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Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short

The Municipality of Jasper states that the Alberta government’s $112-million interim housing plan will provide less than half of the promised units.
The Alberta government announced plans for 250 housing units for wildfire displaced residents, but only 60 could be built due to space limitations.
More than 600 families in Jasper have applied for housing, highlighting the inadequacy of the province's plan.
Jasper officials emphasize the need for multi-unit buildings to address the town’s ongoing housing shortage.

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The Globe & Mail

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Alberta funding for Jasper housing rebuild ‘can’t be spent’ amid impasse: minister

Jasper wants to build multi-unit buildings, but Alberta government requires $112-million in funding be used to build detached, single-family homes

2 months ago·Canada

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'Real lack of clarity' in housing plan, charity claims

CPRE Sussex has called for more clarity around Brighton and Hove's housing plans.

2 months ago·Brighton, United Kingdom

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Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short

The province has promised $112 million to build 250 units but has tied the money to permanent single-family homes — which the town says would only result in 60 homes being built.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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jasperlocal.com

Six months after it burned, Jasper is being gaslit by the Alberta government

It’s been six months since Jasper was evacuated due to the threat of a massive wildfire roaring down the Athabasca Valley. On Friday, January 24, it will be exactly six months since thousands of Jasperites learned that their homes, businesses and everything in them burnt to the ground. And on Saturday, January 25, it will be exactly six months since Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wept openly on national television for...

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India Daily Mail

Alberta financing for Jasper actual property reconstruct 'cannot be invested' in the course of standstill: preacher

Alberta's social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vision for the town's post-wildfire rebuild.

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As more than 600 families find themselves without homes in fire-ravaged Jasper, the Rocky Mountain tourist town and the Alberta government are locked in a standoff over what to build for interim housing. The province has promised $112 million to build 250 housing units for the town, which lost a third of all buildings in a devastating wildfire last summer. The province, however, has tied that money to building permanent single-family homes, whic…

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