Banff, Lake Louise put out call for visitors amid Jasper National Park wildfire closure

Tourism officials successful Banff and Lake Louise, Alta., are reminding visitors that those upland towns are unfastened for business arsenic Jasper National Park remains closed owed to wildfires.

In a news merchandise Thursday, Banff and Lake Louise Tourism said location are presently nary wildfires threatening nan Rocky Mountain communities.

“We understand that nan caller wildfire successful Jasper has raised concerns among immoderate travellers,” said Leslie Bruce, president and CEO of Banff and Lake Louise Tourism.

“I want to guarantee group that location is presently nary threat to nationalist information aliases infrastructure. Our organization appreciates nan support of our guests and we promote visitors who person planned trips to Banff and Lake Louise this summertime to spot their plans through.

“We admit that for galore group this is your typical vacation, and we want to do immoderate we tin to thief you person a memorable experience.”

Located much than 200 kilometres southbound of Jasper, Banff and Lake Louise trust connected tourism to support their economies, arsenic good arsenic nan thousands of group who unrecorded and activity successful nan communities.

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“The broader tourism ecosystem includes complete 750 businesses, and much than 60 per cent of nan destination’s gross is generated betwixt May and September,” nan tourism agency said.

Officials said fume from nan Jasper wildfire and others successful nan region is moving done nan region, but smokiness regularly changes.

Jasper National Park was evacuated connected July 22 arsenic wildfires encroached connected nan community. The removal bid remains successful spot and nan Jasper wildfire analyzable remains listed arsenic retired of control, astatine astir 32,000 hectares successful size arsenic of Wednesday night.

For nan latest accusation connected which areas successful Alberta are nether an removal alert aliases bid owed to a wildfire, sojourn nan Alberta Emergency Alert website. 

For nan latest accusation connected nan wildfire position and threat crossed nan province, sojourn nan Alberta Wildfire website. 

The latest accusation connected occurrence advisories, restrictions and bans crossed nan state tin beryllium recovered connected nan Alberta occurrence bans website.