We thank the Aussie Fire Fighters that have come to help us ! Alberta has about 160 fires burning and British Columbia around 200 or more ! Thank you All :-)
Albertan here…. Yep this is a hard one to watch… 😢 words do not describe. But as far as we know everyone got out and that’s the most important part. We’ve lost some bits of history we can’t get back but the people are physically okay! We will rebuild the rest and get everyone moved back home
I feel for the people of Jasper, I've been there and it's a beautiful town. I live in British Columbia where wildfires are unfortunately a part of living here. Right now about 350 wildfires are burning, some out of control. It doesn't rain very often in the summer, but it did today, hopefully, it will do some good.
I'm sure I read last week that a team of firefighters from Australia had arrived in Canada to help out with the efforts. Edit: 24 Aussies and Kiwis, started arriving on the 19th for a 40 day deployment.
Thanks for your love Aussie Tash. We're coping...and taking care of our Jasper family as we can. Thank you for shining a light on this tragedy. We're all crying here, but we're also so hopeful. Taking care of the refugees as we can (sadly, we have experience after Fort McMurray and Slave Lake). Our hearts and homes are open to our people. Much love to you for highlighting this issue...from Edmonton, Alberta. Be well everyone.
The mayor also lost his home where he lived since he was a child. Firefighters watched their own homes burn while trying to save others. So many lost everything except the clothes on their back. Some couldn't even get out their pets because they weren't home when told they had to leave with 5 minutes notice. Many Canadians have visited and loved Jasper and are devastated by this. Forest fires are increasing with climate change. Hot, dry conditions, lightning strikes and you have fire. Fort McMurray was less than a decade ago, then Lytton BC, the Yukon, now Jasper. We felt the same sadness for you when we had to watch the wildfires in Australia fairly recently. Thank you Tash for your concern and your love. It means a lot. It matters. 🇦🇺/🇨🇦
we could be in a green world and this would have still happened this time it was parks Canada refusing to remove dead trees do to Beatles. there are even a bunch of respected sources going all the way back to 2018 stating that if the dead brush wasnt removed it would cause a mega fire. that is exactly what happened. it was also the governments green experts that said these tress should be left to decompose in nature.
@@murraytown4 - Just what I heard on TV. Your sister would know. It was said that some people were not at home and they couldn't return in time to retrieve pets. Likely pets like cats or birds that could be on their own for a couple of days if their people were away. Maybe I was just misinformed.
Now they say 30% which they said 358 out of like 1300 buildings has been destroyed or damaged. But also thank you to the australia, new Zealand, South Africa and Many other firefighter here to help us. We thank you. On Saturday a firefighter has died by a falling tree he was 24 years old.
357 structures in a town of about 1100 structures were destroyed, so 1/3 of the town was lost. And so you know, Australia has sent us some firefighters to help fight the many out of control fires.
I live in Edmonton, the nearest major city to Jasper, and I've been there so many times. It's one of my favourite places, and the fact that a large part of downtown and so many historic buildings are lost. The fire is still going, and likely will be for a few months, until winter comes. There's another difficult story I read from an Australian living in Jasper. She's a permanent resident, and they left so quickly that she forgot to bring her PR card and documents with her. Her family's apartment was next to Maligne Lodge, which was one of the hotels that burned down. Her apartment is gone, I believe. Without those documents, she can't leave and return to Canada until they're replaced. No doubt there are many Australians living in Jasper, as it is a popular place for young Australians to have working holidays.
Hello from Alberta, 🇨🇦! I live southeast of Jasper so I am safe (for now) but we had so much ash floating our way. Between the extreme heat and the smoke, it’s another summer from hell. Most of Canada is uninhabited so fighting these 🔥 is a challenge. But I guess it’s the same for Australia 🇦🇺. Most of your country is uninhabited too.
The local teenager guiding some hikers to safety through the flames by feel more than sight. The truly tragic thing is yes first loss for locals but Jasper is a big time historical park, every building that was associated with the tourism is gone at least 3 of them , I watched another bit on this and just cried...as a kid I've been to all those. It was considered the JEM of Canada. Stay strong guy's!!!! It's infrastructure....so far no loss of life!!!
