1st bus tour for evacuees of Jasper goes ahead as Trudeau visits fire command centre

By Emily Rae Pasiuk
CBC News
August 5, 2024
Category: Forest Fires
Region: Canada, Canada West

The first bus tours into a partially-burned Jasper went ahead Monday morning, as officials from multiple levels of government, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attended briefings in nearby Hinton, Alta. According to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, buses left from Hinton and Edmonton Monday, carrying 62 passengers. Another bus, from Valemount, B.C., will leave on Wednesday. A total of 563 people have registered. Media are not permitted on the tours. Priority is being given to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the wildfire that ripped through the town more than a week ago. Residents are not allowed to leave the bus during the tour for safety reasons. Trudeau attended a technical presentation with Smith and Mike Ellis, Alberta’s minister of public safety and emergency services, Monday morning.

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