Shadows, Shade, and Sunshine
In its 1966 annual report, the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department described its purpose as facilitating “the development…
Stories tagged: parks
The Camel Humps: A Special Little Corner of Edmonton
Around the time that Alberta became a province in 1905, the riverbank went through a process that produced its unique topography that gives it its odd “Camel Humps” name today.
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…
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,…
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium: The Crown Jewel in Coronation Park
Royal Beginnings Coronation Park is a 35-hectare park in west central Edmonton. It was named to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953…
Walking Back in Time: A Stroll Through My 1960s Jasper Place
This past year, while staying close to home during the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoying more neighborhood walks, my thoughts have…
Buy It, Use It, Trash It: Changing Consumption & Growing Environmentalism in YEG
My name is Allie Quigley. I am a fourth-year history honours student from the University of Alberta, working with the…
The Other Side of Emily Murphy
Shortly after entering Emily Murphy Park, which sits on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River between Groat Bridge and…
Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part Three – Salvage Men, Coal Mines, and a Futuristic Weir
In the middle of the twentieth century, G. S. Woodward was one of a handful of Edmontonians who plied 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…
Long live the Pits!
You won’t find the Pits marked on any map, and many people who live nearby simply refer to the area…
The Pits of Mill Woods
I grew up in South East Mill Woods. My back gate opened into a sprawling wheat field, scattered with dense…