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No Room on the Plaque: The Cecil Burgess Residence
Edmonton’s built heritage only goes back to the late nineteenth century. This generally makes the interpretation of a building simple. There are only so...
By Trent Portigal -
A Downtown for Everyone
There are more places to live in Downtown Edmonton than ever before. As part of this revitalization, the City is campaigning that it is doing its part by...
By Paul Giang -
118 Avenue: Just More Gentrification?
At some point, it would seem that every visitor or newcomer to our city will be asked to visit the Whyte Avenue strip. It’s not hard to see why, as...
By Vincent Puhakka -
Schools and Parks II – A History of Segregation
The history of planning for schools and parks in Edmonton shows governments moving in an uncoordinated and contradictory way toward both collaboration and...
By Trent Portigal -
Schools and Parks I – A History of Sharing
Developing schools and parks involves complex issues of land acquisition, ownership and mixing of uses. The history of provincial legislation and...
By Trent Portigal -
Preserving Chinatown
This article was originally published for Spacing’s Summer 2015 Issue available at Chapters. After decades of City neglect and pressure for action...
By Paul Giang -
This Is Edmonton: Park(ing) Day 2015
Edmonton’s second annual Park(ing) Day was held last Friday, temporarily occupying numerous parking stalls on Namêw (97 Street) and Okisikow Way...
By Tom Young -
Navigating Cultural Appropriation in Public Art
Ongoing discussions around public art and cultural appropriation among Edmonton’s arts community and its critics have left some artists unsure how to...
By Paul Giang -
Selling Subdivisions to Francophones (Part 1)
For a short time, about a century ago, Edmonton was the home to the only French language newspaper in western Canada. The paper, a weekly called Le...
By Trent Portigal -
Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market should see opportunity in park proposal
Proposals for a park along Gateway Boulevard from Whyte Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive were not warmly received by some businesses, the Old Strathcona...
By Paul Giang -
New Old City
Edmonton’s built heritage has been front and centre a lot over the last several months and in recent weeks the possible demolition of the McDougall...
By Kyle Witiw -
BOTTLE SERVICE: Why a “wet shelter” makes sense for downtown homeless
Originally published in the winter 2014 issue of The Yards. Written by Scott McKeen. Mental illness is not a crime. Not a moral failing. Not the result of...
By The Yards