Jasper wildfire: Residents return home weeks after blaze ripped through Alberta town

It will be an emotional day for many as Jasper residents return to the townsite for the first time since a wildfire tore through the Alberta mountain town last month.

Jasper National Park was evacuated on July 22, two days before the wildfire entered the townsite.

Officials have estimated about a third of the town’s buildings were destroyed or damaged by fire. Critical infrastructure like the water treatment plant was saved.

While bus tours have been taking some residents into the town to assess the damage, Friday is the first time people are allowed in on their own to see first hand what their properties look like.

Global's Jasmine King reports.

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[Robloxboi-tr]

I visited Canada just a few weeks ago and the sky was all gray, and I could barely see the sun. I was in banff

[joannegosselin]

Visitors, you must be kidding, where is their humanity here. Please let the residents process their loss.

[carldahlen]

And you have the nerve to show indigineous documentary about controlled ancient ancestral forest burnings??? That documentary on APTN is so in our faces about why there are so many fires happening these days it makes it look like there are no rules on this stupid senseless act of arson basically

[leahluostarinen]

Dang I still feel bad for Jasper that is one of my favorite towns to see in Alberta but now that stupid forest fires🔥 had burn it down to ashes now great so I wonder what everyone is going to do now in Jasper 😭😠😢😢😢

[GG-lvxd]

How long will people be getting assistance? They should not have to be without a place to live

[sylvielacroix]

Visitors. The last of the city concern!!!

[lviuvym]

Be blessed by Buddhas, Universal Gods, Jew Gods, Jesus Christ and Allahs for that area and no more disasters