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 a few factors increased the impact in 1915. Not the…
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An Everlasting River Valley Retreat
…multi-use path a few metres away from the river’s edge. Every few minutes we see a passing cyclist or a family on a stroll enjoying the river valley’s extensive trail…
Edmonton’s River Lots: A Layer in Our History
…of the southern river lot farms disappeared beneath urban development. “ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ Indigenous Art Park, August 2020. Photo courtesy of the ECAMP Team. View of the river…
The Camel Humps: A Special Little Corner of Edmonton
…of the riverbank. From one end to another, it is a diverse mixture of small hills and canyons, woods and trails. Back a hundred years ago, the river valley rose…
The End of the World: From Found Space to Keillor Point
…located at the bottom on the valley, up to a stretch of Saskatchewan Drive in the Belgravia neighbourhood and is located at the top of the river valley at 7433…
Margaret Chappelle: The artist who saved the MacKinnon Ravine
…the end, she won. In December 1983, city council threw out the river valley policy that allowed the development of major roadways or utilities in the valley.[42] This effectively ended…
Kisiskāciwani-sīpiy – Swift Flowing River
…and unpredictable aqueous assault levelled homes and destroyed businesses, leaving over 2,000 people homeless. The Edmonton River Valley. North Saskatchewan River from Dowler’s Hill circa 1900. Image courtesy of the…
The Winterburn Woodland
…and prairie grassland and shrubland[1]. Amidst this patchwork, the 2008 Edmonton Biodiversity Report identifies the North Saskatchewan River Valley and Ravines System, our “Ribbon of Green,” as the backbone of…
Big Island: A Window into the Past
…and miners. Easy river access allowed coal to be directly loaded onto boats and taken downriver. The Island’s abundant deposits were mined throughout the 1880s and 1890s. Gold Dredge on…
The Last Edmonton Coal Mine: Whitemud Creek
…Saskatchewan River. The black horizontal lines are layers of coal. Photo credit: Neil Cramer, September 2020. Situated adjacent to Snow Valley Ski Hill and Rainbow Valley Campground, the Whitemud Creek…
Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part Three – Salvage Men, Coal Mines, and a Futuristic Weir
…ravines and along the River Valley (see World Class Dump #1). An ambitious attempt to burn all the garbage backfired when the city’s incinerator created a blizzard of black snow…
In Dark Times, Go to the Garden: Part 2
…can be found in the flowerbeds of Rossdale. Large scale gardens blanketed valley and cliff on both sides of the river. To the east at river lot 42 lived another…