Alberta's centennial spirit and bold regional character
A portrait of Alberta as a large, independent province famed for vast landscapes and dramatic weather. It traces climate, geography, iconic figures, and political shifts from 1905 birth through recent era, highlighting pride, resilience, and a question of what comes next.
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Great Lone Land
Rocky Mountains
Peace Country
Coulees
Alberta
Canada
W.O. Mitchell
Emily Murphy
Ian Tyson
Ralph Klein
Central Canada
United Farmers of Alberta
Social Credit Movement
William
Bible Bill) Aberhart
UFA
Pickup Trucks Define Alberta Life Since 1924
Albertans have long relied on pickups to haul hay, oil equipment, and people across ranch and city. Since Dodge Brothers started selling in 1924, trucks have symbolized rural grit, durability, and independence, with Albertans buying far more per capita than other regions in 2004.
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Dodge Brothers
Alberta
Laundry in Prairie Households Did Backbreaking Work
The article recalls how early Calgary prairies housewives washed by hand using buckets, wringers, and boards with home made agitators. It details hard water soap making, heating water on stoves, scrubbing on a board, blueing, starching, then drying and ironing outdoors in cold winters, with some women relying on others for laundry services due to economic and social pressures.
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Prairies
Wendy Aitkens
Fort Calgary
Ond
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Valerie Berenyi
Dr. Zhivago
Rockies
Pine Lake
Trent Edwards
Valerie Bereny
Calgary Herald