Heritage Pavilion
If the Heritage Pavilion is closed when you are here, please come back another time when the campground is open, and take a look inside. Here you will find a series of display boards and photographs that tell the story of the European settlement of the West. They include: the story about John Palliser, a scientific explorer in the late 1850’s; a timeline of Canada becoming a nation in 1867, the North West Mounted Police (Mounties) arriving in the District of Alberta in 1874, the Town of Cardston erected in 1887, and McIntyre Ranch formed in 1894.
The storyboards and photos also speak of: William Pierce, an early government promoter of irrigation; Elliott Galt who had both coal and land to sell; C.A. Magrath, for whom the Town is named; those who responded to the call by their church to come and build an irrigation canal; and the many who stayed or came later and helped to build the community of Magrath.
Lastly, the storyboards speak of how irrigation today contributes to the provincial economy and to regional communities, parks and recreation. They also feature how irrigation today uses less water than ever before to provide moisture to an even larger area of thirsty land.
The storyboards and photos also speak of: William Pierce, an early government promoter of irrigation; Elliott Galt who had both coal and land to sell; C.A. Magrath, for whom the Town is named; those who responded to the call by their church to come and build an irrigation canal; and the many who stayed or came later and helped to build the community of Magrath.
Lastly, the storyboards speak of how irrigation today contributes to the provincial economy and to regional communities, parks and recreation. They also feature how irrigation today uses less water than ever before to provide moisture to an even larger area of thirsty land.
Heritage Pavillion, July 2024
Then and Now: A Collection of Photos of the Canal Throughout History
