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Jasper is home, but after the wildfire, I have to say goodbye

Jasper is home, but after the wildfire, I have to say goodbye

Stephen A. Nelson had struggled for over a decade to find a good, affordable and stable place to live in the mountain town’s severely squeezed housing market. Eleven days before the wildfire evacuation, he moved into a seniors’ lodge in Jasper, Alta. His new home was among the residences that burned down and now, living in a hotel, he is facing the reality that it may be time to move on.

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