Jasper National Park

A Day In The Park: Jasper National Park

The United States is not the only country to host national park units. Canada is also home to some pretty spectacular national parks of their own. Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada is one of those park units.

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By Rebecca Latson - March 30th, 2026

Fundy National Park Could Become Part Of A Dark Sky Corridor

Stéphane Picard has pinpointed four kinds of astrotourists — socializers who dabble in stargazing, feelers who look beyond astronomy into the realm of astrology and ufology, explorers who buy good cameras and join astronomy clubs, and collectors who chase eclipses around the world.

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By Jennifer Bain - February 28th, 2026

Revisiting Jasper One Year After The Once-In-A-Century Wildfire

On a bedrock knob overlooking a mountain town in Alberta, I played citizen scientist by putting my smartphone in a holder and taking a photo of the fire-scarred landscape.

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By Jennifer Bain - September 30th, 2025

First Look At Jasper’s Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre

Behind an electrified fence along a seasonal road in Jasper National Park, a trailblazing Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre is nearing completion despite setbacks from a massive summer wildfire.

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By Jennifer Bain - December 26th, 2024

Jasper National Park Emerges From The Ashes Of A Wildfire

In a mountain forest ravaged by fire in Jasper National Park, charred trees stand alongside a few that look like giraffes, their blackened trunks dotted with golden patches. Locals have taken to calling these strange beauties giraffe, cheetah or leopard trees.

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By Jennifer Bain - November 29th, 2024

Jasper Releases Map Of Fire-Damaged Townsite

The Municipality of Jasper has released a map showing the initial damage assessment of structures impacted by the biggest fire to sweep through Jasper National Park in more than a century. About 30 per cent of the town's structures — 358 of 1,113 — were damaged but critical infrastructure was saved.

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By Jennifer Bain - July 28th, 2024

Jasper Townsite Fire Damage Pegged At 30 Percent

Parks Canada estimates fire damage to the townsite in Jasper National Park to be 30 per cent. It has revealed that 358 of 1,113 structures within the Alberta mountain town have been destroyed in the fast-moving blaze that forced the evacuation of 25,000 people.

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By Jennifer Bain - July 27th, 2024

Jasper National Park Reckons With Wildfire Destruction

Parks Canada says that all critical infrastructure in Jasper National Park’s townsite has been protected from out-of-control wildfires including the hospital, emergency services building, both elementary and junior/senior schools, activity center and wastewater treatment plant.

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By Jennifer Bain - July 26th, 2024

Wildfire Engulfs Town In Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park, one of Canada’s beloved Rocky Mountain parks, is fighting aggressive wildfires that have forced an evacuation and reached its townsite.

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By Jennifer Bain - July 25th, 2024

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Jasper National Park Shares Stage With Indigenous Partners

Indigenous traditions, stories and knowledge have shaped the history of what is now known as Jasper National Park. To honor the contributions of these First Nations and to celebrate their influence on the region since time immemorial, Parks Canada has invited Indigenous partners to share the stage at Whistlers and Wabasso campgrounds this summer.

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July 8th, 2024

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