Thousands of people fled the town and park last week due to the fire, which eventually spread into the community and destroyed one-third of its buildings.
WATCH ABOVE: Federal, provincial and municipal leaders gathered in Hinton to provide an update on the Jasper wildfire, which includes Highway 16 reopening to commercial traffic, a plan to get seniors back to Alberta from B.C. and the goal to get evacuated residents bus tours through the townsite. Jasmine King reports.The park says the wildfire remains out of control and has grown by about 7,500 hectares, bringing it to about 39,000 hectares.
Crews aided by helicopters have been working to extinguish hot spots around the community and near the water treatment plant. For the latest information on which areas in Alberta are under an evacuation alert or order due to a wildfire, visit theCrowd loudly boos convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde at OlympicsBanff, Lake Louise put out call for visitors amid Jasper National Park wildfire closure
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