What is still standing in Jasper, including the town's namesake bear statue, and what isn't

Images emerging from the town of Jasper are painting a picture of what's still standing and what isn't after wildfire tore through the community on July 24.

According to Parks Canada, 358 of the 1,113 structures within the town were destroyed.

Officials say all critical infrastructure was saved.

The list below is not exhaustive.

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Maligne Lodge

Maligne Lodge in August 2022 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from Canadian TV Pool.

Named after a lake, river, and canyon in Jasper National Park, Maligne Lodge has been owned by the Decore family since 1961.

The lodge is located on Connaught Drive, Jasper's main street.

A photo of the lodge consumed by flames was one of the first images to surface on social media the night of the fire.

It was destroyed by flames.

"I was just shocked," Karyn Decore told CTV News Channel on July 25.

"I know that the community [in] Jasper is a very strong and resilient community and everyone will come together to rebuild the town and make it even better than it was before. I know that people want to do that."

She promised, "As soon as we're given the go-ahead, we'll be in there rebuilding our hotel."

 

Mount Robson Inn

Mount Robson Inn in August 2022 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from Canadian TV Pool.

Next door to Maligne Lodge is the site of Mount Robson Inn.

It's named for Mount Robson in B.C., which is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies.

Video shows the hotel has been destroyed.

 

Petro-Canada

Petro Canada on Connaught Drive in June 2018 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from Canadian TV Pool.

As the fire raged on July 24, rumours swirled on social media that the Petro-Canada on southwest Connaught Drive had exploded.

While those rumours are still unconfirmed, video captured by the media shows that the gas station was destroyed.

The gas station was the last stop for travellers heading south out of town for many years.

 

Esso

Esso on Connaught Drive in August 2022 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from Canadian TV Pool.

The Esso on Connaught Drive was also destroyed by the fire.

 

Jasper Anglican Church

The Jasper Anglican Church in June 2018 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from Canadian TV Pool.

A photo posted by Woodlands County and reposted by the church shows the historic Jasper Anglican Church was destroyed in the fire.

The congregation dates back to 1913.

The building that burned was constructed in 1928 and was based on a blueprint for a 14th-century English Gothic church, according to the church.

It was built by an Edmonton builder with local materials.

The Edith Cavell Memorial Tower was added in 1932.

It was located at Geikie Street and Miette Avenue.

 

Connaught Drive businesses

Commercial buildings on Connaught Drive in August 2022 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from CTV News.

Three buildings between the Venchiarutti Building and Jasper Brewing Company have been destroyed.

Google Maps says the buildings were occupied by a liquor store, The Birch Kitchen Bar, Little Caesars Pizza, and Plantlife Cannabis.

 

Patricia Street pharmacy

Drug Mart IDA pharmacy on Connaught Drive in June 2018 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from CTV News.

At least one business on Patricia Street has been destroyed. A CTV News camera captured the remains of a pharmacy on the west side of the street.

Google Maps shows a Drug Mart IDA at that location.

 

L&W Restaurant

The L&W Restaurant in Jasper in June 2018 from Google Street Views (left) and in July 2024 from The Canadian Press.

The L&W Restaurant at Patricia Street and Hazel Avenue is destroyed, according to photos from a July 27 media tour.

 

Jasper the Bear

Jasper's beloved bear mascot, named for his town, appears safe in this photo posted by Parks Canada on July 27, 2024. (Source: Parks Canada)

The town's iconic mascot appears untouched in a photo posted by Parks Canada on July 27.

Jasper was created in 1948 by James Simpkins an artist for the National Film Board to recognize the importance of protecting Canada's flora and fauna, according to the town.

The original cartoons were featured in MacLean's Magazine.

The statue sits on Patricia Street. 

 

Jasper Park Information Centre

Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site, July 27. (Source: Parks Canada)

The historic Jasper Park Information Centre on Connaught Drive in the heart of the town was unscathed in the fire, according to a photo posted by Parks Canada on July 27.

Construction started on the building in 1913, and it was designated a historic site in 1992.

"This building is one of the finest and most influential examples of rustic architecture in Canada's national parks," the Parks Canada website says.

