Council of Cheifs meets around table at All Peoples' Mission, 1946. Courtesy of Bissell Centre Archives.

Subverting Edmonton

EA-75-879 Plans for Kinnaird Ravine Bridge, c. 1939, City of Edmonton Engineering Dept. Image courtesy of the City of Edmonton Archives.

The Kinnaird Bridge: Connecting the Past to the Present

Hockey - Maple Leaf 'A' Midgets with Alberta Championship trophy April 27, 1949. Image courtesy of the City of Edmonton Archives EA-600-2306.

The Good Old Maple Leaf Athletic Club

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A club that started in Edmonton’s temporary outdoor rinks is now a well-oiled 85-year-old machine that continues to inspire athletes, coaches, parents, volunteers and alumni alike to move hockey in Edmonton forward. A story of community building and a spirit of volunteerism emerges, connecting Henry White’s idea to start a hockey club for youth in 1931 to the present.

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Mountifield House circa 1908. Image courtesy of the City of Edmonton Archives EA-500-180.

The Mountifield House

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The gold rush over, he and his Irish-born wife Margaret Houghton went seeking new opportunities and they chose Edmonton, arriving in 1902 along with their four children. Two years later, Edmonton became a city and Mountifield was named its first auditor.

Photo by Tim O'Grady. Do not reproduce.

A Kingdom in North Edmonton: Castle Downs, 1969-1979

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Lake Beaumaris is one of Castle Downs’ defining features. It was designed as a water management system, to store storm water runoff and avoid overloading the sewer systems downstream. Lake Beaumaris was Edmonton’s first storm water lake, and although there are over 100 similar lakes in Edmonton today, Lake Beaumaris remains the largest.

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