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Although the B.C. government has provided funding to Valemount for developing an economic plan, Mayor Owen Torgerson argued the Village did not have the means to implement it.

JASPER, ALTA. — Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper’s SkyTram to see the boomerang-shaped town nestled inside the sprawling Rocky Mountains. It'll happen again this summer, but the view will be different.

The pop-up village, which will give businesses displaced by the Jasper wildfire a place to operate this summer, is expected to launch on May long weekend.

The pop-up business village is intended to give businesses displaced by the Jasper wildfire a temporary location to operate this summer.

The Village has been lobbying the federal, B.C. and Alberta governments for $1.5 million in financial support, which would be distributed to local businesses through a third party.

Located within Jasper National Park, the Jasper SkyTram takes visitors to an elevation of 2,263 metres where they can explore Whistlers Peak and take in the panoramic views.

The $1.7 billion in insured commercial losses nationally was the second-highest total in Canadian history.

Statistics released on Banff hotel occupancy, rooms reporting, average daily rates and annual room revenue.

"The rising barriers and threats of trade really challenging our sector, risking the livelihoods of many rural communities, including Hinton, where we do rely upon the forest industry for a lot of our employment opportunities."

The collective pledge includes $3 million from Pursuit, $1.5 million from Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, $1 million from Rocky Mountaineer and upward of $300,000 from Jasper Brewing and Maligne Range through auction proceeds.