Daughters of Shining Star, Part 2
Read Daughters of Shining Star, Part 1 In August of 1782, Fort York was captured by the French. Edward Umphreville and…
Stories tagged: North Saskatchewan River
Daughters of Shining Star, Part 1
There are many notable women in Edmonton’s history books. The ‘Famous Five’ may come to mind straight away, in addition to…
City as Arboretum
Edmonton is a unique blend of indigenous and introduced species. As a sprawling city that contains eighteen-thousand acres of river-valley,…
Pondering Pehonan
In amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton), when you examine the current state of Indigenous relations, initiatives and heritage, one cannot help but be…
In Dark Times, Go to the Garden: Part 1
Plans are afoot for spring. Sunday was spent scouring the glossy pages full of roots and blossoms in a favourite…
The Ice Age in Edmonton
There is a fascinating series of photos in the Hubert Hollingworth Collection at the City of Edmonton Archives which shows men…
Edmonton’s River Lots: A Layer in Our History
In 2018, a new Edmonton park was opened and given the name “ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞,” an appellation that evokes…
Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part One – Grierson Dump
Waste may be as old as humanity, but the idea of trash is a relatively modern concept. In the first…
June 29, 1915 — Edmonton’s River Valley Floods
On June 29, 1915, the North Saskatchewan River flooded Edmonton’s river valley. The river had flooded before, of course, but…