Dont Sell Our Hot Springs

Parks Canada has decided to hand the running of Miette Hot Springs over to a private company, but the changeover will not happen anytime soon. Jasper National Park’s popular attraction will continue to be managed by Parks Canada when it opens for the season this Friday, and this will remain so until the naturally heated pool closes in the fall.

A plan to privatize the hot springs in the mountain parks has been delayed until this fall as officials talk to the 20 First Nations with the pools in their traditional territories

The lure of a discussion around the upcoming privatization of Radium Hot Springs drew a crowd of 53 concerned citizens to the Radium Seniors' Hall on Wednesday, February 27th. The decision to privatize the hotsprings was made far away from the valley it will impact, without consideration on what effect it will have on businesses that rely on the stable hours and low entry fees that draw tourists to the attraction and to the community.

Media coverage surrounding the privatization of the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park has been steady over the past several weeks. We've compiled the main articles for an overview of the issue. 

 Nearly 50 people attended a community town hall meeting at the Sawridge Inn on January 9, 2013. The passionate residents from Jasper and surrounding areas gathered to voice their concerns regarding the privatization of the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs, including the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park, and share fond memories of one of Canada’s most valuable natural treasures.

With the Conservatives in charge, our country is turning into a giant auction where even our best-kept treasures are being put up for sale. Yes, that’s right; even the Canadian Rockies aren’t safe. Earlier last year, Parks Canada announced its plans to privatize the operations of three of its most iconic attractions: the hot springs in Banff, Jasper and Radium.

Blowing snow and treacherous driving conditions weren’t enough to keep Jasper residents quiet, with nearly 50 people attending a community town hall meeting at the Sawridge Inn last Wednesday.The passionate residents from Jasper and surrounding areas gathered to voice their concerns regarding the privatization of the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs, including the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park, and share fond memories of one of Canada’s most valuable natural treasures.

Jasper, AB – Residents from Jasper, Hinton and surrounding areas will come together Wednesday to discuss the sale of the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park, one of the three Canadian Rockies Hot Springs facing privatization under Harper’s Conservative government.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Union of National Employees (UNE) have launched a campaign to fight back against the proposed privatization of the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs, including Radium Hot Springs, Miette Hot Springs and Banff Upper Hot Springs.

In the fall of 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers stumbled across a cave containing hot springs on the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. From that humble beginning was born Banff National Park, Canada's first national park and the world's third.