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The improvement district was subsequently incorporated as a specialized municipality under the name of the Municipality of Jasper on July 20, 2001. [9] The incorporation order established the Jasper townsite as the Town of Jasper [ 10 ] and the surrounding balance of the specialized municipality as a rural service area that was deemed equivalent to a municipal district .
Mar 30, 2008 · Jasper, Alta, incorporated as a specialized municipality in 2001, population 4051 (2011c), 4265 (2006c). The Municipality of Jasper is located at the junction of the Miette and Athabasca rivers in Jasper National Park, 362 km west of Edmonton. The municipality of Jasper, created by the province of Alberta 20 July 2001, assumed responsibility ...
The present-day Municipality of Jasper is located on Treaty 6 and 8 Territories. For as long as we know, a diversity of Indigenous Peoples used this land as a meeting ground, gathering place, travelling route and home. Over 26 Indigenous Partners remain connected to this area presently.History of the LandThe first recorded European to visit the Athabasca Valley was Surveyor David Thompson in ...
The cabins built later by local Métis families helped establish Jasper’s cabin-loving culture. In 1907, the government protected the area as Jasper Forest Park, just as Canada’s second transcontinental rail line was set to pass through and foster the hamlet of Fitzhugh. The town grew, was renamed Jasper, and soon began welcoming tourists ...
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The expanse now known as Jasper National Park has been inhabited since ancient times by Nakoda, Cree, Secwépemc, and Dane-zaa peoples. Evidence such as Plainview projectile points at the head of Jasper Lake, dating back to 8000-7000 BCE, attests to the enduring connection with this land. Over centuries, the indigenous peoples adapted land use ...
Town of Jasper. The modern infrastructure of Jasper began developing in the 1960s, but until 2002 the town site was run from Ottawa by Parks Canada. Jasper is now officially incorporated as a town, with locally elected residents serving as mayor and council members.
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Jasper, a small, nowadays specialised municipality with just under 5,000 permanent residents, officially came into being in 1813, when Jasper Hawes established a simple fur-trading post for the North West Company. This organization was the main rival to the famous Hudson's Bay Company. Set on the trade route between Fort Edmonton and New ...