Many thanks, Aussie Tash! People in Jasper and former residents like me greatly appreciate your interest and your kind words. Hundreds of homes have been lost and many people have lost everything. The destruction looks like Hiroshima in those burned out areas. We face many months and even years of rebuilding and resettling all the people who have had to evacuate. It's extremely sad and heart-breaking beyond words.
I live in Calgary and have been to Jasper only a couple of times but it is a lovely area. My folks had planned to have a trip to camp up their for this week and had to of course cancel. Thankful they were not up their at the time. But still it is heartbreaking such a beautiful community is dealing with this. Loosing a home to a fire is tough, I've have experience in it sadly, but dealing with this much I can't imagine. But Jasper can rebuild and I wish them all the best. Also huge respect to the firefighting teams who help reduce the damage and keep the overall community alive.
I also looked FROM DIFFERENT ALTITUDES when my husband, step-daughter and I took the tram up the mountain beside the town of Jasper. GLAD I STILL HAVE THE PICTURES OF CAPTURING THE ENTIRE TOWN although sprawled out yet STILL NESTLED WAY BELOW with its noteable railway connections. Cannot forget capturing THE CONTINUOUS SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAIN TOPS through an open easy trail to walk (except husband took a rest on a flat boulder!) We also able to look at the adjacent mountain where (during the 1980's) the CNCP MICROWAVE TOWER was positioned at the mountain's top/peak...important to me as an employee of same company in Vancouver, BC. 😢NOW this unfortunate tragedy for locals, wildlife and tourists....❤may rain douse out the flames❤❤may all levels of government, insurance companies, GOODWILL musicians coordinate together fundraiser jamborees❤ across our nation❤ in order to initiate immediate ACTION FOR REBUILDING JASPER'S AREA for wildlife, wilderness and town....a very tall order I know..... ❤Please and thank you in advance!...
Other towns were lost prior to 2023 as well, but Jasper National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so this is a huge loss. Thanks to Australia for sending us firefighters, now and in previous fire years. And yes, it is still burning. They burn for months typically. The worst one to date was the Fort McMurray fire in 2016, with must of the city burned and something like 88,000 evacuated. It burned from May 1, 2016 to August of 2017, before it was finally deemed "out". Many evacuees didn't return home for six months. Incredibly the people were evacuated without incident, and there were no deaths directly related to the fire.
For so, so many people, Jasper holds a very special place in their hearts. I can't imagine facing 300-400 foot flames moving at 15 meters per minute. Jasper will be rebuilt: Albertans, like all Canadians, are strong.
just watched a video of a vanlife guy and the campers next to him started a camp fire during a total fire ban here in B.C. He phoned and reported them I hope they get fined up the yahoo
Truly devastating situation in Jasper. Fortunately we've received international help from fire fighters from Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and South Africa.
For context on how quickly it was to reach the town. One of the firefighters that was interviewed stated that it was about 5km's outside of the town limits. Then it grew fast and suddenly to a wall of fire about 100 meters high, and reached the town in 30 minutes. That's how quickly the weather turned to help it grow he said. The other reason being the province that day had wind gusts of up to 90km/h.
Thank you for doing this Tash. It's good to have you back. Right now, we have fire fighters from Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, U.S. and South Africa plus the Canadian Military. They are all in Alberta fighting fires. Jasper is an old town (about 100 years old) in the middle of Jasper National Park so it is/was a unique place to visit and live.
Ahh man just noticed you got the University of Tuktoyaktuk jumper. I am very jealous. Wildfires are in NWT and northern Alberta is reoccurring again. I was just told by my family last night about Jasper, I was devastated. I've visited this town many times and I can't believe the town has burnt down.
A little light on why jasper burned. a little under a decade ago they stopped pre burning and cutting fire barriers because it was unsightly for the rich folks coming into the park. Evergreen trees will burn because their sap is like gasoline. When they mature and reach the end of their life, they burn very easy. People seem to forget that we have wild fire season since I could remember. And unfortunately these decisions wrote the story.....
We’re visiting Alberta at the moment and we were supposed to do a side trip to Jasper the day after the evacuation order. Luckily we weren’t on the way there yet but just stayed at our trailer in Okotoks.
