A wildfire in Alberta’s Chetamon Mountain near Jasper has rapidly spread since declared out of control on Sept. 1 and now spans 6,150 hectares.
On Sept. 5, Parks Canada said the fire was spreading to Snake Indian Valley, and protecting critical infrastructure has been the top priority for the responders.
There has been no evacuation warning for the residents as yet, but the municipality of Jasper is facing power outages, which have impacted many non-essential community and tourism services including gas stations, food services, and grocery stores, according to Parks Canada.
At a meeting on Sept. 6, Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said the wastewater treatment plant, water wells and the water treatment plant, traffic lights, the hospital, and the Jasper Activity Center had their power restored on Sept. 5. He said the municipality was working with ATCO to use generator power to rehabilitate the power supply to the rest of the community by the evening of Sept. 6….