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The Wagon Route That Fed Calgary Before the Railway Came
From about 1870 to 1885, bull trains of 130 oxen and 30…
Surface Rights Complaints Hit a Record in Alberta
Alberta's Land and Property Rights Tribunal took 9,000 surface rights applications in…
The False Front on Main Street Was a Bet
Boomtown fronts went up across Alberta in the 1880s railway rush, squaring…
Alberta Main Streets Still Park the Way Wagons Did
Angle parking on Barrhead's main street survives from the days teams and…
Palliser Expedition and the Alberta Land Called a Desert
A British scientific expedition told the imperial government in 1863 that most…
Edmonton Lawyer Doug Stollery Joins Alberta Order of Excellence
Douglas Stollery was born in Edmonton on August 1, 1953, studied at…
Rancher and Stuntman John Scott Enters Alberta Order of Excellence
John Scott's grandfather homesteaded near Longview in 1904, a year before Alberta…
Edmonton’s First Airport Started as a Farm With Runways
Edmonton's mayor applied for an air harbour licence in May 1926 and…
An Edmonton Team Lost Only 20 Games in 25 Years
The Edmonton Commercial Graduates lost about 20 games between 1915 and 1940.…
Albertans Once Got Paid in Money That Expired Weekly
Alberta issued one dollar prosperity certificates to relief road crews in August…
