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Kim Ruether Turned a Family Tragedy Into Life-Saving Advocacy
Kim Ruether of Fairview founded the Project Brock Society to place defibrillators…
Dissecting the Alberta Flag and What Its Five Layers Mean
The Alberta flag turned 58 on June 1 and is the most…
The Corral Is Gone. Calgary Saved the Cowboy
The Stampede Corral opened in 1950, hosted the early Flames and the…
The Little Red Wagon That Carried Alberta’s Promise
Alberta's Promise launched in 2003 with a little red wagon emblem, recruiting…
The Brand Ian Tyson Burned Into Alberta’s Memory
A cattle brand certified ownership, work, liability and stewardship on the open…
Stephen Mandel Built a Bolder, More Cultured Edmonton
Stephen Mandel spent nine years as Edmonton's mayor and left the city…
Fort Calgary and How a Mounted Police Post Became the City of Calgary
F Troop rode in from Fort Macleod in August 1875 under Inspector…
The Imperial Bank of Canada Building and How Calgary Got Its First Real Bank in 1886
The Imperial Bank of Canada built its sandstone Stephen Avenue branch in…
Robert Rundle and Alberta’s First Protestant Inland Mission on Pigeon Lake
Methodist missionary Robert Terrill Rundle founded the first Protestant inland mission in…
The Caesar, Ginger Beef and Other Things Alberta Invented
Calgary bartender Walter Chell mashed clams into nectar in 1969 to launch…
