Launched in 2013, the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) is an initiative of the Edmonton Heritage Council exploring the history of our city through story.
Featured Story
Station of Broken Promises
Adrian Pearce, March 25, 2025
In December 2024, ECAMP presented a story from a former A-Channel employee who decided to cross the picket line during the 2003-4 strike at the TV station. Adrian Pearce – a cameraman who helped lead the union local through the strike – submitted a new story in response.
In this latest addition to ECAMP’s labour history series, Pearce shares his perspective on an unfair system of wages and working conditions and the long negotiations before the strike. He also describes management’s attempts to intimidate striking workers by sending out “goons” – and the union’s push for advertisers to boycott the station.
The story offers an important counter-perspective on what the strike was like for workers who held the line on Jasper Ave for 166 days.
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Explore the stories that connect us, the stories that divide us,
and the stories that nurture an appreciation of our differences as Edmontonians.
Let’s take a walk
This June through August, we’ll be offering weekly walking tours about Edmonton history. They’ll have an ECAMP flavour: curiosity-driven, hands-on, seeing the whole city as a place to learn from.
And bonus: we’re hiring two summer interpreters to lead the tours.
Collections
Browse our curated collections
ECAMP Stories explore the People, Places, Things, & Moments significant to our city from the perspectives of Edmontonians.
Delve into these curated story collections to discover more about the history of this place.
Special Exhibitions
Explore our curated exhibitions
Explore our three exhibits including Edmonton Living Rooms, Armistice, and Black Presence in Alberta. These exhibitions highlight significant people, places, things, and moments in our city’s history from unique perspectives.
Discover more about Edmonton through these rich, immersive exhibits.
Podcast
Listen to our ECAMP Podcast
Episodes of our past seasons are archived online. Stay tuned for our new season wherever you get your podcasts by subscribing!
Check out our upcoming in-person and online events
that bring our vibrant history and culture to life!
Join us for “How We Work: A Momentary Museum” – April 13th at Capilano Library
Hosted by the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) and Edmonton Public Library, this event will give you a chance to see your family treasures in a new light and learn about our city’s history.
Bring an object from home that tells a story about working life in your family, and we’ll help you add it to our collaborative exhibition. It could be a wooden spoon you inherited, a picket sign, or even a souvenir your mom brought back from a work trip.useum” – April 13th at Capilano Library