Media advisory – Minister Guilbeault, Minister Boissonnault, Minister Loewen, Minister Nixon and Mayor Ireland, to provide statements on the wildfire situation in Jasper National Park

Press Release

From: Parks Canada

Media advisory

August 1, 2024

The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Canada, the Honourable Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry Parks and Tourism, the Honourable Jason Nixon, Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, and His Worship Richard Ireland, Mayor of Jasper, will provide statements on the ongoing wildfire situation in Jasper.

Please note that this advisory is subject to change without notice.

The details are as follows:

Date:               August 1, 2024

Time:              2:15 p.m. MDT

Location:        In-person only
Outside of the Crestwood Hotel
678 Carmichael Ln
Hinton, Alberta

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Contacts

Oliver Anderson
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
819-962-0686
Oliver.Anderson@ec.gc.ca

Pam Davidson
Press Secretary, Forestry and Parks
587-985-7925
Pam.Davidson@gov.ab.ca

Incident Command Media Relations
Michelle Macullo
403-498-4989
PC-imtinformation-information@pc.gc.ca

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