McDougall United Church
Named for Reverend George McDougall, who arrived in the Edmonton area in 1862, the orange-red brick church at the top…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish
The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish does not fit the conventional standards of history or historical places by…
Edmonton Goes to the Dogs
Edmonton loves their dogs. If you are one of the many that own or ‘parent’ these animals, I would hazard…
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!: A Brief History of Winter Fashion in Edmonton
As one of the largest Northern Canadian urban centres, Edmonton is known for its long, sometimes harsh winters. For centuries,…
Edmonton’s Town Crier
Note: at the time depicted in this story as well as when it was written, Edmonton’s CFL team was known…
Dead Venues – The Indie, Rock, Alt Music Scene (1980s-2000s)
What makes up a music community? How does one venue turn into a place where a community can grow while…
The Father of Edmonton’s Traffic Circles
He established the practice of “neighbourhood unit” planning. And, borrowing a popular urban design feature from his native land, he…
Re-Imagining Rossdale: Pehonan and the Power Plant
EPCOR decommissioned the Rossdale power plant in 2011 and handed it over to the City not long after I moved…
Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 1
Many recent projects—the expansion of the University of Alberta, the construction of the West Edmonton Mall, the plans for new…
Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 2
Continued from Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 1 This moment in Edmonton’s history happened to coincide with one of the…
Alex Decoteau’s Inspiring Run at Life
Decoteau was born on November 19, 1887 on the Red Pheasant Reserve just south of Battleford in present day Saskatchewan….
Chocolate Bar Strike
How frequently is it that we hear our peers or elders talk about how children are lazy and don’t have…