By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted October 18, 2024 1:31 pm
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Jasper officials accidental municipality is ‘open for business’
The Alberta and national governments are putting a combined $5.5 cardinal toward attracting tourists to the Rocky Mountain municipality of Jasper.
A July wildfire destroyed one-third of the town, including aggregate hotels and 800 lodging units.
Year-round tourism is Jasper’s main economical driver.
Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the national tourism minister, says Ottawa volition walk $3 cardinal connected tourism advertizing crossed the globe to pull visitors backmost to Jasper.
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Joseph Schow, her Alberta counterpart, says his state is putting $2.5 cardinal toward the aforesaid goal.
Schow says immoderate of the provincial backing volition beryllium earmarked for tourism businesses successful Jasper to assistance rebuild and make caller visitant experiences.
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