Place Renaming in Edmonton: A Constant in the City’s History
Renaming places in Edmonton has become a major point of public discussion with several renamings occurring, or being proposed, since…
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Sam the Shoemaker: Cobbling Together Community
It was the turbulent sixties. In the United States and Canada, teenage unrest was making headlines. Even in the small…
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Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre: Architectural Masterpiece and Community Recreation Hub
A Centennial Project Coronation Park, in west central Edmonton, is a 35-hectare park named to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation. Although small compared…
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Happy Memories of the Centennial Children’s Library
As the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) Shelley Milner Children’s Library reopened in September 2020 to become a new beautiful space…
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Bonnie Doon in the 1950s – Community Map
Explore how Bonnie Doon grew and developed from farm land to its current status as an urban, mature city neighbourhood….
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Pondering Pehonan
In amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton), when you examine the current state of Indigenous relations, initiatives and heritage, one cannot help but be…
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The End of the World: From Found Space to Keillor Point
The summer of 2010 was a memorable time: I started dating my future husband, and I started exploring Edmonton’s river…
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Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium: The Crown Jewel in Coronation Park
Royal Beginnings Coronation Park is a 35-hectare park in west central Edmonton. It was named to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953…
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The Starlite Drive-In Theatre in Jasper Place
The concept of a drive-in theatre was first experimented in 1933 in New Jersey, though it soon spread to Canada…
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Walking Back in Time: A Stroll Through My 1960s Jasper Place
This past year, while staying close to home during the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoying more neighborhood walks, my thoughts have…
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Forest Heights: A Hidden Pocket of History
I grew up in Forest Heights, a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. The neighbourhood is known…
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Reverend McDougall’s 1871 Mission House: Epicentre of Edmonton’s Early Jewish Business Community
The year 2021 will be the 150th anniversary of the construction of Reverend George McDougall’s 1871 Methodist Mission House. This important…