Thanks for covering this. I love Jasper and will visit again once it is open again. It is a sleepy mountain town yet is a big attraction for many Albertans and others from across the world. My relatives from Scotland love this town and visit whenever they are in Canada.
Jasper is one of the most beautiful places on the earth. It is heartbreaking to see the destruction. My heart goes out to all the residents of Jasper, the beautiful animals that live there, and to all who love Jasper as I do.
Thank you for this reaction. I'm a resident of Edmonton, Alberta but was somewhat near to Jasper on the Tuesday and Wednesday immediately before the town burned. I was driving home from a trip in British Columbia, using the next major highway to the south of Jasper, the David Thompson Highway. While driving north on Tuesday, the sun was setting behind the smoke from the Jasper fires and the smoke was so thick the sun was dark red as it set. I also understand that Australia has once again sent firefighters to Alberta to help with our many wildfires ♥
Such selfish acts of immaturity, naivety, and downright uneducated that if a spark or live ash lands on an exposed tree root this can IGNITE AN UNDERGROUND INTERLINING OF OTHER TREE ROOTS SMOULDERINGS AND IF WIND... FLAMES TRAVEL UNDERGROUND AS WELL!!! 😮!😮!😮! so SMOKERS ALERT: STAMP OUT ALL BUTTS IN Y O U R V E H I C L E and KEEP IN CONTAINER IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO N O T DISCARD THROUGH YOUR OPEN WINDOW
What I think is saddest about this situation was that they knew there were risks of this happening, as long ago as 2017. The government failed to provide needed funding and equipment to perform forest management, sending money and other equipment overseas, instead.
I think this is the point so many are missing. It's not climate change that's ruining our country, it's the devastating mismanagement by the government.
Tash, this is a horrible event, but others have actually suffered worse. This is NOT a consolation, but most of the losses are to individual homes. These can and will be rebuilt, perhaps many if not all could be constructed with modern environment friendly systems such as heat pumps, as well as fire resistant materials. For many, those who only stop in Jasper for a meal or fuel, may not notice an incredible change. The historic east side commercial street, Connaught Drive, survived quite well. Many of the camping areas survived, and most famously, the legendary Jasper Park Lodge complex, world renowned since the 1930's, only lost a few bungalows. Nature will heal very soon, and the majesty of the Jasper scenery will always exist.
My thoughts and prayers go to those affected by the wildfires, our firefighters , and the firefighters who came to our aid from other countries to fight these horrific wildfires. Keep Safe! Also not to forget the suffering of our wildlife.
Wildlife is rarely lost in fires as they scatter rather quickly in areas of wildfires. The downside is the historical buildings and a few monuments. I think only 30% of the town was burnt in the end, but the fire may come back as we are going to get a large heat wave this week.
Yeah, hospitals not burning is a good thing. Fire is never good. Part of me wants to "run to Jasper" to see it myself as I have many fond memories there... but this is not the time. first the fire needs to be completely taken out, then the locals need time to recover and deal with... then maybe visitors would be a bigger problem than benefit.
It would be fitting for Jasper to adopt the motivational song "The Mary Ellen Carter" by Canadian icon Stan Rogers. It's about a fishing boat but can apply to any seemingly hopeless situation. I recommend a listen for a taste of Canadian grit. Rise again, rise again May her name not be lost to the knowledge of men All those who loved her best and who were with her 'til the end Will make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again
we could be in a green world and this would have still happened. this time it was parks Canada refusing to remove dead trees do to Beatles. there are even a bunch of respected sources going all the way back to 2018 stating that if the dead brush wasnt removed it would cause a mega fire. that is exactly what happened. it was also the governments green experts that said these tress should be left to decompose in nature.
To be fair though, wildfires happen every year. It's simply a fact of life around here. Of course it's always unfortunate when they're near towns and cities.
