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Jasper Residents Demand Action on Broken Housing Promises

1/26/2025

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Frustration boiled over in Jasper on January 24 as residents rallied against the Alberta government’s broken promise of interim housing for those displaced by last year's devastating wildfire. Organizer Brooklyn Rushton slammed the government for neglecting its $112 million commitment, while local officials warned that the proposed housing plan falls woefully short, leaving over 600 families in the cold.

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Frustration boiled over in Jasper on January 24 as residents rallied against the Alberta government’s broken promise of interim housing for those displaced by last year's devastating wildfire. Organizer Brooklyn Rushton slammed the government for neglecting its $112 million commitment, while local officials warned that the proposed housing plan falls woefully short, leaving over 600 families in the cold.