More than 350 buildings in Jasper, Alta., were damaged by a massive wildfire that ripped through the mountain townsite Wednesday evening, Jasper National Park said on social media Friday.
A wildfire that destroyed buildings in Jasper less than 48 hours after it began at least 12 kilometres away became a “monster” that firefighters were helpless to stop, says Parks Canada.
They was so little anyone could do — firefighters, residents or decision-makers — on the day a wall of flames approached the Rocky Mountain park town.
Rail, phone and power services are among the critical infrastructure that has been affected by the wildfires that have raged through Jasper National Park, Alta., and into the picturesque townsite itself.
To scroll social media this week is to be swept into a collective grief for Jasper, Alta., after a wildfire roared into the historic resort town in the Rocky Mountains Wednesday, leaving vast stretches of it burned to the ground.
The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid growth of an out-of-control fire near Golden, but rain and cooler temperatures arriving for most of the province are expected to help reduce fire activity.
It's all hands on deck in Calgary as the city does its part to help those fleeing wildfires that devastated Jasper, Alta., and support firefighting efforts for the community.
A wildfire that roared into the community of Jasper, Alta., late Wednesday, incinerating vast stretches of the townsite, has grown to 36,000 hectares.
Calgary police are looking to speak with the drivers of three vehicles who were near the vehicle of 19-year-old Jordan Leinen when she was killed in a drive-by shooting on a Deerfoot Trail overpass Saturday.
One woman was killed in a fire at a townhouse in the southeast community of Legacy, the Calgary Fire Department says.