Jasper loses power again on third day of fire-induced power outages

Half of Jasper's residents were still without power midday Wednesday, more than 50 hours after a wildfire in Jasper National Park burned down 18 power poles that service the mountain town. Just after 6 p.m. that evening, the entire town was once more without power. In an 11 a.m. update, ATCO regional manager Amanda Mattern said "technical difficulties" troubled the company's plan to provide generator power to all residents by Tuesday evening. "Switching generators into a utility system is very c