History
Old Photographs of Fort Dunvegan
The Tsattine (Beaver) people have lived on the land in the Dunvegan area for thousands of years. The North West Company (NWC) arrived in 1805 and established a fur trading post on the banks of […]
History
Events
How to be Transported to Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt has come to Calgary or more specifically to the CF Chinook Centre. An immersive virtual reality experience where viewers of different ages, abilities, and backgrounds can get a look into giant pyramids and […]
History
Old Photographs from Fortress Mountain Ski Resort (1974-1986)
Fortress Mountain originally opened in 1967, but it wasn’t known as Fortress back then. At that time it was called Snowridge Ski Resort in the kananaSKIs valley. In those days, visitors had to navigate the […]
History
Old Photographs of the Old Women’s Buffalo Jump (1958-1959)
Early Indigenous Plains people utilized the surrounding topography and their deep knowledge of bison behaviour to effectively hunt North America’s largest land animal. Bison were lured towards the precipice by skilled hunters who were dressed […]
History
Old Photographs from the Mount Assiniboine Area (1903-1942)
Mount Assiniboine, with its massive pyramidal shape, is one of the most recognizable peaks in western Canada. Due to its uncanny resemblance to the famous peak in the Alps, it is often referred to as […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Archaeologist
As part of my undergraduate work while in university I was enrolled in an Outdoor Education course. The syllabus included a multi-day field trip to Grasslands National Park. While exploring the East Block region I […]
History
Old Photos of Grand Railway Hotels from Western Canada
Once the tracks were laid, Canada was connected from east to west. These railway companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Grand Trunk to name a few) competed for travellers and businesses to use their railway […]
History
Vintage Photos of Coleman, Alberta
If there was one word to describe the community of Coleman, it might just be ‘perseverance’. The town has persisted through worker strikes and natural disasters, only to emerge as the largest of the five […]
History
Old Photographs from Frog Lake, Alberta (1885-1967)
Food shortages, broken promises, rising tensions, and desperate people all came to a head on April 2, 1885 when nine settlers were murdered. This incident became known as the Frog Lake Massacre. Frog Lake is […]
History
Historic Photos of Mountain Park, Alberta
The town of Mountain Park was founded in 1911 with the creation of the Mountain Park Coal Company. The town was built at an elevation of 1890 metres (6200 feet), making it the highest permanently […]