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"You'll need to consider things like smoke and water damage, as well as the availability and reliability of services and utilities in your area when you're deciding whether or not to remain on your property."

The municipality will also defer collecting property taxes as of July 22, and any penalties on outstanding property tax amounts won’t be applied for July 2024.

Plan in the works to get rid of fridges from Jasper homes full of rotting food.

"Visitation provides the basis of our economy, and we will need that to recover, but we will ask – and our industry partners have asked – visitors to wait," said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland.

"If there’s a community that understands what Jasper is going through, it’s us."

Jasper residents can return home in four days if nothing goes wrong between now and then.

Four-person crew working to keep existing structures safe as wildfires continue to burn

Parks Canada said this highway closure was unrelated to strategic ignition activities, which took place Sunday afternoon.

Alberta's Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services said seniors are being cared for by the Evergreens Foundation and Government of Alberta.

"My hope is that knowledge of the pending announcement will provide some measure of comfort to those so fraught with anxiety and the desire to know when they may be able to return home," said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland.