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Arthur Oliver Wheeler

A black and white photograph of a bearded Arthur Wheeler with arms folded across his chest and pipe hanging out of his mouth, wearing a toque, scarf and a long-sleeve shirt with evergreen trees in the background.

Photo by Alpine Club of Canada; Source: WikiMedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_Oliver_Wheeler.jpg); Date: 1945.

Arthur Oliver Wheeler was the first president of the Alpine Club of Canada and was a prominent surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He along with Elizabeth Parker helped Canadians develop a stronger sense of ‘national identity’ by providing access to summer Climbing Camps aimed to instill passion for the mountains and their environments.