Timeline History
1910's
1910
Wop May Park
Wop May Park
Mayfield Park, located at 10941 - 161 Street, was established in 1982 in the Mayfield neighbourhood, once part of the Town of Jasper Place. The neighbourhood was named in a contest in 1954 to commemorate the legendary pilot, "Wop" May, whose "rough airstrip where his pioneering efforts commenced in 1919 was located in a farmer’s field near this site.
1930's
1937
Jasper Place Lumberyards
Framing the Neighbourhood
Jasper Place was home to a number of lumberyards and mills that have all closed without leaving many buildings or plaques as lasting memories.
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1950's
1950
Young Giant
Mystery of the Young Giant
The “Young Giant” sign was originally placed at the east and west highway entrances to what was then the town of Jasper Place.
