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Sep 18 2024
Passport Places for Book Lovers
Calling all book lovers, history buffs, and avid readers! Interested in Indigenous knowledge and traditions? What about thrillers and mysteries…
Sep 18 2024
Staff Adventures Over the Summer 2024
This summer our staff travelled to historic places near and far. Check out their travel logs below! The Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox…
Aug 6 2024
Next Great Save: Sparking Heritage Excitement Nationwide
Launched on World Heritage Day, April 18, 2024, the Next Great Save competition, now in its second year, offered heritage…
May 15 2024
Up in Smoke: The Loss of Hangar 11
On the evening of Monday April 22, Hangar 11 at the Edmonton Municipal Airport burned to the ground. The loss…
Apr 16 2024
From a Historical Garden to a Heritage Garden
Lougheed House is one of the only surviving examples of a grand sandstone prairie mansion. Originally built in 1891 by…
Apr 7 2024
The Future in Stone: Rock Art and Modern Messages at Áísínai’pi / Writing-on-Stone UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Blackfoot name for Writing-on-Stone in southern Alberta is Áísínai’pi (pronounced A SIN ay bee). Martin Heavy Head, an Elder…
Feb 8 2024
Outstanding Heritage Initiatives at 2023 Governors’ Awards
At our national conference this past October in Ottawa, the National Trust for Canada’s board of Governors recognized nine exemplary…
Feb 8 2024
Mapping Historic “Silences”: Bowstrings Heritage Foundation’s Upcoming Indigenous Map of Banff
Now one of Canada’s most famous National Parks, the Banff townsite and park area has been an important location for…
Dec 15 2023
The Buttermaker’s House Opens for Artist Residencies
Recently, the Trust was excited to learn that the Buttermaker’s House, a restoration and fundraising initiative in Markerville, Alberta celebrated…
Mar 17 2023
Edmonton Queer History Project: Heritage Placemaking as Community-Engaged Social Justice
2SLGBTQ+ histories (Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer) are often missing from local history texts and public archives,…
Mar 8 2023
12 women leaders in heritage
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…
Sep 28 2022
Diverse Layers and Stories at Three Heritage Places
Canada’s history and heritage is complex, and certain voices have long dominated its telling. Heritage sites can be wonderfully effective…
Jul 4 2022
National Trust Worst Losses List 2021 – Part 2
With arson and wildfires, rising land values, industrial development and housing pressures taking their toll, it is a dangerous time…
Jul 4 2022
World Heritage at 50: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Half a century after the adoption of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, our planet faces multiple crises that threaten the very…
Apr 19 2022
Discover Métis Culture, People and Now Bison at Métis Crossing
One and a half hours from Edmonton, Métis Crossing in Smoky Lake AB, is a gathering place to…
Aug 10 2021
Protecting the Character of Traditional Neighbourhoods
Many of Canada’s traditional heritage neighbourhoods are facing pressure to increase density and accommodate a greater mix of housing options…
Aug 10 2021
Meet Laura Golebiowski, Herb Stovel Scholar
We caught up with Laura Golebiowski, Herb Stovel Scholar from Calgary, AB in Treaty 7 territory. Laura is currently working…
Jun 15 2021
Making Obsolescence History: Confronting Barriers to Accelerate Building Reuse in Canada
When Natalie Voland, President of Quo Vadis- Gestion Immobilière in Montréal (a Certified B Corporation) approached mainstream banks about financing…
Oct 15 2020
Staff Picks: 8 Historic Homes We Love
Every home has a story to tell. Besides telling Canada’s collective story, historic homes serve as settings where our individual…
Sep 17 2020
The Legacy of Labour and Industry in 5 Historic Places
Canada has a rich history of labour and industry, with stories of towns being built by the industry that began…
Jul 15 2020
Trust Questionnaire: Clint Robertson
Clint Robertson is an urban heritage planner and part-time organic farmer from Calgary, AB. He is a longtime National Trust…
May 14 2020
Heritage in Bloom – A spring tour of Canada’s historic gardens
Spring has finally arrived, and spirit-lifting flowers are back in bloom in most Canadian communities. It is a great time…
Mar 5 2020
10 Heritage Leaders Who Just Happen to be Women
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…
Feb 6 2020
5 Historic Places With a Soft Spot for Romance
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’ve been on the hunt for sweet love stories in historic places – and…
Oct 23 2019
Reimagining a former Power Plant
Once facing the threat of demolition, the Rossdale Power Plant is now an integral piece of a redevelopment plan for…
Apr 11 2019
Edmonton millennial leverages social media to engage an audience beyond conservationists
Growing up in Mill Woods, an Edmonton suburb that began to develop in the 1970s, Dan Rose wasn’t regularly exposed…
Aug 30 2018
The social side of adaptive reuse
Typically, non-profit organizations offering community services such as shelter, meals and counselling set up shop in buildings that meet their…
Apr 16 2018
Cliffside Stories: How Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Feeds Today’s Generations
To Conrad Little Leaf of the Piikani Nation, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump near Fort Macleod, AB and its neighbouring foothills and…
