{"id":15411,"date":"2025-02-07T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/federal-government-commits-more-than-160m-to-jaspers-wildfire-recovery\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:20:19","slug":"federal-government-commits-more-than-160m-to-jaspers-wildfire-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/federal-government-commits-more-than-160m-to-jaspers-wildfire-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal government commits more than $160M to Jasper\u2019s wildfire recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The fire-ravaged town of Jasper, Alta., has received two pieces of critical funding from the federal and provincial governments as it attempts to stabilize in the wake of last summer\u2019s devastating wildfire.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The federal government announced on Thursday it\u2019s committing $162 million to the recovery in Jasper, Alta. \u2013 a portion of which is being dedicated to interim and long-term housing.<\/p>\n<p>The funding comes on top of a new $8-million commitment by the Alberta government, also announced Thursday, that\u2019s partly being used to fill a gap in property tax revenues the town was facing as a result of number of homes lost in the fire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11007679_67a6315051283\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11007679\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11007679\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11007679_67a6315051283\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Alberta government providing Jasper with millions of dollars in property tax relief'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/fgkzoiiafo-4etlb69gdu\/McIverIMAGE.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/fgkzoiiafo-4etlb69gdu\/McIverIMAGE.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/fgkzoiiafo-4etlb69gdu\/McIverIMAGE.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/fgkzoiiafo-4etlb69gdu\/McIverIMAGE.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">6:50<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Alberta government providing Jasper with millions of dollars in property tax relief<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The federal announcement comes after criticism from the Alberta government that the Liberal government had not invested enough in Jasper\u2019s recovery, and that Parks Canada and the local municipality were unwilling to implement the province\u2019s preferred style of housing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said in a statement that the federal funding is a \u201clifeline for families seeking stability after such a devastating event.\u201d He also wrote that the provincial funding for property taxes is \u201ccritical\u201d to the town\u2019s recovery.<\/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 day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get daily National news<\/h3>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More than 350 structures \u2014 about a third of the community\u2019s buildings \u2014 were reduced to rubble in last July\u2019s wildfire, displacing a large number of the town\u2019s permanent residents.<\/p>\n<p>About $30 million of the new federal dollars will be put toward 320 interim housing units that are set for delivery by mid-month. Another $9 million will go toward helping build 240 permanent homes over the next three years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Canada<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bulk of the remaining funding will go to Parks Canada for its costs during last year\u2019s wildfire season and future recovery work inside the national park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy working together, hand-in-hand, Jasper will truly rise from the ashes as a stronger, closer-knit community,\u201d Terry Duguid, federal minister of sport and the newly appointed Jasper ministerial lead, wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Winnipeg MP moved into the role this week after former Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault stepped down from his cabinet role last November amid questions about his former business and claims of Indigenous identity.<\/p>\n<p>Jasper is prevented from building outside its tightly controlled town boundary within Jasper National Park. Its long-standing zero-per-cent vacancy rate has motivated the town to pursue multi-unit housing on the limited land available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That vision came into conflict with the Alberta government last month when the province said it would provide $112 million for new housing, but only if the money was used for permanent single-detached homes that would take less time to build. The province also said at the time that it hadn\u2019t received communication from the federal government in months.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11008016\/calgary-woman-bathrobe-porch-pirate\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PORCH-PIRATE-WEB.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Calgary woman fends off porch pirates in her bathrobe: \u2018Adrenaline took over\u2019\" data-title=\"\">Calgary woman fends off porch pirates in her bathrobe: \u2018Adrenaline took over\u2019<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11006892\/conservatives-on-top-but-race-tightens-after-trudeau\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20250203100212-20250203090256-3bace1a65fa4fcd9e7ed9b0d88ca8e7a74ba3bab9b7d4b83a960a43d1025c201_adb35f.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Conservatives still on top, but race tightens after Trudeau\u2019s departure: Ipsos\" data-title=\"\">Conservatives still on top, but race tightens after Trudeau\u2019s departure: Ipsos<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>The new provincial dollars, meanwhile, will bridge a gap in the town\u2019s budget that could have forced it to pursue exorbitant tax increases on homeowners who weren\u2019t impacted by the fire. The town passed a motion last September asking the province for specific funding to offset lost revenue. As such, more than $3 million of the provincial funding will cover the town\u2019s property tax revenues.<\/p>\n<p>Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said the funding was a normal step for the province to take in the aftermath of a devastating natural disaster. He did not say whether the same property tax relief would be provided for this year but said Alberta will work with Jasper until it has fully recovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will keep touch with them about what they require in 2025 \u2026 we\u2019re committed to working with Jasper every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another $3 million will be distributed to provide one month of tax relief for all residential and business property leaseholders. Included in that is property tax relief from late July last year to the end of 2024 for evacuees who lost their homes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To date, the Alberta government has supplied Jasper with over $178 million in relief.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_67a6315053420-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 3 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_67a6315053420\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10992532\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/10992532,10944020,10928757\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fnchqxjqra9-w0elconzvs%2F6P_JASPER_UPDATE-PKG.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_67a6315053420\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"10992532,10944020,10928757\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Jasper rebuild impasse: federal, provincial governments continue to disagree'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/nchqxjqra9-w0elconzvs\/6P_JASPER_UPDATE-PKG.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/nchqxjqra9-w0elconzvs\/6P_JASPER_UPDATE-PKG.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/nchqxjqra9-w0elconzvs\/6P_JASPER_UPDATE-PKG.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/nchqxjqra9-w0elconzvs\/6P_JASPER_UPDATE-PKG.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:49<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Jasper rebuild impasse: federal, provincial governments continue to disagree<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11008836\/jasper-wildfire-recovery-funding-ottawa\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fire-ravaged town of Jasper, Alta., has received two pieces of critical funding from the federal and provincial governments as it attempts to stabilize in the wake of last summer\u2019s devastating wildfire. 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