Ralph Klein Learned Calgary City Hall From the Press Seats First
Ralph Klein was a CFCN reporter in Calgary from 1969 to 1980,…
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…
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…
The $96 Watch That Closed Alberta’s 1920 Train Robbery Case
1920 Crowsnest Pass train robbery ended in a Bellevue cafe gunfight that…
The Leduc County Curling Rink Made of Baled Straw and Stubbornness
Conjuring Lake Curling Club built a straw bale rink near Calmar, Leduc…
Harley Hotchkiss Turned Petroleum Money Into Permanent Alberta Institutions
Harley Hotchkiss co-chaired Calgary's $50-million Partners in Health campaign from 1994 to…
The Debt Max Bell Did Not Have to Pay
Max Bell took the Calgary Albertan out of his father's estate in…
Calgary’s 1885 Immigration Hall Survives Only as a File Number
Calgary immigration hall, built 1885 across from the CPR station, was condemned…
