This year has been less intense with fewer fires causing much less damage, still large swathes of Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies were ravaged by fires, closing it to tourists and ...

Images of towering wildfires tearing through forests and leaving a national park in cinders ... year from across Canada and ...

Since Jasper falls within the boundaries of Jasper National Park, Parks Canada currently has authority over land use planning and development in the town. This means building plans and permits are ...

The best times to visit Jasper National Park are March through May and September ... plus the opportunity for water activities. Otherwise, winter-weather enthusiasts can take advantage of downhill ...

Parks Canada is preparing to cut a massive wildfire ... It’s believed the Jasper National Park wildfire that forced the evacuation of about 25,000 people — 5,000 of whom live in the Jasper ...

New federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full ...

The best way to get around Jasper National Park is by car ... major thoroughfares that divide the park. You do not need an international driving permit in Canada. Three taxi companies operate ...

Paul Boucher, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference ... must work in town to qualify to live there under Jasper National Park’s residency rules. He says the company has applied ...

"We were very disappointed," said Ray Donegan, general chairperson of Teamsters Canada ... out of Jasper is whether workers will have to leave the town, said Donegan. Jasper National Park has ...

Rivals say Arizona-based VIAD Corp. now controls six of nine paid attractions ... Parks Canada’s approval of the Jasper SkyTram deal, adding the purchase would benefit the national park.

This means that the wildfire has received sufficient suppression action to ensure no further spread of the fire," Jasper National Park posted ... of tourist seasons in Canada's west.

The fire, which burned down one-third of the buildings in the Jasper townsite, was the largest in the national park in over 100 years, according to Parks Canada. The fire consumed more than 33,000 ...