This is like governor of Texas shrugging his shoulders when the entire state lost power during that winter storm energy. The UCP know exactly why these fires are happening.
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"Significant loss' after fire reaches Jasper" Premier Canadian tourist destination, and one of the world's most beautiful parks, significantly damaged
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People will see this happening right in their backyard and bury their head in the sand and pretend stuff like this just happens and there's nothing to be done about it.
I get it, wildfires are a fact of life in western Canada, I live right in the middle of a brutal wildfire area myself and we've always had them but it doesn't have to be THIS bad.
I get it, wildfires are a fact of life in western Canada, I live right in the middle of a brutal wildfire area myself and we've always had them but it doesn't have to be THIS bad.
Sucks, and I expect this sort of thing will become more common as the weather gets crazier.
There are huge areas of trees destroyed by the pine beetle in that area (and to the northeast) and it's kind of sobering looking back on articles about it as it only makes fire risks worse.
""The people in Jasper aren't saying they're wondering if the town's going to burn down, it's when the town is going to burn down," said Jasper resident David Millar."
There are huge areas of trees destroyed by the pine beetle in that area (and to the northeast) and it's kind of sobering looking back on articles about it as it only makes fire risks worse.
""The people in Jasper aren't saying they're wondering if the town's going to burn down, it's when the town is going to burn down," said Jasper resident David Millar."
It's awful. Sucks that our premier decimated funding for wildfire fighting over the past couple years.
If anyone wants an idea of how bad the smoke situation is currently in Western Canada, take a peek at the smoke forecast map: https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/
It's a blanket of smoke. There's approx 400 fires burning in BC alone right now
It's a blanket of smoke. There's approx 400 fires burning in BC alone right now
Heartbreaking and devastating. Im scared of the future and how many more incredible places we'll lose as climate change goes under addressed.
I had plans to visit Banff and Jasper this summer but had to cancel earlier. I wish I got a chance to see it before the fire.
Wish the locals the best and hope for their safety.
Insane. Holy shit basically half of Canada is under this blanket.
I had plans to visit Banff and Jasper this summer but had to cancel earlier. I wish I got a chance to see it before the fire.
Wish the locals the best and hope for their safety.
Insane. Holy shit basically half of Canada is under this blanket.
Extremely heartbreaking. 😥
Living in Southern AB it's always been in my list to head up to Jasper. Now I'll never see it as it was.
Waterton Park is my normal spot and it was also forever changed by a fire a few years ago. Thankfully there, the townsite was saved..
Living in Southern AB it's always been in my list to head up to Jasper. Now I'll never see it as it was.
Waterton Park is my normal spot and it was also forever changed by a fire a few years ago. Thankfully there, the townsite was saved..
The crazy humidity and rainfall we've been getting was at least preventing forest fires and a repeat of the smoke we got last year. Awful y'all in the west can't catch a break.
Nature should recover quickly.
Reallu sad about Jasper, but overall this year is an average forest fire year...for now. Much better than last year in Canada.
Oh yeah f her and Poilievre too. These people don't give a damn about nature and climate change.
Conservative politicians in Canada after climate change related disasters:
As someone who grew up in an area that was devastated by fires (South Kelowna in 2003), the landscape of Jasper will never be the same in our lifetimes. The mountains behind my house, which were wall-to-wall trees pre-fire, are practically bare 21 years later.
I had no idea she gutted the wildfire budget. Like, what? Jesus. Calling her an absolute moron would be the understatement of the year.
Gutted. I'm supposed to be going here for my honeymoon at the end of September. As of now, we don't even know if the lodge we're staying at burned down or not.
I am quite surprised to hear that. Of course many factors can influence the speed of recovery, including the intensity of the fire.
I was surprised too. I thought the trees would have grown back quickly. It was mostly ponderosa pine that burned, and they grow tall fast in the Okanagan Valley. They even seeded the area by air, but it's been really slow to rejuvenate.
That would imply they were looking for a solution.Conservative politicians in Canada after climate change related disasters:
Yep. Summer every year is just smoke season. June through August is shit. It was not like this growing up where maybe once every few years we would smell smoke. We've had months of smoke in recent years, yet my parents laugh in my face when I mention climate change. Fucking idiots.
Thanks UCP! The double of whammy of not giving a shit about climate change and actively cutting the budget for wildfire management!
Now Smith is out there holding back tears during a press conference. I'm sure this is all somehow Justin Trudeau's fault.
Now Smith is out there holding back tears during a press conference. I'm sure this is all somehow Justin Trudeau's fault.
lmao imagine putting on this performance after gutting fire fighting funding across the province
Oh, she can fuck right off honestly and take a nice big dive into a barrel of the oil she loves so much. Fight against any climate change action, gut services that help fight fires, and then cry and gladly accept federal bailout aid once your towns start burning down.
Not that the aid shouldn't be accepted, but holy fuck I'm not in the mood for her crocodile tears and acting like this isn't the fault of her and her whole party.
Oh yeah, and just two days ago she was going off on how the people of Jasper were spreading 'misinformation' about how bad the fires were. Yet today it's all tears and pouts. How lovely of her to suddenly start caring. 🙄
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Damn. She did the whole 'misinformation/fake news' thing? Why are they all like this?
Maybe she's crying because her policies blatantly aided in this tragedy, and her political career is the next.
Or maybe she's sad cuz she can't vacation there anymore! Who knows. :P
I really wish this was enough to definitively end her career, but Alberta is an infamous conservative stronghold. IIRC in the last 50 years or so they've only had one term with a non-conservative premier. Needless to say that level of unwavering support + oil money behind them has let them engage in the absolute worst behaviour for a long, long time now.
I do sincerely hope though that things can change soon. Got friends in Alberta who are so sick of this shit.
Please tell me there are clips of this so it's not forgotten among the tragedy of a beautiful town that didn't deserve that level of contempt. The people of Alberta will still probably blame Trudeau.
Sadly I don't believe it was a big press statement or anything. It was just her tut-tutting about them causing unnecessary panic with their alert system spreading 'misinformation'. Said misinformation? They said the fire would reach the town in five hours, but in reality the town just needed to be evacuated within five hours.
That's just the way it is with the cons, though. They'll split hairs even when the whole scalp is on fire.
Don't worry, National Post already got you covered.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ja...t-wildfire-fuel-pile-up-in-jasper-for-decades
"Compounding the problem is the mountain pine beetle and the good many trees it's killed (read: fire fuel created) in recent years, a factor of warm climate conditions."
Unbelievable. Hey NatPo, can you just fucking say the words?
And as if to directly proves this, this piece of shit posts a "Jasper Strong" post with a picture of Banff:
Anyways, good way to support Jasper if folks are up to it, 3x matching by the AB govt:
Donate to the 2024 Alberta Wildfires Appeal
Donations to the Canadian Red Cross will be used for assisting those impacted in Jasper and other affected areas in Alberta with immediate and ongoing relief including financial assistance, support to evacuees and the communities hosting them, recovery and resilience efforts in response to the...
After she cut funding for fire fighters, she can put out the blazes with her crocodile tears.