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1 Location

Jasper is located in Jasper National Park near the British Columbia/ Alberta border at an altitude of 1,062 m.

It can be reached from the west and east by the Yellowhead Highway (#16) and from the south by the Icefields Parkway (#93). The Icefields parkway begins at the intersection of Connaught Drive and the Yellowhead Highway.

Jasper is 287 km from Banff, Alberta, 362 km from Edmonton, Alberta, 414 km from Calgary, Alberta, and 863 km from Vancouver, British Columbia.

2 Population

Jasper has a population of 4,180 inhabitants.

3 Climate

Mean Daily Max/Min Temperature:

• Jan -7.8°C/-17.8°C
  
• Feb -0.6°C/-12.2°C
  
• Mar +3.2°C/-8.6°C
  
• Apr +9.6°C/-2.9°C
  
• May +15.6°C/+1.7°C
  
• Jun +19.2°C/+5.6°C
  
• Jul +22.5°C/+7.6°C
  
• Aug +21.4°C/+7.0°C
  
• Sep +16.4°C/+3.2°C
  
• Oct +10.3°C/-1.0°C
  
• Nov +0.7°C/-8.5°C
  
• Dec -4.9°C/-13.6°C
  

Mean Rainfall/Snowfall:

• 2.4 mm/38.1 mm
• 2.2 mm/21.7 mm
• 3.2 mm/14.7 mm
• 12.7 mm/10.9 mm
• 30.3 mm/3.1 mm
• 54.8 mm/trace
• 49.7 mm/----
• 48.4 mm/ 0.1 mm
• 36.8 mm/1.1 mm
• 24.2 mm/5.4 mm
• 8.6 mm/24.6 mm
• 5.4 mm/32.7 mm

4 History

The first recorded visit to the Athabasca Valley was by surveyor David Thompson in 1810. The North West Company built a supply depot on Brule Lake in 1813, a settlement which later became known as "Jasper House" after North West Company clerk Jasper Hawes .

With the decline of the fur trade, Jasper House was abandoned in 18841884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). Events January 4 The Fabian Society is founded in London. February 1 Edition one of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. March 13 The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins (ends on Janu. The Dominion Government established "Jasper Forest Park" in 1907Events January events January 6 Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo). January 14 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than a 1,000 January 23 Charles Curtis with an area of circa 13,000 km². By 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi the "Grand Trunk Pacific Railway" had reached Fitzhugh (now Jasper) Station. The Jasper-Edmonton road opened in 1928. In 1930, Jasper Forest Park was officially established as "Jasper National Park".

5 Government

The Municipality of Jasper is unique because of its location within a national park. Governance is shared between the Municipality of Jasper and the Parks Canada Agency.

The Specialized Municipality of Jasper was formed by the Province of Alberta on April 1April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. Events 527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. 1789 In New York City, the United Stat, 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom. The Municipality of Jasper operates under an agreement with the Department of Canadian HeritageThe Department of Canadian Heritage is a Canadian government agency responsible for Arts, culture, media in Canada, Communications network, and sport in Canada. The current Minister of Canadian Heritage is Liza Frulla. Canadian federal departments and age, giving it authorities over all municipal matters with the exception of land use planning, development and environmental matters.

Jasper is represented by an elected Mayor and six-member Council.