留影加拿大Alberta省Jasper旅游胜地

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 10月20日下午，我们乘坐的加拿大太平洋铁路在Alberta省Jasper旅游胜地停留45分钟,一些年轻旅客在这里下车前往Jasper国家公园自由行,我们的火车开始了穿越整个落基山区之行。有关详细情况将回到北京后报告。

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Jasper, Alberta

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Jasper is a specialized municipality inwestern Alberta,Canada. It isthe commercial centre of Jasper National Park, located in the CanadianRockies in the Athabasca River valley. Jasper is approximately 362kilometres (225 mi) west of Edmonton and290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Banff,Alberta at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and the IcefieldsParkway (Highway 93).

The Municipality of Jasper, comprising the Jasper townsite known as theTown of Jasper^[5] and a surrounding rural service area,^[6] was established as a specialized municipality on July 20, 2001.^[5] Governance is shared between the municipality and the federalParksCanada agency.^[7]

Contents

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• 1 History

• 2 Geography

• 2.1 Climate

• 3 Demographics

• 4     Transportation

• 5 Education

• 6 Media

• 7     Notable residents

• 8     Sister city relations

• 9 See also

• 10     References

• 11     External links

History[edit]

Established in 1813, Jasper House was first a North West Company, and later Hudson's Bay Company, fur tradeoutpost on the York Factory Express trade route to what wasthen called "New Caledonia" (now BritishColumbia), and Fort Vancouver in ColumbiaDistrict on the lower Columbia River.^[8]

Jasper National Park was established in 1907. The railwaysiding at the location of the future townsite was established by Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1911 andoriginally named Fitzhugh after a Grand Trunk vice president^[9] (along the Grand Trunk's"alphabet" line). The Canadian Northern Railway also beganservice to Fitzhugh in 1912.^[10] The townsite was surveyed in 1913 by H. Matheson,^[10] and subsequently renamed Jasper after the former fur trade post. An internment camp was set up at Dominion Park in Jasper from February 1916 toAugust 1916.^[11]

By 1931, Jasper was accessible by road from Edmonton, andin 1940 the scenic Icefields Parkway opened, connecting Lake Louise and Jasper.

Geography[edit]

Jasper is located in the AthabascaRiver valley, at the confluence with MietteRiver. It lies between the Victoria Cross Ranges (northwest), Pyramid Mountain (north), MaligneRange (southeast) and Indian Ridge (southwest). Jasper is connected to thewest via the Yellowhead Highway and the YellowheadPass to Prince George and to the east to Edmonton.Toward the south, the Icefield Parkway leads to Banffand Banff National Park.

Located near Jasper are Pyramid Lake and Patricia Lake, as well as Lake Annette, Lake Edith, LacBeauvert, Maligne Lake, Medicine Lake and numerous other smallerlakes. The Jasper Skytram, which takes visitors to The Whistlers' summit, and the MarmotBasin ski resort are also located near the town, as is the Fairmont JasperPark Lodge. The Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives islocated in the Jasper town site, as is the Jasper Visitor Centre.

Climate[edit]

Jasper experiences a subarcticclimate (Köppen climate classificationDfc)that borders on a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Demographics[edit]

In the 2011 Census, the Municipality of Jasperhad a population of 4,051 living in 1,399 of its 1,615 total dwellings, a -5%change from its 2006 population of 4,265.^[3] Statistics Canadasubsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 4,432 living in1,606 of its 1,819 total dwellings, a 3.9% change from 2006.^[13] With a land area of 925.52 km² (357.35 sq mi), it had apopulation density of 4.8/km² (12.4/sq mi) in 2011.^[3][13]

The population of the Municipality of Jasper according toits 2011 municipal census is 5,236,^[14] a 10.3% increase over its 2008 municipal census population of 4,745.^[16] Jasper's 2011 population of 5,236 comprises 4,584 permanent and 652non-permanent residents,^[14] while its 2007 census counted 4,235 permanent and 510 non-permanentresidents.^[16]

In 2006, Jasper had a population of 4,265 living in 1,817 dwellings, a 2.0%increase from 2001. The specialized municipality has a land area of925.52 km² (357.35 sq mi) and a population density of 4.6/km² (12/sq mi).^[17]

According to the 2001 census, Jasper had a population of 4,180 (down from 4,301 in 1996) on a land area of925.43 km² (357.31 sq mi).^[18] The population density was 4.5/km² (11.65/sq mi), and the medianhousehold income was $53,485. An average value of private dwelling of $247,658was registered in 2001.

