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: youth
Margaret Crang: the AOC of #yegcc circa 1933
When Margaret Crang won a seat as an alderman in the 1933 municipal election, she set the record as the…
Queers on Campus
Before the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1969, the University of Alberta’s queer community was similar to those everywhere else in Canada:…
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…
Chocolate Bar Strike
How frequently is it that we hear our peers or elders talk about how children are lazy and don’t have…
Friday Nights: Love & Music at the Rainbow Ballroom
Every Friday a thousand teenagers would line up under the red neon sign to hear local bands like The Lords…
Gyro Playgrounds Live On
Sally Stewart and Peggy Brown met at Kitchener Park playground in 1936. Sally had just moved into a new house,…
Purple City: An Edmonton Tradition
It’s the name for the nighttime game that involves staring at the floodlights at the Legislature for about a minute,…