Yes, they do happen every year though it’s unfortunate that too many years have gone by without preventative measures being put into place. We’re paying for it now
some of the buildings in Jasper were historical landmarks.. Im more concerned about the widlife.. they are in a national park.. humans can adapt and overcome - animals dont have such luxuries.
climate change sucks..seems like the fires started as soon as soon as the weather warmed up this year,there are many fires besides this one burning,and its starting to seem like a seasonal thing every year now..wildfire has always been an issue of course, and this year may not be as bad as previous ones,but overall it seems like a worsening trend...i'm afraid of what this looks like in a decade or two
Watched a clip on CBC today. It isn’t global warming that is causing the devastation. It’s that reports from years ago on how to avoid this happening were ignored
We thank the Aussie Fire Fighters that have come to help us ! Alberta has about 160 fires burning and British Columbia around 200 or more ! Thank you All :-)
Albertan here…. Yep this is a hard one to watch… 😢 words do not describe. But as far as we know everyone got out and that’s the most important part. We’ve lost some bits of history we can’t get back but the people are physically okay! We will rebuild the rest and get everyone moved back home
I feel for the people of Jasper, I've been there and it's a beautiful town. I live in British Columbia where wildfires are unfortunately a part of living here. Right now about 350 wildfires are burning, some out of control. It doesn't rain very often in the summer, but it did today, hopefully, it will do some good.
I'm sure I read last week that a team of firefighters from Australia had arrived in Canada to help out with the efforts.
Edit: 24 Aussies and Kiwis, started arriving on the 19th for a 40 day deployment.
Glad we can be there xx
Thank you so much Aussie-s and Kiwi's😊
I went to Jasper aboutva decade ago... Wild to think that I'll never see it quite the same ever again
Hi Tash the fire was started by a lightning strike. Thank you to the Aussies that have come to help as well! Take care🫶
Hey melody, hope you are well xx
Thanks for your love Aussie Tash. We're coping...and taking care of our Jasper family as we can. Thank you for shining a light on this tragedy. We're all crying here, but we're also so hopeful. Taking care of the refugees as we can (sadly, we have experience after Fort McMurray and Slave Lake). Our hearts and homes are open to our people. Much love to you for highlighting this issue...from Edmonton, Alberta. Be well everyone.
The mayor also lost his home where he lived since he was a child. Firefighters watched their own homes burn while trying to save others. So many lost everything except the clothes on their back. Some couldn't even get out their pets because they weren't home when told they had to leave with 5 minutes notice. Many Canadians have visited and loved Jasper and are devastated by this. Forest fires are increasing with climate change. Hot, dry conditions, lightning strikes and you have fire. Fort McMurray was less than a decade ago, then Lytton BC, the Yukon, now Jasper. We felt the same sadness for you when we had to watch the wildfires in Australia fairly recently. Thank you Tash for your concern and your love. It means a lot. It matters. 🇦🇺/🇨🇦
If we can help, i hope we can xx
@@susieq9801 I understand the evacuation went out at 10:00 PM Monday night. My sister evacuated Tuesday morning…plenty of time.
we could be in a green world and this would have still happened this time it was parks Canada refusing to remove dead trees do to Beatles. there are even a bunch of respected sources going all the way back to 2018 stating that if the dead brush wasnt removed it would cause a mega fire. that is exactly what happened. it was also the governments green experts that said these tress should be left to decompose in nature.
@@murraytown4 - Just what I heard on TV. Your sister would know. It was said that some people were not at home and they couldn't return in time to retrieve pets. Likely pets like cats or birds that could be on their own for a couple of days if their people were away. Maybe I was just misinformed.
Thank you for this Tash. And, thank you Australia for the help.
Cheers mate xx
We have wildfires every year, but this one resulted in a major loss.
Now they say 30% which they said 358 out of like 1300 buildings has been destroyed or damaged. But also thank you to the australia, new Zealand, South Africa and Many other firefighter here to help us. We thank you. On Saturday a firefighter has died by a falling tree he was 24 years old.
Jasper is so beautiful..a lovely down Town,,breathtaking Scenery..a great loss..
357 structures in a town of about 1100 structures were destroyed, so 1/3 of the town was lost. And so you know, Australia has sent us some firefighters to help fight the many out of control fires.
I live in Edmonton, the nearest major city to Jasper, and I've been there so many times. It's one of my favourite places, and the fact that a large part of downtown and so many historic buildings are lost. The fire is still going, and likely will be for a few months, until winter comes.
