Effective July 25, 2024, Mint Health + Drugs is offering free medications to Jasper wildfire evacuees who may be without their prescription medication. For information or to access this service, call (780) 989-1282, extension 120.
Disaster Response Network members are offering three (3) pro-bono psychological services to victims and first responders affected by recent events. To access this service, please contact our office by giving us a call at 780-424-0294 or sending us an email at paa@paa-ab.ca.
Evacuated farmers and ranchers and any evacuees with livestock may contact the wildfire resource line at 310-4455 with agriculture- and livestock-elated questions. These individuals should register at the reception centre identified for their community so staff can quickly assist them and connect them with the resources they need. Friends at the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies have communicated that they can host livestock trailers, campers and others. Interested individuals are invited to refer to the map and list of available facilities.
The following reception centres have been set up to welcome and assist wildfire evacuees. Evacuees must register online or in person at the reception centre in their community. This ensures staff can quickly help them and connect them with needed resources.
If you are an evacuee from the Jasper wildfires and have a pet with you, you can seek support at our Edmonton VCA location for basic pet first aid care. In addition, we are offering 24 hours of pet boarding (space is limited) as families work to secure a stable living condition. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time, and we wish to support you the bast we can. VCA Canada Guardian Veterinary Centre 5620 99 Street NW, Edmonton, AB (780) 346-5880 guardian@vca.com
ShellYEG is the online name of an Edmonton woman devastated by the wildfire events that have befallen the town of Jasper, Alberta. Now a medically retired web content specialist and public information officer, she has worked with such organizations as Partners in Protection, creators of the FireSmart manual; the International Association of Wildland Fire; Guidance Group; and the ministry formerly known as Sustainable Resource Development.
With education and experience in public relations, graphic design, and web content management, Shell leveraged her skills to create Help for Jasper, a single, convenient resource to help wildfire evacuees.
Before moving to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta, Shell lived in Fort McMurray. Working on the FireSmart manual in the early 2000s, and also writing about the 2011 Slave Lake fire, the wildfire events of the past several years have profoundly affected her. She didn’t have to think twice about whether my skills could help, even if in a small way.
Curating posts from across social media, external websites and other media, the Help for Jasper directory continues to grow. Anyone wishing to add a resource for inclusion in these pages is invited to use the Submit a resource form.
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