Jasper braces for winter during wildfire recovery [Video]

A bright green Welcome Home banner still hangs on the awning of Nesters Market on the main drag in Jasper, Alta.

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It’s been three months since residents were allowed to return to the Rocky Mountain tourist town, after a devastating wildfire hit the national park and scorched one-third of the community’s homes and businesses. An estimated 2,000 people were displaced.

A construction site on the east edge of town, one of four where crews are working overtime to put up quick-form housing, was briefly covered in snow Friday. Many snowfalls are expected to blanket the area over the next few months.

The new public housing, which is costing the province $112 million, isn’t expected to be ready for renters until spring.

On the west side of town, blue wire fencing with asbestos warning signs protects passersby …