Albertans likened the losses at the picturesque community to the destruction of something beloved and sacred, and mourned it just as deeply.
Sheena Millar spent some of the best moments of her life in Jasper. In good times, she let the cares of the world slip away amid the beauty of Maligne Lake, watched deer grazing outside her motel room and had far too much fun at the Atha-B . In the hardest times – after the death of her fiancé – it was Jasper where she went to grieve and find peace.
“Our grandparents visited to experience the majesty of this place, with its mountains and lakes and meadows. They took our parents, and then took us to this special spot that they’d spent time in as children,” Ms. Smith said. Alberta has grieved communities ravaged by fire before: Slave Lake in 2011, Fort McMurray in 2016. But Jasper is different.
“I am really sorry to hear about the fires,” said Mr. Sharaf, who in Afghanistan worked as a fixer and translator for The Globe and Mail. “Jasper is my favourite place.” Wedding planner Sandra Cassios has made the drive to Jasper dozens of times from her home outside Edmonton, for ceremonies set against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. Though the setting is breathtakingly grand, Ms. Cassios said people are drawn to Jasper because of its intimacy and history.
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