The Jasper Place Hotel is burning. The fire started in the morning of February 19. I took these in the afternoon. It was empty for years, but has a colourful history. The hotel opened in 1952 and was renamed in 1967 as The Klondiker, before later on being known as the Jasper Place Hotel. Read more at the Jasper Place Community History Project: https://jasperplacehistory.org/the-klondiker/
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Mayor praises new housing project to help homeless Edmontonians when they leave hospitals
Edmonton city council approved the sale of land at to Jasper Place Wellness Centre for $1 last year.
#housing #politics #homeless #Edmonton #JasperPlace #Edmontonhomeless
https://globalnews.ca/news/11194362/edmonton-bridge-healing-housing-homeless/

Jasper Place courts to become year-round tennis, pickleball facility
The Jasper Place tennis courts will be turned into a year-round tennis and pickleball facility.
#tennis #pickleball #facility #JasperPlace
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/jasper-place-courts-to-become-year-round-tennis-pickleball-facility-1.7143690

The Winter 2023 edition of SPANN is out and features part three of the series I have been working on with the Jasper Place Community History Project about transportation in the area prior to amalgamation with Edmonton. This instalment examines the roots of Barrel Taxi. You can download a PDF of SPANN from https://www.stonyplainroad.com/spann/
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I’m here at Butler Park and the Jasper Place transit station with my fellow Local Listener, Nate. We’re here to collect your stories about well- being in the context of transit for the Auricle project. Look for us wandering around - we’re here until 3-ish. #yeg #yegwestend #stonyplainroad #jasperplace #storytelling #stories #yegtransit