| Grand total of infrastructure investments: |
$211.6 M |
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| Infrastructure projects: |
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| Jasper National Park |
| Project descriptions: |
| Highway 16 |
$32.4 M |
| This project involves paving, guardrail repair or replacement and slope stabilization. |
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| Rocky Bridge 1 - Highway 16 - Highway Bridge Rehabilitation |
$5.9 M |
| Rehabilitation work on highway bridges will improve their structural integrity and ensure they are safe for the travelling public. |
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| Rocky Bridge 2 - Highway 16 - Highway Bridge Rehabilitation |
$5.9 M |
| Rehabilitation work on highway bridges will improve their structural integrity and ensure they are safe for the travelling public. |
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| Edith Cavell Parking Area and Access Road Rehabilitation |
$750 K |
| In 2012, the parking area and access road at Edith Cavell were damaged by a debris flow. Following interim repairs, the day use area was reopened. Now, longer-term measures will be implemented to realign the access road, reconfigure the parking area and build a containment berm to address parking capacity issues exacerbated by the 2012 debris flow and mitigate the risk associated with any future debris flow. |
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| oTENTik Phase 2 |
$175 K |
| Following a sold out 2014 season, 10 additional oTENTiks will be added to Whistler’s campground, for a total of 21. Parks Canada's signature oTENTiks – part tent, part cozy cabin – offer comfortable bunks and mattresses, a wood floor, table and chairs, and a personal front porch. They are the perfect way for families, friends and couples of all ages to discover the joys of camping with ease. |
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| Whirpool Group Camp Modernization |
$150 K |
| Simple updates will make this well-located group campground more appealing to visitors, through improved access and circulation, additional spaces for small RVs and trailers, more tenting sites, a new toilet building, kiosk, central fire ring and fire boxes. |
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| Icefields Parkway (Highway 93 North) Paving |
$15 M |
| This project includes paving, guardrail replacement, slope stabilisation and culvert rehabilitation on the iconic Icefields Parkway in Banff and Jasper national parks. |
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| Cabin Lake Dam Rehabilitation |
$1.6 M |
| The Cabin Lake Dam is an operational facility that provides domestic water storage for fire protection for the Town of Jasper. Cabin Lake also provides recreational activities, including boating and fishing. An engineering assessment of the dam was carried out in 2012 and corrective measures are needed to ensure its long-term integrity. Further work, including dam reconstruction and spillway rehabilitation, will now be carried out. |
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| Whistlers Campground |
$6.7 M |
| With 780 sites, Whistlers Campground is Jasper’s largest campground. This project will create additional powered sites, upgrade the water and sewer services within the campground and replace campground kiosks. As part of a larger Icefields Parkway initiative, this work will give the campgrounds along the Parkway a common look and feel, and refresh dated infrastructure. |
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| Highway 93A Paving |
$1 M |
| Paving on this road will address urgent pavement issues. |
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| Athabasca River Bridge East - Highway 16 - Highway Bridge Rehabilitation |
$5.4 M |
| Rehabilitation work on highway bridges will improve their structural integrity and ensure they are safe for the travelling public. |
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| Athabasca River Bridge West - Highway 16 - Highway Bridge Rehabilitation |
$8.7 M |
| Rehabilitation work on highway bridges will improve their structural integrity and ensure they are safe for the travelling public. |
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| Jasper Firehall Renovation |
$1.8 M |
| Parks Canada uses the old Fire Hall, a federal heritage building located in the Town of Jasper, for interpretive and cultural programming in the summer months – we connected with over 30,000 visitors at this location last summer. Parks Canada will renovate the building to adapt it for contemporary uses in the summer and winter, as an interpretive centre and rental facility available for a range of events and activities. |
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| Improvements to Parks Canada Operational Buildings |
$3.4 M |
| A number of different buildings in the community of Jasper houses Parks Canada offices and employees, including the Jasper Train Station, a Heritage Railway Station, and the Parks Canada Maintenance Compound. Improvements, such as replacement of heating and ventilation systems, electrical system upgrades and asbestos abatement, will make work places and staff housing more comfortable, efficient and safe. |
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| Paving and Rock Slope Stabilization: Icefields Parkway and Miette Hot Springs Road |
$80 M |