"The facility originally housed park administration offices, a museum, and living quarters for the park superintendent. As the first major building in the townsite, it helped to define the character of Jasper's early development and provided a conspicuous landmark that greeted park visitors upon their arrival by train."

 

Jasper Train Station

The Jasper Train Station on July 27. (Source: Parks Canada)

The Canadian National Railway station on Connaught Drive in Jasper was built in 1925 and currently serves Via Rail passengers as well as the Rocky Mountaineer.

It was designated a heritage railway station in 1992.

A photo from Parks Canada on July 27 shows it was not damaged by the fire.

 

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 31

This photo of the Jasper Legion was posted to social media with the following caption: "We received this picture from one of our Jasper Fire Department members. They are so much a part of our hearts right now. One of our employees, also a fireman had keys to the flagpole and dropped the flag to half mast for our town and all those that have lost so much." (Source: Jasper Royal Canadian Legion Branch 31)

The legion posted a photo to social media on July 26 showing the building on Geikie Street is still standing.

"We received this picture from one of our Jasper Fire Department members. They are so much a part of our hearts right now."

The statement continued, "One of our employees, also a firefighter, had keys to the flagpole and dropped the flag to half mast for our town and all those that have lost so much."

 

Jasper Municipal Library

Jasper Library, July 26. (Source: Parks Canada)

A photo posted by Parks Canada on July 26 shows the library on Robson Street is intact.

 

Athabasca Hotel

The Athabasca Hotel at Miette Ave and Patricia Street. July 26, 2024. The Athabasca Hotel was saved. (Source: Parks Canada)

The Athabasca Hotel on Patricia Street was not damaged in the fire.

The building, which dates back to the 1910s, is an icon of the town's landscape.

 

Seton-Jasper Healthcare Centre

 Seton-Jasper Healthcare Centre, July 26. (Source: Parks Canada) 

The medical centre on Robson Street in Jasper was undamaged, according to Parks Canada.

 

Jasper Emergency Services building

Jasper Emergency Services Building, July 26. (Source: Parks Canada)

Parks Canada says the building that houses Jasper's fire department on Geikie Street did not suffer damage.

 

École Desrochers and Jasper Junior/High schools

École Desrochers and Jasper Junior/High School, July 26, 2024 (Source: Parks Canada)

Jasper Elementary School on July 26, 2024. The school was saved from the fire. (Source: Parks Canada)

The town's junior and senior high schools on Elm Avenue are untouched in a photo posted by Parks Canada.

Jasper Elementary on Elm Avenue is also safe.

 

Jasper Museum

Jasper Museum, July 26, 2024. (Source: Parks Canada)

Located on Bonhomme Street, the town's museum appears to have not been damaged by fire in a photo shared by Parks Canada.

 

Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge

Alpine Summit Senior’s Lodge on July 26, 2024. The lodge was saved from the fire. (Source: Parks Canada)

The seniors lodge on Turret Street was not damaged by fire, according to a photo posted by Parks Canada on July 27.

 

Jasper Fitness and Aquatic Centre

Jasper Activity Centre, July 26, 2024 (Source: Parks Canada)

The activity centre on Jasper Fitness and Aquatic Centre on Bonhomme Street did not suffer damage. 

 

Jasper Baptist Church

Jasper Park Baptist Church on July 26, 2024. The church was saved from the fire. (Source: Parks Canada)

The baptist church on Pyramid Lake Road was saved, according to a photo from Parks Canada.

The land was purchased by the church in 1909 from the Jasper Cumberland Presbyterian.

The church says a building owned by the Presbyterians had previously burned on that lot.

 

Jasper Fire Hall and Visitor Experience Centre

The historic Jasper Fire Hall on July 26. (Source: Parks Canada)

The historic Jasper Fire Hall, which was constructed in 1936 and designated a heritage building in 1988, along with the new Visitor Experience Centre behind it were not damaged in the fire.

Photo posted by Parks Canada on July 26.

The building sits at the intersection of Elm Avenue and Patricia Street.

 

Jasper Post Office

The Jasper Post Office on July 26, 2024. (Source: Parks Canada)

The Jasper Post Office on Patricia Street is still standing, according to a photo posted by Parks Canada on July 26.

 

Whistler's Inn and Whistle Stop Pub

Whistlers Inn, July 26. (Source: Parks Canada)

The hotel and pub on Miette Avenue was spared from the fire, according to a Parks Canada photo from July 26.

