Happyland

Elizabeth Cytko and Toryn Suddaby

One hot summer Sunday in 1910, Edmontonians lined up for ice cream in a tiny downtown park called Happyland. A scandal ensued. Our latest ECAMP story is a comic tale about those wicked delights, and why Edmonton police and City Council threatened to “out-Toronto Toronto.”

This addition to our labour history series was written by Elizabeth Cytko and illustrated by Toryn Suddaby.

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