There's another difficult story I read from an Australian living in Jasper. She's a permanent resident, and they left so quickly that she forgot to bring her PR card and documents with her. Her family's apartment was next to Maligne Lodge, which was one of the hotels that burned down. Her apartment is gone, I believe. Without those documents, she can't leave and return to Canada until they're replaced. No doubt there are many Australians living in Jasper, as it is a popular place for young Australians to have working holidays.
Hello from Alberta, 🇨🇦! I live southeast of Jasper so I am safe (for now) but we had so much ash floating our way. Between the extreme heat and the smoke, it’s another summer from hell. Most of Canada is uninhabited so fighting these 🔥 is a challenge. But I guess it’s the same for Australia 🇦🇺. Most of your country is uninhabited too.
The local teenager guiding some hikers to safety through the flames by feel more than sight. The truly tragic thing is yes first loss for locals but Jasper is a big time historical park, every building that was associated with the tourism is gone at least 3 of them , I watched another bit on this and just cried...as a kid I've been to all those. It was considered the JEM of Canada. Stay strong guy's!!!! It's infrastructure....so far no loss of life!!!
Stay safe all xx
BC is burning also as of yesterday has over 400 fires, if I can say only 5 out of control 😢 😢for Jasper also
Stay safe all xx
It must have been a difficult speech for the mayor to make. I heard his home was one of those burned down.
❤ you Aussie Tash! Greetings from a Canadian! xo
Many thanks, Aussie Tash! People in Jasper and former residents like me greatly appreciate your interest and your kind words. Hundreds of homes have been lost and many people have lost everything. The destruction looks like Hiroshima in those burned out areas. We face many months and even years of rebuilding and resettling all the people who have had to evacuate. It's extremely sad and heart-breaking beyond words.
I live in Calgary and have been to Jasper only a couple of times but it is a lovely area. My folks had planned to have a trip to camp up their for this week and had to of course cancel. Thankful they were not up their at the time. But still it is heartbreaking such a beautiful community is dealing with this. Loosing a home to a fire is tough, I've have experience in it sadly, but dealing with this much I can't imagine. But Jasper can rebuild and I wish them all the best.
Also huge respect to the firefighting teams who help reduce the damage and keep the overall community alive.
I also looked FROM DIFFERENT ALTITUDES when my husband, step-daughter and I took the tram up the mountain beside the town of Jasper. GLAD I STILL HAVE THE PICTURES OF CAPTURING THE ENTIRE TOWN although sprawled out yet STILL NESTLED WAY BELOW with its noteable railway connections. Cannot forget capturing THE CONTINUOUS SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAIN TOPS through an open easy trail to walk (except husband took a rest on a flat boulder!) We also able to look at the adjacent mountain where (during the 1980's) the CNCP MICROWAVE TOWER was positioned at the mountain's top/peak...important to me as an employee of same company in Vancouver, BC. 😢NOW this unfortunate tragedy for locals, wildlife and tourists....❤may rain douse out the flames❤❤may all levels of government, insurance companies, GOODWILL musicians coordinate together fundraiser jamborees❤ across our nation❤ in order to initiate immediate ACTION FOR REBUILDING JASPER'S AREA for wildlife, wilderness and town....a very tall order I know..... ❤Please and thank you in advance!...
Other towns were lost prior to 2023 as well, but Jasper National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so this is a huge loss. Thanks to Australia for sending us firefighters, now and in previous fire years. And yes, it is still burning. They burn for months typically. The worst one to date was the Fort McMurray fire in 2016, with must of the city burned and something like 88,000 evacuated. It burned from May 1, 2016 to August of 2017, before it was finally deemed "out". Many evacuees didn't return home for six months. Incredibly the people were evacuated without incident, and there were no deaths directly related to the fire.
Stay safe and i am proud aussie are helping out xx
Thanks for caring Tash❤.
Always!
For so, so many people, Jasper holds a very special place in their hearts. I can't imagine facing 300-400 foot flames moving at 15 meters per minute. Jasper will be rebuilt: Albertans, like all Canadians, are strong.
just watched a video of a vanlife guy and the campers next to him started a camp fire during a total fire ban here in B.C. He phoned and reported them I hope they get fined up the yahoo
I saw the same video. Chrome stays within the rules whether he’s out in the backroads or parking in a city.
