HINTON, Alta. — It's been hard to find a hotel room in Hinton, Alta., lately.
Firefighters from across Canada and around the world have been calling the town of 10,000 home since late July after joining the fight against massive wildfires some 75 kilometres down the highway in Jasper National Park.
"A lot of people didn't even know how to help, but they just got into action and tried to do something just to show support." Both Nissen and Waugh said many businesses have been struggling from lost visitors due to the park closure. "All of a sudden the needs that we generally supply the community changed," said Marcel Preville, who has been running the hardware store since the fall of 2020.
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