Fort Chipewyan in 1788 and Why Alberta’s Oldest Trading Post Still Matters
Roderick Mackenzie chose a rocky point on the south shore of Lake Athabasca in 1788, and within years it was the richest trading post in North America.
Alberta TV Building a Provincial Stream for Alberta Stories
Alberta has never lacked stories worth telling, from northern oil fields to southern ranches, but it lacks one platform that gathers and preserves them.
Calgary’s Infrastructure Gap at Shepard Industrial Park
Shepard Industrial Park was annexed in 2007 and its trades, warehousing and logistics businesses still operate without the infrastructure others assume.
Less Virtue, More Infrastructure: Calgarians Are Done With City Hall Theatre
Water is one of the most important and ever-present substances in our lives. It drives the weather and shapes our geography. It is a quiet ingredient in things as high…
E.P. Ranch and the High River Spread That Belonged to a Future King of England
The Prince of Wales bought a working cattle ranch south of High River in 1919 with his own money and kept the E.P. Ranch for thirty-seven years after.
Fort Ethier and the 1885 Civilian Fort Wetaskiwin Built Out of Fear
Fort Ethier is one of the few surviving civilian defensive structures built south and east of Edmonton during the 1885 rebellion year, and it still stands.
Major John Stewart House and the 1885 Calgary Residence That Outlived the Railway Boom
The Major John Stewart House on New Street SE in Inglewood was built in 1885 to a Robert Moberly design and is among Calgary's oldest standing homes.
The Edmonton 1881 School and the Tiny Log Building That Started Public Education in Edmonton
The Edmonton 1881 School was the first permanent public school built in the area that became the city, twenty-four years before Alberta was a province.
Cochrane Ranche and How Alberta’s Ranching Industry Got Off the Ground in 1881
A federal lease handed roughly 100,000 acres of foothills to Senator Matthew Cochrane at one cent an acre a year, setting the template for the industry.
Stephen Avenue and How Calgary Built Its Sandstone Spine
Stephen Avenue became a National Historic Site in 2002 and preserves more 1880s and 1890s commercial sandstone than any other street in western Canada.
