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…
The owner of any historic home will wonder about the generations that have lived within its walls. When I recently…
Royal Beginnings Coronation Park is a 35-hectare park in west central Edmonton. It was named to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953…
As a kid, I remember the downtown Woodward’s store as a treasure trove of sights, sounds, and smells. It was the…
It’s 2003, early in the new millennium but regrettably late in the story I’m aiming to tell. Doris Tanner died…
The year 2021 will be the 150th anniversary of the construction of Reverend George McDougall’s 1871 Methodist Mission House. This important…
At the center of West Ritchie is 81st Avenue (between 102nd and 100th Street), a commercial street that feels far removed from the…
Growing up, Alice Mailhot set her sights on being an engineer like her father. Perhaps Zepherin Mailhot’s life in frontier…
Brenda Hall was just 18 years old when she stepped off the bus in the community of Kaskitayo on a…
The Beth Shalom Synagogue is an Oliver neighbourhood landmark at 11906 Jasper Avenue. When it was completed in 1951, the…
The first time I saw the Provincial Museum of Alberta I was twelve years old. It was 1994 and the…
As you approach the bridge from the east, on the south side you will catch a glimpse of a tall…