Built in 1893, the Canmore NWMP Barracks brings to life one of Canada’s oldest and most iconic stories – the story of the North-West Mounted Police. Designated as a provincial historic site in 1990, the Barracks also is the focal point for programming related to the Stoney Nakoda and Truth and Reconcilliation for the Canmore Museum.
Corporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area's terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in...
Indigenous people have always known Creator and Creation. They have been imparted the language, the songs and ceremonies of this land. Indigenous people have a holistic world view that is important to respect, understand and acknowledge and their teachings and wisdom are needed by western society today. Join John Snow Jr. in a dialogue about...
Corporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area's terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in...
Corporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area's terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in...
Join members of the Stoney Nakoda at the Barracks for a series of cultural activities and storytelling. Learn how meat from local animals was processed and dried, and how the traditional foods the Stoney Nakoda cooked. Try your hand putting up our children's tipi and discover how the seasons of the camp were determined and...
May 23, 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of what is known today as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In recognition of the long-standing history of the Mounted Police in Canmore and the Bow Valley, the NWMP Barracks Provincial Historic Site and local RCMP detachments invite the community to the Barracks to mark...
Have you ever wanted to experience what it would have been like to be a North West Mounted Police Officer, how they patrolled this vast wilderness? Join us on Sunday, May 21st at the NWMP Barracks Provincial Historic Site where historically costumed members from the North West Mounted Police Commemorative Association will be entertaining visitors...
