Mountain Parks National Historic Sites of Canada Jasper House, Jasper Park Information Centre, Yellowhead Pass, Athabasca Pass, Howse Pass, Kootenae House, Kicking Horse Pass, Skoki Ski Lodge, Twin Falls Tea House, Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin, Cave and Basin, Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, First Oil Well in Western Canada Management Plans Yellowhead Pass NHSC Cave and Basin NHSC Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin NHSC Jasper House NHSC Front cover photo credits Yellowhead Pass NHSC - McCord Museum of Canadian History M472 Cave and Basin NHSC - Steve Malins Postcard Collection Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin NHSC - Parks Canada Agency Jasper House NHSC - Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas (31.78-136) Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Parks Canada Mountain Parks National Historic Sites of Canada : Jasper House, Jasper Park Information Centre, Yellowhead Pass, Athabasca Pass, Howse Pass, Kootenae House, Kicking Horse Pass, Skoki Ski Lodge, Twin Falls Tea House, Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin, Cave and Basin, Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, First Oil Well in Western Canada : management plans / Parks Canada. Issued also in French under title: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada des parcs des Rocheuses : Jasper House, Centre-d’Information-du-Parc-Jasper, Col-Yellowhead, Col-Athabasca, Col-Howse, Kootenae House, Col-Kicking Horse, Auberge-de-Ski-Skoki, Salon-de-Thé-des-Chutes-Twin, Refuge-du-Col-Abbot, Caveand Basin, Musée-du-Parc-Banff, Station-d’Étude-des-Rayons-Cosmiques-du- Mont-Sulphur, Premier-Puits-de-Pétrole-de-l’Ouest-Canadien, plan directeur. Issued also on CD-ROM. ISBN 978-0-662-45550-9 Cat. No.: R64-105/76-2007E 1. Mountain Parks National Historic Sites (Alta. and B.C.)--Management. 2. Historic sites--Alberta--Management. 3. Historic sites--British Columbia--Management. 4. Historic sites--Canada--Management. 5. National parks and reserves--Alberta--Management. 6. National parks and reserves--British Columbia--Management. 7. National parks and reserves--Canada--Management. I. Parks Canada. Western and Northern Service Centre II. Title. FC215. P36 2007 971.23’32 C2007-980142-0 Cette publication est aussi disponible en français. Mountain Parks NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES OF CANADA Jasper House, Jasper Park Information Centre, Yellowhead Pass, Athabasca Pass, Howse Pass, Kootenae House, Kicking Horse Pass, Skoki Ski Lodge, Twin Falls Tea House, Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin, Cave and Basin, Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, First Oil Well in Western Canada Management Plans October 2007 Foreword Canada’s national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas offer Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast unique opportunities to experience and understand our wonderful country. They are places of learning, recreation and fun where Canadians can connect with our past and appreciate the natural, cultural and social forces that shaped Canada. From our smallest national park to our most visited national historic site to our largest national marine conservation area, each of these places offers Canadians and visitors unique opportunities to experience Canada. These places of beauty, wonder and learning are valued by Canadians - they are part of our past, our present and our future. Our Government’s goal is to ensure that each of these special places is conserved. We see a future in which these special places will further Canadians’ appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of Canada, the economic well-being of communities, and the vitality of our society. Our Government’s vision is to build a culture of heritage conservation in Canada by offering Canadians exceptional opportunities to experience our natural and cultural heritage. These values form the foundation of the new management plans for Jasper House, Jasper Park Information Centre, Yellowhead Pass, Athabasca Pass, Howse Pass, Kootenae House, Kicking Horse Pass, Skoki Ski Lodge, Twin Falls Tea House, Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin, Cave and Basin, Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station and First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Sites of Canada. I offer my appreciation to the many thoughtful Canadians who helped to develop these plans, particularly to our dedicated team from Parks Canada, and to all those local organizations and individuals who have demonstrated their good will, hard work, spirit of co-operation and extraordinary sense of stewardship. In this same spirit of partnership and responsibility, I am pleased to approve the Jasper House, Jasper Park Information Centre, Yellowhead Pass, Athabasca Pass, Howse Pass, Kootenae House, Kicking Horse Pass, Skoki Ski Lodge, Twin Falls Tea House, Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin, Cave and Basin, Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station and First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Sites of Canada Management Plans. John Baird Minister of the Environment i Recommendations Recommended by: ______________________________ Alan Latourelle Chief Executive Offi cer Parks Canada ______________________________ Ron Hooper Field Unit Superintendent Jasper National Park including Jasper House NHSC, Yellowhead Pass NHSC, Athabasca Pass NHSC, and Jasper Park Information Centre NHSC _____________________________ Terry Perkins Field Unit Superintendent Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay including Kicking Horse Pass NHSC, Howse Pass NHSC, Twin Falls Tea House NHSC, Kootenae House NHSC, Skoki Ski Lodge NHSC and Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin NHSC ______________________________ Jillian Roulet Field Unit Superintendent Banff including Cave and Basin NHSC, Banff Park Museum NHSC, and Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station NHSC ______________________________ Rod Blair Field Unit Superintendent Waterton Lakes including First Oil Well in Western Canada NHSC iii Table of Contents Foreword .................................................................................................................... i Recommendations..................................................................................................... iii 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Legislative and Policy Framework ............................................................................... 3 1.3 Visitor Experience ........................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Public Consultation ........................................................................................................ 6 2.0 Vision and Strategic Goals ........................................................................................... 7 2.1 Vision ................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2 Strategic Goals ................................................................................................................. 8 3.0 Jasper Field Unit ............................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Jasper House National Historic Site of Canada .......................................................... 13 3.1.1 Vision .................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.2 Background ....................................................................................................... 13 3.1.3 Becoming a National Historic Site ................................................................. 13 3.1.4 Setting ................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.5 Current Situation .............................................................................................. 14 3.1.6 Objectives and Actions .................................................................................... 14 3.2 Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site of Canada .......................... 16 3.2.1 Vision .................................................................................................................. 16 3.2.2 Background ....................................................................................................... 16 3.2.3 Becoming a National Historic Site ................................................................. 17 3.2.4 Setting ............................................................................................................... 17 3.2.5 Current Situation ............................................................................................... 17 3.2.6 Objectives and Actions ................................................................................... 18 3.3 Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada .................................................... 19 3.3.1 Vision .................................................................................................................. 19 3.3.2 Background ....................................................................................................... 19 3.3.3 Becoming a National Historic Site ................................................................. 21 3.3.4 Setting ................................................................................................................ 21 3.3.5 Current Situation .............................................................................................