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Jasper experiencing power outages due to large out of control wildfire
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS, Sep 6, 2022 4:01 PM - REPORT AN ERRORThe Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park has been experiencing power outages due to a large out-of-control wildfire.
Parks Canada says the fire was estimated to be just over six-thousand hectares in size yesterday.
It said over the weekend that specialized crews were working at at protecting a utility line that supplies electricity to the community.
ATCO Electricity, the utility that supplies the townsite, said yesterday that it was switching critical sites to generator power including the waste water treatment and water treatment plants, traffic lights, the hospital, and the Jasper Activity Centre.
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