The late 1960s and the 1970s are a period of expansion, construction, and population growth.
The community responded positively to the new opportunities created by the Yellowhead Highway 5.

Valemount registered a population increase of 15.5 percent in the 1960s—from 600 people to 693—and boomed in the 1970s with an increase of 67.4 percent—from 693 people to 1,160.
The average yearly population growth was 6.7 percent.

The sewer system was completed in 1975, a water tower of 300,000 gallons started to service the town in 1977, the clinic opened in 1978, the new Community Hall was inaugurated in February 1979, and the former Village Office building had its grand opening on January 23, 1980.
The shopping mall (1978) and many hotels on Highway 5 were completed in the late 1970s: Alpine Inn 1977, Mountaineer Inn 1977, and the Alpine House Restaurant (Great Escape) 1978.

While the completion of Yellowhead Highway 5 was celebrated in 1967, Canyon Creek Forestry Products started the production of dimensional lumber and was successful until 1979.
The late 1960s and the 1970s are a period of expansion, construction, and population growth. The community responded positively to the new opportunities created by the Yellowhead Highway 5.
Valemount registered a population increase of 15.5 percent in the 1960s—from 600 people to 693—and boomed in the 1970s with an increase of 67.4 percent—from 693 people to 1,160. The average yearly population growth was 6.7 percent.
The sewer system was completed in 1975, a water tower of 300,000 gallons started to service the town in 1977, the clinic opened in 1978, the new Community Hall was inaugurated in February 1979, and the former Village Office building had its grand opening on January 23, 1980. The shopping mall (1978) and many hotels on Highway 5 were completed in the late 1970s: Alpine Inn 1977, Mountaineer Inn 1977, and the Alpine House Restaurant (Great Escape) 1978.
While the completion of Yellowhead Highway 5 was celebrated in 1967, Canyon Creek Forestry Products started the production of dimensional lumber and was successful until 1979.
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