Truly devastating situation in Jasper. Fortunately we've received international help from fire fighters from Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and South Africa.
For context on how quickly it was to reach the town. One of the firefighters that was interviewed stated that it was about 5km's outside of the town limits. Then it grew fast and suddenly to a wall of fire about 100 meters high, and reached the town in 30 minutes. That's how quickly the weather turned to help it grow he said.
The other reason being the province that day had wind gusts of up to 90km/h.
Thank you for doing this Tash. It's good to have you back. Right now, we have fire fighters from Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, U.S. and South Africa plus the Canadian Military. They are all in Alberta fighting fires. Jasper is an old town (about 100 years old) in the middle of Jasper National Park so it is/was a unique place to visit and live.
Jasper is much older than that. It was founded in 1813. Heartbreaking degree of loss there.
Love you darcy xx
I feel so bad for the people of Jasper! We have had so much rain in southern Ontario that I wish we could send it their way!
Alberta and BC are on fire every year, since at least 2016.
Ahh man just noticed you got the University of Tuktoyaktuk jumper. I am very jealous. Wildfires are in NWT and northern Alberta is reoccurring again. I was just told by my family last night about Jasper, I was devastated. I've visited this town many times and I can't believe the town has burnt down.
Jasper looks beautiful and will always be and i love the tuk tuk jumper
A little light on why jasper burned. a little under a decade ago they stopped pre burning and cutting fire barriers because it was unsightly for the rich folks coming into the park. Evergreen trees will burn because their sap is like gasoline. When they mature and reach the end of their life, they burn very easy. People seem to forget that we have wild fire season since I could remember. And unfortunately these decisions wrote the story.....
Cheers mate
We’re visiting Alberta at the moment and we were supposed to do a side trip to Jasper the day after the evacuation order. Luckily we weren’t on the way there yet but just stayed at our trailer in Okotoks.
Stay safe xx
Thanks for covering this. I love Jasper and will visit again once it is open again. It is a sleepy mountain town yet is a big attraction for many Albertans and others from across the world. My relatives from Scotland love this town and visit whenever they are in Canada.
Praying from Ontario.
Alberta my friend, not Ontario.
I’m praying for Alberta from Ontario.
@@wayneblanchard4635 Sorry, oh geez I'm so stupid. 🤦♂
Thank you Tash!! So hard to watch, passed through Jasper many times when traveling from Wpg to Van. by train as a child.
Jasper is one of the most beautiful places on the earth. It is heartbreaking to see the destruction. My heart goes out to all the residents of Jasper, the beautiful animals that live there, and to all who love Jasper as I do.
So moving to see you so touched by the mayor's interview. To my family and friends in Alberta, keep strong.
Thank you for this reaction. I'm a resident of Edmonton, Alberta but was somewhat near to Jasper on the Tuesday and Wednesday immediately before the town burned. I was driving home from a trip in British Columbia, using the next major highway to the south of Jasper, the David Thompson Highway. While driving north on Tuesday, the sun was setting behind the smoke from the Jasper fires and the smoke was so thick the sun was dark red as it set.
I also understand that Australia has once again sent firefighters to Alberta to help with our many wildfires ♥
I hope we have mate, its the Aussie way
@@aussietashreactsit definitely is the Aussie way!
It’s been so hot and dry and yet I still see people flicking their cigarettes out their car windows 😡
Such selfish acts of immaturity, naivety, and downright uneducated that if a spark or live ash lands on an exposed tree root this can IGNITE AN UNDERGROUND INTERLINING OF OTHER TREE ROOTS SMOULDERINGS AND IF WIND... FLAMES TRAVEL UNDERGROUND AS WELL!!! 😮!😮!😮! so
SMOKERS ALERT:
STAMP OUT ALL BUTTS IN Y O U R V E H I C L E and KEEP IN CONTAINER IN YOUR VEHICLE.
DO N O T DISCARD THROUGH YOUR OPEN WINDOW
What I think is saddest about this situation was that they knew there were risks of this happening, as long ago as 2017. The government failed to provide needed funding and equipment to perform forest management, sending money and other equipment overseas, instead.
I think this is the point so many are missing. It's not climate change that's ruining our country, it's the devastating mismanagement by the government.
