed for more severe wildfire days, driven by dry forest fuel: StudyThe greatest increase in burn severity days was recorded in parts of northern Quebec, the Northwest Territories, northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia.CanadaJan 2
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Fire-ravaged community of Jasper entering new year with hope and anxietySix months after the fire, debris is still being cleared, lot by lot.CanadaDec 27, 2024
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Federal government offers grants for small businesses in fire-stricken Jasper, Alta.Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help getting back on their feet.CanadaNov 14, 2024
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Another record-breaking wildfire season comes to an end in AlbertaAlberta Wildfire responded to 1,210 wildfires in 2024, exceeding the record-breaking total from 2023 which was 1,080. This year 705,000 hectares burned in the province.FireNov 3, 2024
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Edmonton MP Randy Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government’s effort to rebuild JasperEmployment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government's share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta.FireOct 9, 2024
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Jasper wildfire: Alberta minister urges improved unified command structureAn Alberta minister told the hearing committee that he believes provincial authorities should have been better integrated into the unified command structurePoliticsOct 8, 2024
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Canada’s 2024 wildfire season on track to be 2nd largest in last 20 yearsFederal officials say above-normal temperatures and drought conditions across parts of Canada have continued to drive fire activity, with 5.3 million hectares burned so far.FireSep 25, 2024
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Kananaskis council planning fireguards to protect from wildfire threat'Forest fire is probably our biggest risk and biggest fear, and we’ve all seen what happened in Jasper and other communities,' said KID chair Melanie Gnyp at a council meeting.FireSep 19, 2024
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Jasper wildfire: Alberta government provides $149M to cover municipal costsThe Alberta government is providing close to $150 million to cover costs for the town of Jasper, a third of which was destroyed in July's wildfire.FireSep 19, 2024
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Jasper wildfire: Council asks provincial government for budget fundingOne-third of the town's buildings were destroyed, and the municipality estimates it has lost access to $1.25 million in annual property tax revenue.PoliticsSep 17, 2024
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