The Pisces Bathhouse Raid: Igniting Four Decades of Activism
After the Pisces Health Spa opened in Edmonton in 1978, word spread quickly that it was the best-kept gay bathhouse…
Stories categorized: Moments
Against the Law: the 1988 Nurses’ Strike
“The government can make all the laws they want, but they can’t stop people from going on strike… You could…
The Ice Age in Edmonton
There is a fascinating series of photos in the Hubert Hollingworth Collection at the City of Edmonton Archives which shows men…
Candy Cane Lane
Before Esther and Ron Matcham moved to Edmonton, the stretch of 148th Street between 92nd and 100th Avenue wasn’t much…
Our Shared Reconciliation Journey
In my role is Mayor I am often asked to champion important causes and lend my voice to local community…
Fringe-tastic!
If you can choose when you relocate, make your move in the warm glow of summer. And if you’re moving…
Edmonton’s Candied Past
Right from the beginning, Edmonton has had a sweet tooth. Newcomers from European countries brought with them a love for…
Edmonton’s “Sunday Modernism” – Modernist Churches in the Post-War Era
The institution of the church is changing. The congregation at Ebenezer United Church in West Edmonton will be merging[1] with…
The Year of the Alaska Highway: 1942
When the world went to war again in 1939, Edmonton was an agriculture, coal mining and railway center of 90,000…
The Edmonscona Plan
Edmonton is a city covered in names. From Capilano to Calder, from Delton to Duggan, from Ermineskin to Elsinore, our…
Reconciling Edmonton
Too often Edmonton’s story is presented as one of pioneers, homesteaders and settlement where Indigenous Peoples are relegated to the…
Modern Times: Christmas Shopping in Edmonton 100 Years Ago
Christmas is rapidly approaching, and it’s not hard to catch the spirit of the holidays in Edmonton. Trees are lit…