Working at the same place as your mom can be a privilege and a pain. Tamisan Bencz-Knight is the Manager of Strategic Relationships & Partnerships at Edmonton’s Food Bank. Marjorie Bencz is the Executive Director, a member of the Order of Canada, and her mom. In this episode of Clock In, host Jay Gilday talks to Tamisan and Marjorie about putting food and hope on tables, following in someone’s footsteps, and what kind of team it takes to meet a crisis head on.
In its 1966 annual report, the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department described its purpose as facilitating “the development…
The 1952 Immigration Act introduced a points system that brought about the entry of professionals to fill labour gaps in Canada.
If you come to Mill Woods on the Sunday of Victoria Day long weekend, you’ll join thousands of people coming…
MacDonald Drive has overlooked the river valley from Edmonton’s earliest incarnation, marking the south edge of downtown, a steep bank…
One hundred years ago my father stepped onto Canadian soil for the first time. It wasn’t until he passed away…
My journey towards becoming an educator started in my childhood with time spent under a mango tree at my home…
During the 1960s, school jurisdictions in Alberta advertised for teachers in leading newspapers and at teacher training colleges in the…
It was the turbulent sixties. In the United States and Canada, teenage unrest was making headlines. Even in the small…
Coronation Park, in west central Edmonton, is a 35-hectare park named to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation. Although small compared to other City of Edmonton parks, it has many historically significant sites. One of those is Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre, which many older Edmontonians still think of and refer to by its original name: Coronation Pool.
For David Ward, the memory of Bill Coull and his sudden departure from CKUA has left a strange taste in…
Lila Fahlman’s career as an activist began with a riot. It was Canada Day 1935, and the 11-year-old Lila was…
