Photo: The Canadian Press The Chetamon Fire is seen burning next to Mount Greenock, left, in Jasper National Park in a handout photo on Sept. 7, 2022. Jasper National Park has already advised people not to visit due to power outages caused by the Chetamon Mountain Fire that have disrupted services within the park, including the city of Jasper. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada, Parks Canada is warning that strong winds this weekend could blow smoke from a large wildfire onto a major highway connecting Alberta to British Columbia. Jasper National Park has already advised people not to visit due to power outages caused by the Chetamon Mountain Fire that have disrupted services within the park, including the town of Jasper. In a fire update Saturday, Parks Canada says increased smoke may reduce visibility on Highway 16. He says Parks Canada and the RCMP are prepared to use traffic control on Highway 16 if necessary, but closing the highway is a last resort. The lightning-sparked fire has been burning on a steep and inaccessible mountainside, about 20 kilometers north of the town of Jasper, since September 1. No communities are threatened.