 

Baxter's Gifts & Souvenirs

Baxter's Gifts & Souvenirs on Connaught Drive on July 27. (Source: Parks Canada)

One of the oldest gift shops in Jasper, the business on Connaught Drive survived the fire.

Photo posted by Parks Canada on July 27.

 

Shell station

The Shell gas station on Connaught Drive, July 2024. (Source: Parks Canada)

The Shell gas station on Connaught Drive is undamaged in this photo posted by Parks Canada on July 27.

 

Nesters Market

Nester's Market on July 27. (Source: Parks Canada)

The grocery store at Connaught Drive and Balsam Avenue was not impacted by the fire, according to a July 27 photo from Parks Canada.

 

Your Jasper Grocer

Your Jasper Grocer on July 27, 2024. (Source: Parks Canada)

The independent grocery store on Patricia Street was not damaged in the fire, according to a Parks Canada photo from July 27.

 

Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons on Patricia Street on July 27. (Source: Parks Canada)

The Tim Hortons along with several of its neighbours on Patricia Street are shown undamaged in a Parks Canada photo from July 27.

 

Famoso, Coin Clean Laundry

Coin Clean Laundry on Patricia Street, July 27. (Source: Parks Canada)

Coin Clean Laundry, which has been serving Jasper since 1961, was not burned in the fire, according to a photo posted by Parks Canada on July 27.

Its neighbours on Patricia Street, Famoso Pizza, SnowDome Coffee Bar, Ransom Clothing, and Timber Wolf Rocky Mountain also survived.

 

 

 Patricia Street and Pyramid Lake Road 

Patricia Street and Pyramid Lake Road on July 26, 2024 where many buildings were saved from the fire. (Source: Parks Canada)

Several buildings at Patricia Street and Pyramid Lake Road were not damaged, according to a Parks Canada photo from July 26.

 

Pyramid Lake Road Stables

Pyramid Lake Road Stables in a photo posted by Parks Canada on July 29, 2024. (Source: Parks Canada)

A photo posted by Parks Canada on July 29 shows the buildings at the facility, which is located several kilometres north of the town, were not damaged by fire.

 

Jasper Park Lodge

A photo posted to social media on July 25, 2024 appears to show damage at the Jasper Park Lodge golf course after wildfire ravaged the community. (Source: Kenneth Smith)

A Fairmont July 26 memo to staff indicates four buildings were destroyed at the iconic mountain lodge, which sits immediately east of the townsite in Jasper National Park.

"We know that two hotel accommodation buildings have burned, including Milligan Manor and one Beauvert Suite," the memo says. "Several hotel (operations) buildings have burned as well: the engineering and golf maintenance shed," the memo read.

"There is some damage to employee housing. We are working on accuracy of this information and contacting those who might have lost items first."

 

Tekkara Lodge

The hotel south of Jasper on Athabasca Road was damaged in the fire.

The following statement was posted on its website:

"We have received confirmation from Parks Canada that the fire unfortunately has affected the grounds of Tekarra Lodge."

"Preliminary assessments indicate that we have lost several structures, including the front office, the main building with the restaurant, and several cabins. However, the full extent of the damage remains unclear."

No photos of the grounds are available.

 

Alpine Village Cabin Resort

Alpine Village Cabin Resort, which sits south of Tekkara Lodge on Athabasca Road, was also damaged by the fire.

According to a message posted on the resort's website, more than half of its cabins burned to the ground.

"On July 25, we received confirmation that Alpine Village suffered significant loss. Of our 55 log cabins, 25 cabins have been completely burned to the ground with an additional five having sustained significant damage."

"Our main office and Chris and Rena's home are still miraculously fully intact, without damage. As are our staff accommodation buildings, laundry room, and maintenance shops."

No photos of the resort are available. 

 

Marmot Basin

The status of alpine ski area Marmot Basin is unknown. The following update was posted on the resort's social media on July 26:

"At this time assessment is still ongoing as to what, if any, damage the mountain has sustained. We are working with our partners at Parks Canada to better understand the status of our mountain."

Management added, "Recent mapping detailed the balance of the fire to be below our leasehold. We will provide updates as information becomes available."