In 1946, Lord Alexander, then Governor General of Canada, opened The Charles Camsell tuberculosis hospital in Edmonton, in a former Jesuit college built in 1910 and later occupied by the Canadian Army during World War II as a staff and administration building and medical corps hospital during construction of the Alaska Highway 1942-1945. The Norther, July 29, 1965 This hospital, which was located in the Inglewood area, was named after Charles Camsell (1876–1958), who was at the time Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as well as a geologist and map-maker dedicated to the exploration of Canada's North.Trailblazer - Charles Camsell: Natural Resources Canada It was operated by the Indian Health Service of the Department of National Health and Welfare and later transferred to the Department of Indian Affairs.
