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The ASAA was founded in Calgary in 1956 to coordinate high school championships among member schools. After starting their activities by organizing a regional basketball tournament, more sports were added throughout the years, starting with track and field in 1958, badminton, volleyball and cross-country running in the 1960s; gymnastics, wrestling, and curling in the 1970s; and golf ...
It is headquartered in Edmonton and is affiliated with the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) and the American Automobile Association (AAA) and has over 1 million members as of August 2024. [8] The Alberta Motor Association provides its members with roadside assistance service, a range of auto touring and leisure travel services, insurance ...
NA sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous Program of the mid-1930s, and was founded by Jimmy Kinnon. [16] Meetings first emerged in Los Angeles in the early 1950s. The NA program, officially founded in 1953, [17] started as a small US-based movement that has grown into the world's largest 12 step recovery program for drug addiction.
On 13 December 1925, [3] 400 French Albertans gathered for a convention at the Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton to create the Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta (French Canadian Association of Alberta; ACFA), a general association for their community.
The association was formed in 1911 as the Alberta Football Association. The ASA is a member of the national governing body, the Canadian Soccer Association . The association organizes the highest level of amateur play in Alberta, the Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL), and also has jurisdiction over the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League . [ 1 ]
Government House is the former official residence of the lieutenant governors of Alberta.Located in Edmonton's Glenora neighbourhood, since 1964 the restored and repurposed building has been used by the Alberta provincial government for ceremonial events, conferences, and some official meetings of the caucus.
The World Hockey Association had envisioned that franchises in Calgary and Edmonton would create an effective rivalry. When the Calgary Broncos were unable to start their inaugural season, the Oilers were briefly renamed the Alberta Oilers with the intention of splitting games between the two cities. This plan failed to materialize.
The Alberta Legislature Building, located in Edmonton, is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Executive Council of Alberta. It is often shortened to "the Ledge". [2] [3] [4] The Alberta Legislature Building is at 10801 97 Avenue NW. Free tours of the facility are offered throughout the week.