Bird’s Eye Jasper
Taking Flight
Jasper Gas Stations
Railway Houses
In 1923 the Canadian Northern Railway subdivision at Lucerne was closed when the Grand Trunk Pacific (GTP) and the Canadian Northern (CNo) Railways were amalgamated to form the Canadian National Railway (CNR). Because of this closure, many Lucerne railway workers and their families moved to Jasper, adding to Jasper’s housing shortage. In 1924 the Canadian […]
Jasper Schools
1913 Jasper School District established 1914 A railway construction shack left by contractors Phelan and Shirley became Jasper’s first school 1924 classes swelled when residents from Lucerne were transferred to Jasper 1925 Jasper Public school built 1926 A second story was added 1942 An extension was added 1953 Jasper High School was constructed 1958 An […]
Jasper Advertising
Jasper Totem 1947 Jasper Booster 1978
Bears
Team Spirit
Canoe River Disaster
On November 21, 1950 a westbound troop train carrying Canadian soldiers enroute to the Korean War and an eastbound No. 2 Continental collided head-on at Canoe River, B.C. The collision killed 17 soldiers, the locomotive crew of each train and injured 60 others. Harvey Church, Hank Prosiuk, Adam Oleschuk and Jack Stinson were among those who lost […]
Jasper’s Rodeo History
A Jasper Rodeo Timeline 1925 Jasper’s first rodeo was held at Henry House Flats. 1926 The Jasper Horseman’s Association was formed to foster a love of horses and encourage breeding of horses that would be suitable to the mountains. They hosted picnics, dances and annual field day. Originally it was a competition between owners and […]