JASPER, ALTA. - Today marks one year since roughly 25,000 tourists and residents of Jasper, Alta., were forced to flee on a single highway, after several runaway fires were discovered in Jasper ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ Park.
There's expected to be solemn reflection in the beloved mountain town, as events are held to remember the evacuation and the flames that incinerated neighbourhoods two days later.
A third of the town's structures were destroyed despite firefighters' best efforts.
It's estimated about 2,000 people were displaced by the fire.
A ceremony is scheduled with Mayor Richard Ireland and federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski.
Talking circles, group bike rides and other events are set throughout the week.
This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published July 22, 2025.
