Calling all book lovers, history buffs, and avid readers! Interested in Indigenous knowledge and traditions? What about thrillers and mysteries…

This summer our staff travelled to historic places near and far. Check out their travel logs below! The Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox…

Launched on World Heritage Day, April 18, 2024, the Next Great Save competition, now in its second year, offered heritage…

On the evening of Monday April 22, Hangar 11 at the Edmonton Municipal Airport burned to the ground. The loss…

Lougheed House is one of the only surviving examples of a grand sandstone prairie mansion. Originally built in 1891 by…

The Blackfoot name for Writing-on-Stone in southern Alberta is Áísínai’pi (pronounced A SIN ay bee). Martin Heavy Head, an Elder…

At our national conference this past October in Ottawa, the National Trust for Canada’s board of Governors recognized nine exemplary…

Now one of Canada’s most famous National Parks, the Banff townsite and park area has been an important location for…

Recently, the Trust was excited to learn that the Buttermaker’s House, a restoration and fundraising initiative in Markerville, Alberta celebrated…

2SLGBTQ+ histories (Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer) are often missing from local history texts and public archives,…

Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…

Canada’s history and heritage is complex, and certain voices have long dominated its telling. Heritage sites can be wonderfully effective…

With arson and wildfires, rising land values, industrial development and housing pressures taking their toll, it is a dangerous time…

Half a century after the adoption of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, our planet faces multiple crises that threaten the very…

    One and a half hours from Edmonton, Métis Crossing in Smoky Lake AB, is a gathering place to…

Many of Canada’s traditional heritage neighbourhoods are facing pressure to increase density and accommodate a greater mix of housing options…

We caught up with Laura Golebiowski, Herb Stovel Scholar from Calgary, AB in Treaty 7 territory. Laura is currently working…

When Natalie Voland, President of Quo Vadis- Gestion Immobilière in Montréal (a Certified B Corporation) approached mainstream banks about financing…

Every home has a story to tell. Besides telling Canada’s collective story, historic homes serve as settings where our individual…

Canada has a rich history of labour and industry, with stories of towns being built by the industry that began…

Clint Robertson is an urban heritage planner and part-time organic farmer from Calgary, AB. He is a longtime National Trust…

Spring has finally arrived, and spirit-lifting flowers are back in bloom in most Canadian communities. It is a great time…

Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is observed all over the world to shine a light on the…

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’ve been on the hunt for sweet love stories in historic places – and…

Once facing the threat of demolition, the Rossdale Power Plant is now an integral piece of a redevelopment plan for…

Growing up in Mill Woods, an Edmonton suburb that began to develop in the 1970s, Dan Rose wasn’t regularly exposed…

Typically, non-profit organizations offering community services such as shelter, meals and counselling set up shop in buildings that meet their…

To Conrad Little Leaf of the Piikani Nation, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump near Fort Macleod, AB and its neighbouring foothills and…