Trudeau Meets Officials, Evacuees Following Jasper Wildfire

Trudeau Meets Officials, Evacuees Following Jasper Wildfire
Wildfire Incident Commander Landon Shepherd (3rd L) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak together while visiting the wildfire command centre in Hinton, Alta., on Aug. 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on the status of the Jasper wildfire, as well as meet with the province’s premier and evacuees who fled the blaze that destroyed a third of the town.

Trudeau toured the mobile incident command centre in Hinton on Monday, but was not expected to tour the town of Jasper itself. He was expected to meet with evacuees later in the afternoon.