Candy Cane Lane
Before Esther and Ron Matcham moved to Edmonton, the stretch of 148th Street between 92nd and 100th Avenue wasn’t much…
Stories tagged: 2010s
Our Shared Reconciliation Journey
In my role is Mayor I am often asked to champion important causes and lend my voice to local community…
My Royal Alberta Museum
The first time I saw the Provincial Museum of Alberta I was twelve years old. It was 1994 and the…
The Haven Social Club: Buy Lots, Tip Well
The walk up to 15120 Stony Plain Road was a gritty one. Dimly-lit advertisements for adult parlours, pawn shops and…
Sikh Community’s ‘Seva Truck’ Tackles Food Insecurity & Poverty Through Heritage
Jessy Nerval, 19 at the time, sat in the family room with his Father after dinner. They were discussing business….
From There to Here: Reflections and Storytelling
Monday, July 27 was warm, as you’d expect on a summer day in Edmonton. In the open space of the…
Reconciling Edmonton
Too often Edmonton’s story is presented as one of pioneers, homesteaders and settlement where Indigenous Peoples are relegated to the…
The North Saskatchewan River
Before the highways and railways, there was the North Saskatchewan River. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Saskatchewan River…
Edmonton Folk Fest: How Did We Get Here?
In 1980, with the province celebrating its 75th anniversary, an idea was hatched by Don Whalen and Mitch Podolak to…
Cloverdale Bridge
The Cloverdale footbridge crosses the North Saskatchewan River in central Edmonton, connecting Henrietta Muir Edwards Park in Cloverdale and Louise…
Crafting a Brew for the Ages
The love child of ECAMP, Beer Geeks Anonymous and beer aficionado Jason Foster, our BrewCurious tour has been fermenting for nearly a year….
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…