In Dark Times, Go to the Garden: Part 1
Plans are afoot for spring. Sunday was spent scouring the glossy pages full of roots and blossoms in a favourite…
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Edmonton’s River Lots: A Layer in Our History
In 2018, a new Edmonton park was opened and given the name “ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞,” an appellation that evokes…
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Big Island: A Window into the Past
Big Island, a 70-acre island located 16 miles upstream from the city of Edmonton, is a lesser-known piece of Edmonton’s…
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Richard Henry Secord and Métis Scrip Speculation
When history is told, it largely reflects events, understandings and individuals who best serve the desires of the recorder. In…
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Garneau: A Neighbourhood of Nations
As we go about our daily lives, driving the kids to school or walking the dog, we often forget that…
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Frank Oliver and Infantile Edmonton
Traversing across the North Saskatchewan River on the Groat Road Bridge and climbing the Valley Road has little significance other…
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Built with Logs
In Edmonton’s early years, milled lumber was in short supply, and so dwellings were often constructed using logs. Early European…