Town of Jasper Updates

[Ed from Ed]

C'mon Airboy, cough up those Jasper photos you promised, chop chop !!

 

[Airboy]

Maybe a while. I'm limited to a few trips this project.

 

[Airboy]

 

[Airboy]

First 2 photos are the new hotels.the 3 shows some west side housing and the long-term care seniors facility. Then the retail repairs. And finally homes. A month ago the houses were just getting started.

I'll get the new retail, tekkara lodge and the hostel, along with new retail. next trip.

 

[archited]

^ I'm only seeing one pic.

 

[IanO]

I find it a little crazy in 2026 that we are rebuilding that many single family homes there. I get the insurance side of things, but how we are not taking this opportunity to create a more European level of density and feel is very odd. Amend those Parks regs given the situation and rebuild this in a more sustainable way.

 

[David A]

I find it a little crazy in 2026 that we are rebuilding that many single family homes there. I get the insurance side of things, but how we are not taking this opportunity to create a more European level of density and feel is very odd. Amend those Parks regs given the situation and rebuild this in a more sustainable way.

Yes, this should be the opportunity to both build more density and in an attractive style, rather than just bigger more modern North American suburban homes. Can someone send them pictures of Swiss mountain villages?

 

[archited]

Achtung! Vee are vonting you to bilding vot vee sink is goot not vut you sink you are likink! (pardon my weak attempt at a German accent applied to English).

 

[Airboy]

 

[Ed from Ed]

^^^Looks like it's gonna take a while....

 

[Barnaby]

Something should be done to attract outside investment or Jasper will be a shell of it's former self for decades.

It could be Edmonton's Canmore.

 

[Oilguy]

Something should be done to attract outside investment or Jasper will be a shell of it's former self for decades.

It could be Edmonton's Canmore.

No it can’t be, and shouldn’t be. It’s in a national park, with residency rules in place.

 

[yeggator]

Something should be done to attract outside investment or Jasper will be a shell of it's former self for decades.

It could be Edmonton's Canmore.

I think Nordegg would be better suited to being Edmonton’s Canmore, since it’s not in a national park while still being in the mountains. That being said, it’s been considered back-country for a while, so I don’t know if another mountain town getting over-commercialized would go down well with most Albertans.

 

[Barnaby]

No it can’t be, and shouldn’t be. It’s in a national park, with residency rules in place.

Oh well. Banff and Canmore it is.

 

[Gronk!]

Hinton should be Edmonton's Canmore.