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We hope this small sampling of photographs and stories from our archives inspires you to learn more about Jasper’s history.
Medicine Lake
1912-13 Travel up the Maligne Valley began when volunteers built the first bridge across the Athabasca River at Fort Point. A trail was cut between
Hospital History
Hospital Timeline 1916 An isolation hospital was built near Old Fort Point for the flu pandemic and also used in 1921 during a scarlet fever
Jasper’s Big White Rock
The big white boulder that sits in the parking lot on Connaught Drive has a history that predates the town. The glacial material found throughout
The 6060
Canadian National Railways steam locomotive 6060 was built at the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1944 and entered the main line passenger service, part of the
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Air Canada Heart of Golf Award Nominees August 1988
Whistlers Mountain
Whistlers Mountain, earlier known as Goat Mountain, was Jasper’s first ski hill. The Jasper Park Ski Club members began brushing and burning to create ski
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Summer Activities, July 1987 Lake Annette was a favorite place.
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
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Letter To The Editor October 7, 1987 about the condition of sidewalks in Jasper. Do you know where these featured sidewalks are?
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Jasper Election Candidates October 1986 Jasper Hospital Board Candidates Missing photos: R.F. Keating, Audrey Leinweber & Bryn Thomas
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Jasper Banff Relay June 13, 1987 Now this race is very low key.
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Baseball & Tennis – It’s That Time of the Year
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
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1986 Slow Pitch Awards Jasper Warden Days September, 1986
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Jasper Jr./Sr. High School In-School Awards June 13, 1986
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
A Dose of Deke #1
Deke Hammell was born in Toronto in 1947 and died in Jasper in 2024. He came west in 1970 and worked at Marmot Basin, Maligne
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Photos from the September 1986 Jasper Booster
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
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Photos from the June 28, 1986 Jasper Booster. I’ve been here before. The New Pool with Boomer the Beaver!
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,
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
The Chaba Theatre
Chaba Theatre Timeline 1922 The Otto brothers apply for a lease to build a movie theatre but in 1923 they sign the lease over to
The Harragin Sisters
Mona Harragin 1904-1983 & Agnes Harragin 1906-1988 The Harragin sisters were born in the West Indies but moved to Salmon Arm, B.C. where they spent
Designed By Calderon
Alfred Merigon Calderon was born in 1861 in Middlesex and emigrated to Canada in 1887. He trained with George Edmund and worked in Ottawa for