Parliamentary hearings on Jasper wildfire reveal need for more long-term planning – CBC
Oct 10, 2024
Wildfire could have been avoided with proper planning, witnesses and experts say
Witness testimony during a parliamentary hearing Wednesday detailed how the Jasper wildfire could have been prevented with better planning.
Meetings started in late September to examine the reasons why the Jasper wildfire started this summer. Thousands of residents and tourists were forced to evacuate the area and more than 32,500 hectares of land was burned.
Experts expressed concerns about how the federal government addressed the disaster.
Forester Ken Hodges said he penned multiple letters to Parks Canada and the minister of Environment from 2017-18, expressing concern over an inevitable wildfire in the region. He found that they didn’t respond well to his recommendations.
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