Overview
Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park), or Improvement District No. 12, is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Jasper National Park in Alberta's Rockies, the improvement district is the municipality that provides local government for the portion of the park outside the Municipality of Jasper.
History
Improvement District (I.D.) No. 12 was originally formed as I.D. No. 80 on April 1, 1945, through the amalgamation of I.D. Nos. 379, 438, 439, 469, 499, 500, and 530, as well as portions of I.D. Nos. 348, 378, 436, 437, 466, 468, 498, 528, 529, and 558. I.D. No. 80 was renumbered to I.D. No. 12 on January 1, 1969.
A second improvement district, Jasper Improvement District, was separated from I.D. No. 12 on August 31, 1995. Jasper Improvement District subsequently became a specialized municipality named the Municipality of Jasper on July 20, 2001.
Geography
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