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Although there were renewed calls to introduce Family Day in BC between 2007 and 2011, it was opposed by the BC Chamber of Commerce and the government of Gordon Campbell. [16] [17] On January 10, 2011, while running for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party, Christy Clark proposed establishing a Family Day holiday on the third Monday of February.
Date Event Reference July 15, 1870 The Prairies and Great Northland become part of the young country of Canada, which had accomplished its Confederation in 1867. Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are combined under the new name of the North-West Territories, part of which will become the province of Alberta.
Treaty 6 is signed between the Plain and Wood Cree First Nations and the Canadian Crown, surrendering lands in present-day Alberta and Saskatchewan. [68] 1877 22 September Treaty 7 is signed by the Nakoda and Blackfoot First Nations and the Canadian Crown, surrendering lands in southern present-day Alberta. [69] 1880: 1 September
The Literary History of Alberta Volume One: From Writing-on-Stone to World War Two. University of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-88864-296-7. The Literary History of Alberta: Volume One at the Internet Archive; Melnyk, George (1998). The Literary History of Alberta Volume Two: From the End of the War to the End of the Century. University of Alberta.
The following is a timeline of riots and civil unrest in Calgary, Alberta. [5] Since its incorporation as a town in 1884, like other cities, Calgary has had to deal with a variety of violence. Calgary has been credited with maintaining relative civility during duress. [ 6 ]
1870 – Fort Edmonton and environs becomes part of Canada and of the North-West Territories . 1871 – The first prominent buildings outside the walls of Fort Edmonton, a Methodist church mission building and manse, built by George McDougall and his family. They added mix to the existing campsites and log cabins of gold prospectors, frontier ...
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The history of Alberta, Canada. By province ... Pages in category "History of Alberta" ... Timeline of Alberta history;