Getting it right – Alberta’s American Fact must not be forgotten
“Settlers and farmers founded this province and their values run deep. Albertans are proud, resilient, generous and independent-minded. We believe in family and freedom, and are passionately devoted to the land on which we live.” – Premier Alison Redford, speech to AAMDC Fall Convention, 24 November 2011 I started this blog two years ago to [...]
Wedderburn’s War – The great rabbit drives of 1924-26
The people of Canmore are facing a “hare-raising” dilemma. Much has been written about the divergence of opinion arising from the decision of town council to cull the approximately 2000 feral rabbits currently hopping free in the mountain community. In all seriousness, the prospect of exterminating a few thousand rabbits is an unpleasant one to [...]
Ranching along the “Big Bow”
Although the first explorers of the Bow Valley southeast of Calgary questioned the suitability of the land for agriculture, the vacant mixed grass prairie did prove ideal for one thing: grazing cattle. Following the demise of the buffalo and the confinement of the Indians on reservations, cattlemen big and small moved their herds onto the [...]
The “Mayor of Enchant” steps aside
The Calgary Herald reports that Alberta’s longest serving municipal politician has called it quits. Cecil Wiest of Enchant, a councillor for Division 6 in the M.D. of Taber, is stepping aside after 46 years of service. Before he goes, the “Mayor of Enchant” offers some sage advice for those who follow him: Indeed, the axiom [...]
Piercing allegations sunk Bow City’s chief booster
1916 was a bad year for Herbert Chandler Pierce. As the year drew to a close the village that Pierce had once promoted so vigorously now appeared on the verge of extinction. As the residents of Bow City dispersed like tumbling kochia weed, thoughts of the little outpost on the prairie were likely the furthest [...]
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Drawing on over 100 years of family history in the southeast, this is my attempt to shine the spotlight on southeastern Alberta's forgotten history.
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