| This project includes environmental and geotechnical assessments, designs and paving and rock slope stabilization for the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93N) in Banff and Jasper National Parks, Miette Road in Jasper National Park, and Emerald Lake Road in Yoho National Park, to improve road safety and reliability for the travelling public. |
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| Miette Hot Springs Road Paving |
$1 M |
| This project includes paving, guardrail work and slope stabilization to the most urgently needed areas. |
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| Miette River Bridge - Highway 16 - Highway Bridge Rehabilitation |
$5.4 M |
| Rehabilitation work on highway bridges will improve their structural integrity and ensure they are safe for the travelling public. |
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| Campground Road Paving |
$1.1 M |
| Parks Canada will be resurfacing roads in several campgrounds (e.g. Whistlers, Wapiti, Wabasso). |
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| Road Sign Replacement |
$4.8 M |
| Parks Canada will update and replace way-finding signs along major highways and scenic parkways. |
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| Valley of the Five Lakes Trail and Parking Lot Improvements |
$440 K |
| One of Jasper’s most popular trails will be getting a face lift. Work at Valley of the Five Lakes will address trail erosion, water-damaged areas and parking area congestion. |
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| Waste Transfer Station Upgrades |
$500 K |
| Parks Canada manages the Waste Transfer Station for Jasper National Park and the Town of Jasper. Planned upgrades include replacing the weigh scale and electrified fence that ensures the Waste Transfer Station remains bear-proof. |
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| Washroom Renovations |
$808 K |
| Forty-one washrooms will be renovated at Whistlers, Wapiti and Wabasso campgrounds. As part of a larger Icefields Parkway initiative, this work will give the campgrounds along the Parkway a common look and feel, and refresh dated infrastructure. |
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| Snaring, Fiddle, Clairvaux and Meadow Bridges - Highway 16 - Highway Bridge Rehabilitation |
$26.5 M |
| Rehabilitation work on highway bridges will improve their structural integrity and ensure they are safe for the travelling public. |
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| Rock and Slope Stabilization |
$500 K |
| Rock and slope stabilisation will be performed in areas of high concern on Miette Hot Springs Road and Maligne Lake Road. |
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| Mountain National Park Caribou Conservation Program (Species at Risk) |
$727 K |
This Conservation and Restoration (CoRe) investment advances the goals of the national Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou, Southern Mountain population (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Canada by taking practical action to support the recovery and long-term survival of local caribou populations found on Parks Canada lands; by engaging Canadians in caribou conservation and fostering a community of stewards through interactive outreach programs and volunteer experiences; and by facilitating high quality and meaningful visitor experiences in the mountain parks to connect Canadians to caribou and the landscapes they call home.
Examples of actions in Jasper National Park include caribou population monitoring, collaboration with the Fire and Vegetation Management team to minimize the risk of habitat loss, delayed winter recreational access to protect important caribou habitat, the Caribou Ambassador volunteer program and urban outreach programming in Vancouver and Calgary. |
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| Whitebark and Limber Pine Recovery (Species at Risk) |
$1 M |
This Conservation and Restoration (CoRe) investment will take practical action toward the recovery of whitebark and limber pine populations in the Mountain National Parks, and will foster awareness and support for conservation through outreach and visitor experience opportunities.
In Jasper National Park, actions include seed collection, planting disease resistant seedlings, using fire to improve habitat for seedling survival, creating tools for urban outreach and an innovative whitebark pine street theatre program for visitors. |
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| Site Description: |
Established in 1907, Jasper astonishes visitors with its vast wilderness, dotted with glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, rivers, mountains and deep-cut canyons. Over 2 million visitors come to the park every year to hike, paddle, swim, ski, fish, and take in soothing hot springs, scenic drives and extraordinary wildlife.
Jasper, Banff, Kootenay and Yoho national parks, along with three provincial parks, make up the UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountains World Heritage Site, celebrated internationally for their striking mountain landscape and one of the most significant fossil areas in the world, the Burgess Shale. With rugged mountain peaks, icefields and glaciers, alpine meadows, lakes, waterfalls, extensive karst cave systems and deeply incised canyons, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks possess exceptional natural beauty, attracting millions of visitors annually. |
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| * Please note that the sum of individual project values may not equal the grand total indicated at the top of this document due to standard rounding errors. |