Oops..never knew about this n o t HAPPENING S E V E N YEARS AGO to this UNESCO SITE? 😢😢 Re forest management including related equipment? 😢😢
Yes, I heard about this earlier today. Shameful
I despise summer every year! Living in this fire trap is beyond stressful!
Stay safe xx
@@aussietashreacts Thank you.
Thank you for this, I have fond memories of Jasper free camp in 73
Take care my friend
I love the accent! Canader instead of Canada always makes me smile.
Tash, this is a horrible event, but others have actually suffered worse. This is NOT a consolation, but most of the losses are to individual homes. These can and will be rebuilt, perhaps many if not all could be constructed with modern environment friendly systems such as heat pumps, as well as fire resistant materials. For many, those who only stop in Jasper for a meal or fuel, may not notice an incredible change. The historic east side commercial street, Connaught Drive, survived quite well.
Many of the camping areas survived, and most famously, the legendary Jasper Park Lodge complex, world renowned since the 1930's, only lost a few bungalows. Nature will heal very soon, and the majesty of the Jasper scenery will always exist.
We need your positive constructive enthusiasm!
We are devasted in Alberta.. Loved Jasper. 😢😢😢
My thoughts and prayers go to those affected by the wildfires, our firefighters , and the firefighters who came to our aid from other countries to fight these horrific wildfires. Keep Safe!
Also not to forget the suffering of our wildlife.
My sister lives in Jasper. Grateful that her house was spared. Its condition inside…unknown.
I believe there are fire crews from Australia.
Wildlife is rarely lost in fires as they scatter rather quickly in areas of wildfires. The downside is the historical buildings and a few monuments. I think only 30% of the town was burnt in the end, but the fire may come back as we are going to get a large heat wave this week.
near golden too
Thanks for the reaction
I would like to see the park in 2 years time. It will be spectacular, but different.
If there is homes for some, there is community for all.
Well said Mayor.
It is sad to see this. Thanks for caring Tash
Yeah, hospitals not burning is a good thing. Fire is never good.
Part of me wants to "run to Jasper" to see it myself as I have many fond memories there... but this is not the time. first the fire needs to be completely taken out, then the locals need time to recover and deal with... then maybe visitors would be a bigger problem than benefit.
canada is on fire every year, its a normal part of the boreal forest ecosystem, its just not supposed to be this bad.
Australia 2 mate
It would be fitting for Jasper to adopt the motivational song "The Mary Ellen Carter" by Canadian icon Stan Rogers. It's about a fishing boat but can apply to any seemingly hopeless situation. I recommend a listen for a taste of Canadian grit.
Rise again, rise again
May her name not be lost to the knowledge of men
All those who loved her best and who were with her 'til the end
Will make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again
we could be in a green world and this would have still happened. this time it was parks Canada refusing to remove dead trees do to Beatles. there are even a bunch of respected sources going all the way back to 2018 stating that if the dead brush wasnt removed it would cause a mega fire. that is exactly what happened. it was also the governments green experts that said these tress should be left to decompose in nature.
Thank you for your sympathy. Most of canada is just in disbelief.
Reminds me of the Maui fire. DEW
There was a great loss of a young Firefighter..
So sorry Tash that I didn't say thank you for posting this.
It's okay
I can’t even watch the news about this😢
To be fair though, wildfires happen every year. It's simply a fact of life around here. Of course it's always unfortunate when they're near towns and cities.
Yes, they do happen every year though it’s unfortunate that too many years have gone by without preventative measures being put into place. We’re paying for it now
some of the buildings in Jasper were historical landmarks.. Im more concerned about the widlife.. they are in a national park.. humans can adapt and overcome - animals dont have such luxuries.
climate change sucks..seems like the fires started as soon as soon as the weather warmed up this year,there are many fires besides this one burning,and its starting to seem like a seasonal thing every year now..wildfire has always been an issue of course, and this year may not be as bad as previous ones,but overall it seems like a worsening trend...i'm afraid of what this looks like in a decade or two
How have you been?
Watched a clip on CBC today. It isn’t global warming that is causing the devastation. It’s that reports from years ago on how to avoid this happening were ignored
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