Shadows, Shade, and Sunshine
In its 1966 annual report, the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department described its purpose as facilitating “the development…
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Filipino Pioneers of Edmonton
The 1952 Immigration Act introduced a points system that brought about the entry of professionals to fill labour gaps in Canada.
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Colours of the Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan Sikh Parade
If you come to Mill Woods on the Sunday of Victoria Day long weekend, you’ll join thousands of people coming…
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THE HILL: The Secret Edge of Downtown
MacDonald Drive has overlooked the river valley from Edmonton’s earliest incarnation, marking the south edge of downtown, a steep bank…
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Wong Bark Ging 黃柏振 : A History of My Father’s Market Gardens
One hundred years ago my father stepped onto Canadian soil for the first time. It wasn’t until he passed away…
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Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher
My journey towards becoming an educator started in my childhood with time spent under a mango tree at my home…
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Vivacious Caribbean Teachers
During the 1960s, school jurisdictions in Alberta advertised for teachers in leading newspapers and at teacher training colleges in the…
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Sam the Shoemaker: Cobbling Together Community
It was the turbulent sixties. In the United States and Canada, teenage unrest was making headlines. Even in the small…
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Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre: Architectural Masterpiece and Community Recreation Hub
A Centennial Project Coronation Park, in west central Edmonton, is a 35-hectare park named to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation. Although small compared…
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The Day Bill Coull Disappeared from the Airwaves
For David Ward, the memory of Bill Coull and his sudden departure from CKUA has left a strange taste in…
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Dr. Lila Fahlman: The First Muslim Woman Awarded the Order of Canada
Lila Fahlman’s career as an activist began with a riot. It was Canada Day 1935, and the 11-year-old Lila was…
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After the Pisces Bathhouse Raid: John Kerr – Dance for Gramma
In the years before John Reid launched his career as owner of Flashback, Edmonton’s first gay disco, he worked cleaning…