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Papaschase: “Big Woodpecker”
To relocate the Métis-Cree away from Fort Edmonton and the highly-valued North Saskatchewan River, negotiations were made to create the Papaschase Indian...
By Paul Giang -
Edmonton’s Urbanism Headlines: Aug 18 – 24
YEGFOOD Urban farm wins over Garneau neighbours after rocky start [CBC] Alberta Open Farm Days offers city slickers a chance to see where their food comes...
By Paul Giang -
Edmonton’s Urbanism Headlines: Aug 11 – 17
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Community leagues want not-for-profit developer: Such agencies build infill on problem sites [Edmonton Journal] Edmonton city councillor...
By Tom Young -
An Inhabitable Space
Nested in a small industrial district just south of Whyte Ave, Mike Lam‘s industrial design studio embodies a remarkable supply of tools and...
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Edmonton’s Urbanism Headlines: Aug 4 – 10
DEVELOPMENT City hall expects $3B bill for new Edmonton neighbourhoods, makes plans for more infill housing [Edmonton Journal] Inspiration for Edmonton’s...
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City and Campus
Academic institutions have an interesting relationship with cities. While campuses across the country strive to develop a nurturing bastion from external...
By Peter West -
Vision Realized: Isaak Kornelsen Memorial Parklet
Just over one year after Jonathan Behnke developed a vision for a parklet to memorialize former classmate, Isaak Kornelsen, his vision is becoming a...
By Kyle Witiw -
Edmonton’s Urbanism Headlines: July 28 – Aug 3
YEG CULTURE Edmonton’s Top 10 Neighbourhoods for 2014 [Avenue Edmonton] Little parklet memorial brings international activism to Edmonton [Edmonton...
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Today in History: Black Friday, Tornado ’87
27 years ago, Edmonton was struck by a F4 tornado that killed 27 people, injured over 300, and caused more than $332.27 million in damage. Inspired by...
By Paul Giang -
Edmonton’s Urbanism Headlines: July 21 – 27
HERITAGE & CULTURE 100 years of Calder [Edmonton City as Museum] Purple City: an Edmonton tradition [Edmonton City As Museum] Edmonton historic...
By Paul Giang -
Five Short, Linear Stories on the LRT
This story was originally written for the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) website launch. ECAMP, an initiative under the Edmonton Heritage...
By Paul Giang -
Edmonton’s Urbanism Headlines: July 13 – 20
DOWNTOWN Take the Downtown Perception Survey and help drive the direction for its future improvement! [Downtown Business Association] Staples: Banning...
By Tom Young
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered