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  • The Last Best West: Hattie’s Place, Part 3

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Disclaimer: Please note that this piece references anti-Black violence, brutality, and white supremacy. A reference to a specific act of…

  • Margaret Crang: the AOC of #yegcc circa 1933

    Bruce Cinnamon

    When Margaret Crang won a seat as an alderman in the 1933 municipal election, she set the record as the…

  • Mayor William Hawrelak: Resigned, Removed & Re-elected

    Justin Bell

    At the centre of Edmonton’s river valley system sits William Hawrelak Park, an “emerald oasis” that plays host to ice…

  • Our Shared Reconciliation Journey

    Mayor Don Iveson

    In my role is Mayor I am often asked to champion important causes and lend my voice to local community…

  • Reconciling Edmonton

    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

    Too often Edmonton’s story is presented as one of pioneers, homesteaders and settlement where Indigenous Peoples are relegated to the…

  • Edmonton's Old City Hall

    Edmonton’s 1957 City Hall

    Lawrence Herzog

    Edmonton’s second City Hall was a news-making building right from the beginning. Completed in 1957 as one of Canada’s first…