Edmonton History

• Fort Edmonton Park opens May 17 for 2025 season

  Fort Edmonton Park opens for its 51st season on May 17 and is offering a 10 per cent ticket discount as part of a special campaign to support staycations.

  Canada

  May 15, 2025
  
• Journey of the Horse: 100 years of Chinese history in Edmonton

  The Mah Society of Edmonton exhibit details the struggles and racism Chinese immigrants faced in Canada, and why so many were forced to start their own businesses to make a living.

  Canada

  May 20, 2024
  
• Advertisement
• Edmonton City Hall marks 30 years since opening

  Sunday, Aug. 28 2022 marks 30 years since City Hall opened in Edmonton, changing the look of Churchill Square downtown forever.

  Features

  Aug 28, 2022
• Advertisement
• Pieces of historic Tegler Building in Edmonton for sale

  A local business that buys and sells used building materials is offering up pieces of Edmonton's history.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2022
• Edmonton’s Canada Permanent Building declared historic resource by city

  When it was built, the Canada Permanent Building was advertised as Edmonton's first "fireproof bank," and features Edwardian Baroque style.

  Canada

  May 9, 2022
• ‘Lives were ruined’: 40 years after Edmonton’s Pisces bathhouse raid

  The Pisces Spa was a bathhouse used by gay men. On May 30, 1981, 56 men were arrested after nearly 50 officers stormed the spa.

  Features

  May 30, 2021
• 4 historic houses on University of Alberta campus set for demolition up for grabs

  If you've ever wanted to pick up an old house and plop it down on a piece of the land, the University of Alberta might just have a deal for you.

  Education

  Feb 9, 2021
• Historic A. Minchau Blacksmith Shop in Edmonton torn down

  The building dates back to 1925. Its former owner, Adolf Minchau, became a prominent Strathcona business figure after coming to the area in 1907 from Russia.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020
• Advertisement
• Fort Edmonton Foundation launches ‘Light the Midway’ campaign for 1920s midway renovation

  The Fort Edmonton Foundation is raising money in support of ongoing renovations.

  Features

  Aug 25, 2020
• Advertisement
• Historic Edmonton home first in 2020 to receive heritage designation

  The Kenneth Henderson residence in Strathcona was recently designated a municipal historic resource.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020