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Cadomin

Hamlet
83 F

Approximately 54 km north-east of Jasper.

The name is a contraction of Canadian Dominion Mine, the coal developing company. The name was coined by F.L. Hammond, the first president of the Cadomin Coal Company. The village was established in 1913, and the post office opened in 1918.