Tag: Alberta Communities

Alberta’s History Is Disappearing Faster Than We Can Digitize It

Alberta’s history is scattered across museum shelves, filing cabinets, family albums and…

How Many Winters Does It Take To Become Albertan

Some Alberta families go back generations and others arrived five years ago.…

Ask Which Part of the Good Ol Days You Actually Want Back

Albertans who say they want the good ol' days back rarely mean…

Rural Alberta’s School Bus Rides Keep Getting Longer

Rural Alberta school consolidation has pushed some bus rides past an hour…

Small Alberta Towns Are Fighting Over Where Their Kids Will Live

A townhome proposal on the edge of a small Alberta town splits…

Why Fort Chipewyan Was Rebuilt Three Times Before It Stuck

Roderick Mackenzie built the first Fort Chipewyan in 1788, and the third…

Joan Donald Grew a Gas Station Into a Legacy

Joan Donald was born in Wetaskiwin in 1935, one of 11 children,…

John Mah Served Alberta Through Law and Military Duty

John Mah arrived in Canada in 1956 and became the fourth person…

Salma Lakhani Turned Exile Into a Life of Service

Salma Lakhani was born in Kampala, Uganda and was installed as Alberta's…