When I visited Jasper, I went to the command centre and the town itself with the mayor, the premier, our ministers, and Minister Ellis, and the briefing we got showed that the preparations Jasper had made, including the FireSmart program that was conducted and, more importantly, the coordinated training that all the different agencies had done just a few months prior, led not only to saving the town but making sure the evacuation was quick and very successful.
On October 2nd, 2024. See this statement in context.