Edmonton History

10067 Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton By: Ryan Krawchuk This theatre, replicated on a much smaller scale at Fort Edmonton Park in 2011, is one of my favourite places to visit in the City of Edmonton. Fort Edmonton Park is expected to re-open in May of this year, following a $165 million dollar improvement project, and I couldn’t be more excited.

By: Gary Dick, posted to an internal City of Edmonton website. If you thought 2020 was a wild ride, the early part of the 20th century was also a time of great social upheaval. Governments struggled to turn Alberta from the Wild West into a place of safety and civility. Women fought for the right to vote, to obtain an education, to work outside the home, and to be legally recognized as persons. During these years there was also a growing movement to ban the sale of alcohol.