Parks Canada says duplex trailers, temporary dorm units should be ready for occupancy in Jasper on Feb. 26
Parks Canada plans to set up 300 or more interim housing units for residents displaced by last year’s wildfire in Jasper, Alta., by the end of February.
The document says these trailers are to be set up on four interim housing sites that the town has serviced. The fire forced about 5,000 residents of the town and 20,000 visitors in the park to flee. Flames destroyed roughly 350 homes and businesses. “We know it’s not going to be sufficient to meet the overall demand, so we’re trying to find other creative solutions to allow that.”
Earlier this month, the municipality effectively turned down the provincial plan, as Alberta wanted the homes it funded to be permanent.
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