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  • Edmonton Streetcar 33: The Highs and Lows of a Public Transit Vehicle

    Adeline Panamaroff

    Relying only on volunteer labour, the need to fabricate many of the mechanical and structural parts from scratch, as well as [funding grants from] which did not come on a constant schedule, this rebuild of Edmonton streetcar No.33 took over a decade to complete. 

  • Leilani Muir and Eugenics in Alberta

    Kristine Kowalchuk

    NOTE: this article contains historical but outdated and offensive language related to mental illness and neurodiversity. Leilani Muir was born…

  • The Winterburn Woodland

    Gian Marco Visconti

    While Alberta is often understood as a prairie province, Edmonton is nestled within a geographical zone known as aspen parkland:…

  • When Polio Was in Edmonton

    Kassandra Milette

    It was late in October 1947 that the school year finally started. It is fair to say that a start…

  • The Dutch Immigrants’ Church

    Harma-Mae Smit

    If you drive through Edmonton neighbourhoods, you’ll see many churches with names that reflect the cultural background of the immigrants…

  • Heritage Schools: Edmonton’s Surprising 1918 Influenza Epidemic Legacy

    Suzanna Wagner

    Would you be surprised if I told you that Edmonton’s schools were a more prominent contributor to Edmonton’s 1918 influenza…

  • Teachable Moments

    Bruce Cinnamon

    Velva Hueston moved to Edmonton with her mother in the early 1920s, after her father died in the 1918 flu…

  • Shadows, Shade, and Sunshine

    Oumar Salifou

    In its 1966 annual report, the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department described its purpose as facilitating “the development…

  • Imrie House: Home of Canada’s First Female Architectural Firm 

    Josephine Boxwell

    Imrie House is unassuming. It is an older home, modest in size, tucked away at the end of a treed…

  • An Everlasting River Valley Retreat

    Ryan Stephens

    Here on Keillor Farm, the scenery and serenity of the vast Canadian prairies is everywhere, though it’s packed into a…

  • Filipino Pioneers of Edmonton

    Ida Beltran Lucila

    The 1952 Immigration Act introduced a points system that brought about the entry of professionals to fill labour gaps in Canada.

  • Connecting Through Dance

    Soni Dasmohapatra

    Soni Dasmohapatra shares her collaboration with Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo and Felipe Canavera. — amiskwaciywâskahikan is “Beaver Hills House” It is…