Transportation[edit]

Jasper railway station, seen from Connaught Drive

Jasper railway station is served by Via Railwith two passenger services. TheCanadian and the Jasper – Prince Rupert train bothoperate three times per week.^[19]

Jasper Airport is located 7.2 nauticalmiles (13.3 km; 8.3 mi) north of Jasper.

Education[edit]

Grande Yellowhead Public  School Division No. 77

• Jasper Elementary School (K–6 English & French Immersion)

• Jasper Junior Senior High School     (7–12 English & French Immersion)

Greater NorthCentral Francophone Education Region No. 2

• École Desrochers (K–12)

Media[edit]

• Newspapers

• The      Fitzhugh (locally-owned weekly)

• Jasper      Booster (weekly) (The Booster has      ceased publication. It printed its last issue on March 11, 2009.)

• Radio Stations

• CJAG-FM      92.3 Athabasca Hotel

• CFXP-FM      95.5 Newcap Broadcasting

• CBXJ-FM      98.1 CBC Radio One

Notable residents[edit]

• Ian     Herbers, NHL hockey player

• John     Hilworth, NHL hockey player

• Erin     Karpluk, actress

• Wyatt     Tremblay, editorial cartoonist

• Brian Young,^[20] NHL hockey player

Sister city relations[edit]

• - Hakone, Kanagawa, since July 4, 1972^[21]

See also[edit]

• List of communities in Alberta

• Specialized municipalities     of Alberta

References[edit]

1.                       Jumpup ^Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-09-17)."MunicipalProfile – Municipality of Jasper". Retrieved 2010-10-02. 

2.                       Jump up^"MunicipalOfficials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 2,2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015. 

3.                       ^ Jumpup to: ^abcd"Populationand dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and censussubdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)".Statistics Canada.2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 

4.                       Jump up^"AlbertaPrivate Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 AlbertaDesign Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)"(PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012.pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 8, 2013. 

5.                       ^ Jumpup to: ^ab"Orderin Council 279/2001"(PDF). Governmentof Alberta. 2001-07-24.Retrieved 2012-11-25. 

6.                       Jumpup ^"JasperSustainable Community Plan"(PDF). Municipalityof Jasper and ParksCanada. September 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-25. 

7.                       Jump up^Municipality of Jasper- Governance

8.                       Jump up^Parks Canada- Jasper House National Historic Site

9.                       Jump up^http://albertajasper.com/Jasper-Alberta-Information-Centre-History.htmlz

10.                    ^ Jumpup to: ^abLothian, W.F. (1987).A Brief History of Canada'sNational Parks. Environment Canada. 

11.                    Jump up^"InternmentCamps in Canada during the First and Second World Wars, Library and ArchivesCanada". 

12.                    Jumpup ^"Jasper,Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada.Retrieved October 26, 2013. 

13.                    ^ Jumpup to: ^ab"Correctionsand updates". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. RetrievedAugust 17, 2013. 

14.                    ^ Jumpup to: ^abc"2011Municipal Affairs Population List"(PDF). AlbertaMunicipal Affairs. 2010-10-05.Retrieved 2011-12-12. 

15.                    Jump up^"Municipalityof Jasper Regular Meeting Agenda, Tuesday, September 6, 2011 (Agenda Item7.1)"(PDF). Municipality of Jasper.2011-09-06. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-11-25. 

16.                    ^ Jumpup to: ^ab"2010Official Population List"(PDF). AlbertaMunicipal Affairs. 2010-09-15.Retrieved 2011-12-12. 

17.                    Jumpup ^StatisticsCanada. "Canada2006 Census: Jasper - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11. 

18.                    Jump up^JasperCommunity Profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles.Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30.Statistics CanadaCatalogue no. 93F0053XIE

19.                    Jump up^Via Rail. "Jasperstation". Retrieved 2007-06-22. 

20.                    Jump up^NHLPlayers from Jasper, Alberta | QuantHockey.com Retrieved on March 19, 2011

21.                    Jump up^"SisterCity". Retrieved 3 December 2014. 

External links[edit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper,_Alberta