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This option will generate a $800,000 surplus with a third going to the recreation centre reserve, a third to a tax rate stabilization reserve and the final third to asset management. These allocations got unanimous support.

Earlier this year, the Alberta government pledged $2 million toward developing the regional transit service to help workers and displaced residents commute between Jasper and Hinton.

The program is anticipated to launch on May 1.

The staff and executives of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #31 were recognized for helping feed thousands of Jasper evacuees as well as first responders following the 2024 wildfire when residents were re-entering the townsite.

The program is estimated to create 30 additional net new units over a three-year period.

The pop-up village, which will give businesses displaced by the Jasper wildfire a place to operate this summer, is expected to launch on May long weekend.

Pine Grove Manor, an independent seniors living facility, was one of many buildings destroyed in last summer’s wildfire. The Alberta government has indicated that the facility will be rebuilt.

The pop-up business village is intended to give businesses displaced by the Jasper wildfire a temporary location to operate this summer.

Should ongoing initiatives yield more housing units, the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre will make offers to these households, following to the prioritization matrix.

"Administration believes that the work they conduct can be fulfilled by Town staff, and in doing so provide approximately $100,000 in annual operational savings."