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June 2005
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 School is almost out, summer vacation is in. Whether you are enjoying the days hiking or beach-lounging and enjoying the summer nights camping out or at the fair, we hope your summer agenda is filled with fun.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness, it is generally a by-product of other activities. Aldous Huxley
Alberta has a lot to celebrate...the Queen's visit, the Centennial...here are some past celebrations of Edmonton. Some key dates in Edmonton's history (Source: Edmonton Sun)
1795 - Edmonton House established near the confluence of the Sturgeon and North Saskatchewan rivers. 1846 - Artist Paul Kane celebrates Christmas at Fort Edmonton. Dinner includes buffalo-tail soup, hardtack biscuits, beaver tail, roast buffalo hump, buffalo tongue, roast goose, whitefish, moose nose, mashed turnips and potatoes. 1870 - Alberta legally becomes part of Canada. 1874 - Northwest Mounted Police arrive in Edmonton. 1881 - First public school opens. 1886 - Coldest day ever recorded in Edmonton was -49 C on Jan. 19. 1891 - First train to South Edmonton (Strathcona) from Calgary. French colonists arrive from Quebec. German and Ukrainian immigrants also begin arriving. 1892 - Edmonton incorporates as a town. 1897 - Klondike gold rush spurs thousands of prospectors to Edmonton for supplies on their way to the Yukon by the overland route. Few made it, many stayed. Edmonton's annual Klondike Days festival celebrates the spirit of this event. 1904 - Edmonton incorporates as a city. 1905 - First transcontinental train reaches Edmonton Nov. 24 to begin three-times-a-week service. 1905 - Alberta becomes a province. Edmonton named temporary capital. 1906 - Edmonton officially chosen over Calgary, Red Deer, Banff, Vegreville and Athabasca as provincial capital. 1908 - First automatic dialing telephone system in North America in operation. 1908 - Edmonton streetcar service begins. 1908 - The University of Alberta starts up with eight professors and 45 students. 1912 - Annie Jackson becomes the first female police officer in Canada. She serves with Edmonton Police Department until she gets married in 1918. See next month for more key dates in Edmonton's History!
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