It’s probably safe to say most Edmontonians generally prefer to spend their long, cold winter nights inside, but there is one time of year when an exception can be made. …
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People had just barely started moving into Mill Woods when it was almost wiped out in one of the scariest days in Edmonton’s history. On March 2, 1979, an estimated…
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The people who live in Cloverdale share the neighbourhood with one of the oldest ski clubs in Canada, the glass pyramids of the Muttart Conservatory, the world-renowned Edmonton Folk Music…
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For well over a century, the Edmonton Ski Club has been a big part of the lives of Edmontonians. Many thousands have skied and snowboarded there over the years, and…
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“The Mill Creek Ravine is one of the most changed places in the city. It has been through so many transformations.” Mill Creek in Strathcona, . (Image courtesy of Peel’s…
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“The fact that it’s 120 years old and still existing in the middle of Mill Woods, hiding in plain sight makes for a really cool story and does connect back…
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If Mill Woods was its own city, it would be the fifth largest in Alberta, bigger than Ft. McMurray or Grande Prairie. The 2012 municipal census counted close to 80,000…
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Canada Day in Mill Woods is a very big deal. Since 1990, except for a two-year break because of the coronavirus pandemic, tens of thousands of people every year have…
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When Mill Woods was first being developed in the early 1970s, land lots were being sold mainly to young families from Edmonton and migrant workers from Eastern Canada. But that quickly…
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July 31, 1987 became known as Black Friday to Edmontonians, the worst day in the history of the city. 27 people were killed when a powerful and devastating tornado ripped…
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