Calgary reception centre for Jasper wildfire evacuees closes

Calgary’s reception centre for those impacted by the Jasper wildfire closed Friday. In a social media post on X, the city said, “As of 4 p.m. today, at the request of the municipality of Jasper we will close the Calgary reception centre (at Shouldice Arena). “Since July 23, we have supported over 1,800 evacuees,” it added. “We wish Jasperites all the best as they head home and continue to rebuild their community.” The reception centre opened in late July to ac