Culture

Celebrating Blatchford

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Did you know that Blatchford field was the world’s busiest airport during World War II? Or that it was Canada’s first... Read More

This is Edmonton: Sun on Whyte (Part 1)

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Whyte Avenue, Edmonton’s south-of-the-river main street, has long been a gathering place. As an eclectic shopping destination... Read More

Higher Aspirations: of Skylines and Sight Lines

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Sky. When I talk with Edmontonians-away-from-home about what we miss most about the city, the answer is almost always the same: the... Read More

Cultural Landscapes: Aspen Parkland

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When crossing this vast country, there is often the perception that the Canadian prairie landscape is rather homogenous and flat. Such... Read More

Does a skyline tell a story?

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Despite the focus on the phallic-obsessed competition of “which city has more skyscrapers” or “whose tower is... Read More

Influential Edmontonians: Peter Hemingway

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Edmonton’s built environment was strongly defined by its mid-century construction booms. While many buildings of that era are... Read More

Sense of Place in the River Valley through Cycling

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While talking with my friend one night after an autumn bike ride through the River Valley he said “Edmonton would be the worst place... Read More

This Is Edmonton: Folk Fest

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Edmonton is sometimes called “Festival City”, and for good reason. The Fringe Theatre Festival (North America’s... Read More

The House That Built a Global Village: Marshall McLuhan House

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Over 100 years ago, one of the most important figures in media and communications theory was born in Edmonton. Herbert Marshall... Read More