Jasper National Park – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 01:55:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Jasper National Park – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 A Map of Wildfire Damage in Jasper, Alberta https://www.maproomblog.com/2024/07/a-map-of-wildfire-damage-in-jasper-alberta/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 01:55:50 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1833268 More]]>
Municipality of Jasper

Fire forced the closure and evacuation of Jasper National Park this week, and the Jasper townsite itself was directly hit by flames on Wednesday. Parks Canada estimates about a third of the town’s structures have been destroyed. Municipal officials released a preliminary map today showing the damaged and destroyed buildings in the town. They stress that the information “is based on the damage that is visible from the street. We have not been inside buildings or seen the backside of properties. There may be additional damage to homes and businesses that isn’t visible from the street. Buildings marked as ‘not damaged’ on the map could also have internal damage caused by smoke and water. Consider this a preliminary description of properties affected in Jasper.” CBC News coverage.

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