Firefighter’s Death Delays Tours for Jasper Residents in Zone Destroyed by Wildfire

The remains of a home smoulder in Jasper, Alta., on July 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken

Jasper residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire will have to wait until Monday to view the devastation in person.

Alberta’s minister of public safety says bus tours of the community that were scheduled to begin today have been postponed 24 hours because of the death over the weekend of a firefighter in Jasper National Park.