{"id":14889,"date":"2025-01-30T14:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/jasper-wildfire-damage-estimate-rises-to-1-2b-as-debris-removal-continues\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:32:53","slug":"jasper-wildfire-damage-estimate-rises-to-1-2b-as-debris-removal-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/jasper-wildfire-damage-estimate-rises-to-1-2b-as-debris-removal-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasper wildfire damage estimate rises to $1.2B as debris removal continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted January 30, 2025 9:21 am<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"c-byline__dateToggle toggle-switch u-hide-tablet-portrait\" aria-label=\"Toggle last modified date of the article\" data-expand=\"#bylineDateUpdated\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"updated-toggle-off\" class=\"toggle-off\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-byline__dateToggleIcon c-byline__dateToggleIcon--up\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#dropdown_arrow\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"updated-toggle-on\" class=\"toggle-on c-icon \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-byline__dateToggleIcon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#dropdown_arrow\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Updated January 30, 2025 9:25 am<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min read<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"l-article__details\" data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"l-article__text js-story-text\" aria-label=\"Article text\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/insurance-bureau-of-canada\">Insurance Bureau of Canada<\/a> says last year\u2019s wildfire in Jasper, Alta., which destroyed one-third of the town\u2019s homes and buildings, is the second costliest fire disaster in the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It says a revised estimate on total damage has increased to $1.23 billion from $880 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Insurance Bureau of Canada says debris continues to be removed from Jasper, Alta., and the goal is to have it all done so home construction can begin May 1. A worker walks in a devastated neighbourhood in west Jasper on Aug. 19, 2024.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tTHE CANADIAN PRESS\/Amber Bracken\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fire forced about 5,000 residents of the town and 20,000 visitors in Jasper National Park to flee in July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Flames destroyed 350 homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a 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