Cyril Geoffrey Wates

Cyril Geoffrey Wates was born in Brixton in 1883 and immigrated to Canada working for the City of Edmonton Municipal Telephone System from 1909-1946. He was a man of many interests including music, mountaineering, astronomy, and writing. Wates joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1916 and participated in 20 summer camps and climbed more […]

Booster Bits #15

Letter To The Editor October 7, 1987 about the condition of sidewalks in Jasper. Do you know where these featured sidewalks are?

Booster Bits #14

Jasper Election Candidates October 1986 Jasper Hospital Board Candidates Missing photos:  R.F. Keating, Audrey Leinweber & Bryn Thomas

Booster Bits #13

Jasper Banff Relay June 13, 1987 Now this race is very low key.

Mount Edith Cavell

Construction of the Mount Edith Cavell Road began in the mid 1900s and the road officially opened in 1927. In 1924 Fred Slark built a small frame building to be used as a teahouse that was moved up the road as construction progressed. After his death on Mount Redoubt in 1927, his widow, Grace, had […]