Beyond Local

Parks Canada fire crews, with the assistance of helicopters bucketing water, continue to work on the Waputik Peak wildfire south of Hector Lake in Banff National Park, which is now classified as being held

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Crews are preparing to bulldoze a protection line north of the townsite.

25,000 people evacuated. Multiple door-to-door sweeps performed.

On the coloured map, green indicates no visible damage, yellow is visible damage and red is destroyed.

As of Saturday, 43 wildfires are out-of-control in Alberta.

Parks Canada anticipates that all remaining fires in the Jasper townsite will be extinguished today (July 27).

While the vast majority of the Jasper’s population has evacuated, some stayed behind to help out.

According to Parks Canada, 358 structures in Jasper have been destroyed and they could release a list of specific addresses as early as today.

As wildfires burn in parts of Canada and the wind carries smoke into communities near and far, health experts are advising people to regularly check air quality ratings and take precautions.