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CANMORE NWMP BARRACKS OPEN HOUSE

NWMP Barracks 609 8th Street, Canmore

Join retired members of the RCMP to learn more about life in the Force and about the exciting history of the North-West Mounted Police officers who were stationed in Canmore.  Mining was a dangerous occupation, and miners lived hard and played hard.  The NWMP was first stationed in Canmore to discourage rowdiness among the mining...

“THIS OLD BARRACKS” RESTORATION OPEN HOUSE

NWMP Barracks 609 8th Street, Canmore

<h4>The Canmore NWMP Barracks was built in 1893, making it one of the oldest buildings in the community.  Drop into the Restoration Open House to learn about the restoration of the building firsthand from those involved in the restoration of the building over a six-year period. Examine the volumes of meticulous research that guided the...