Near Castle Junction in Banff National Park, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)
Castle Mountain Internment Camp
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 1, 2008
1. Castle Mountain Internment Camp Marker
During Canada’s first national internment operations in World War One, thousands of immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the majority of Ukrainian origin, some citizens of Canada, were imprisoned as “enemy aliens”. Internment operations lasted from 1914 to 1920. This plaque is in memory of those held at the Castle Mountain camp from 14 July 1915 to 15 July 1917.
Camp D’Internement du Mont-Castle. Lors des premières operations nationale d’internement Durant la première guerre mondiale, des milliers d’immigrants de l’empire austro-hongrois furent internés comme “enemis étrangers”. La majorité était de souche ukrainienne et certain des ciyoyens canadiens. L’internement dura de 1914 à 1920. Cette plaque est dédiée à la mémoire de ceux qui furent internés au camp Mont-Castle de 14 juillet 1914 au 15 juillet 1917.
Табір Для Інтернованих “Castle Mountain.” Під час першої національної операції інгернувания в Канаді в Пермій світовій
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Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 1, 2008
2. Wideview of Castle Mountain Internment Camp Marker
Erected 1995 by Ukrainian Canadian communities of Banff and Calgary, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Law Enforcement • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is July 14, 1915.
Location. 51° 17.48′ N, 115° 58.061′ W. Marker is near Castle Junction, Alberta, in Banff National Park. It is on Bow Valley Parkway (Alberta Route 1A) 4.3 kilometers west of Banff-Windermere Highway ( Route 93), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located next to a paved pull-out. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Castle Junction AB T0L 1E0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies. It is also in the Prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Castle Camp (here, next to this marker); Storm Mountain (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Era of the Automobile / L'ère de l'automobile
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 1, 2008
3. Marker on statue of internee
Additional keywords. Internment Camps
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 1, 2008
4. Sculpture of Ukrainian internee at Castle Mountain
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2008, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,543 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2008, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
