At 45, West Edmonton Mall Still Cannot Agree on Its Attraction Count
West Edmonton Mall at 45 lists 12 attractions on one page and…
Ralph Klein Learned Calgary City Hall From the Press Seats First
Ralph Klein was a CFCN reporter in Calgary from 1969 to 1980,…
Coleman’s Police Barracks Still Stands Where Constable Lawson Fell in 1922
The Coleman APP barracks, built in 1904, is where Constable Stephen Lawson…
Six Hundred Relief Workers Cut the Icefields Parkway Mostly by Hand
Icefields Parkway history began in 1931, when about 600 relief workers started…
Hikers Still Climb 385 Metres From Lake Louise For Tea
Lake Agnes Tea House above Lake Louise, built in 1901 and serving…
Norquay’s Century of Skiing Hangs on a Lift First Built in 1948
Mount Norquay history runs from 1926 to a December 1948 chair, Canada's…
Edmonton’s High Level Bridge Protection Can Be Repealed Without Notice
The High Level Bridge designation under Bylaw 11114 can be repealed with…
The Saddledome Roof Deflected 216 mm Against a 195 mm Threshold
The Saddledome roof is a cable net with 32 bearings and no…
The Grain Elevator Alberta Saved Because It Photographed Well
Alberta had 1,781 wooden grain elevators in 1934 and 110 by 2017.…
Etzikom Keeps The Machines That Made Dry Land Settlement Possible
A four-acre field south of Medicine Hat holds the pumps that decided…
Calgary’s Sandstone Era Began With a Fire and Ended in 1915
Calgary sandstone grew from the 1886 fire, a $103,200 loss. City of…
Champion Alberta Hauled Every Building To The Railway In 1910
Champion, Alberta hauled every building to the Canadian Pacific line in 1910…
