Ottawa and Alberta Match Red Cross Fire Donations as Jasper Residents View Damage Map

Ottawa and Alberta Match Red Cross Fire Donations as Jasper Residents View Damage Map
Fire crews work to put out hot spots in the Maligne Lodge in Jasper, Alta., on July 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken
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As residents of Jasper learn more details about wildfire damage to their evacuated town, the Alberta and federal governments say they'll match donations to the Canadian Red Cross for wildfire relief in the province.

Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan and Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis say in a joint news release that the donation-matching initiative means every $1 donated will become $3 to support people most impacted by wildfires in Jasper and across the province.