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Beverly is a former urban municipality within the Edmonton Capital Region of Alberta, Canada. Beverly was incorporated as a village on March 22, 1913 and became the Town of Beverly on July 13, 1914. [3] It later amalgamated with the City of Edmonton on December 30, 1961. [4] [6] The population of Beverly was 8,969 at the time of amalgamation. [7]
Kills five. causes some of the worst flood damage in Alberta's history. May 5, 2015 29th Alberta general election occurs. The Alberta New Democratic Party win a majority — ending 44 years of Progressive Conservative party rule. May 1, 2016 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire begins. It displaces more than 88,000 people from their homes.
1854 – The first railway in Brazil, inaugurated by Pedro II of Brazil on 30 April in Rio de Janeiro, built by the Viscount of Maua. [21] 1854 – The first railway in Norway. Between Oslo and Eidsvoll. 1854 – The first railway in today's Romania and Serbia (then Austrian Empire), on 20 August 1854, between Lisava-Oravica-Bazijaš.
Lists of events in the history of rail transport are organised into the yearly lists below. Before 1700. 1427 1513 1571 1604 ... Timeline of railway history
1961 – Beverly, Alberta amalgamated with the City of Edmonton. 1962 Edmonton's local exhibition had been renamed to Klondike Days. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology established. 1963 Edmonton Oil Kings win their first Memorial Cup. Edmonton Opera established. 1964 – Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton. 1965 Citadel Theatre opened.
The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885 (2001) excerpt and text search, popular history; Brown, Ron. The Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More (1998) an illustrated history of railway stations in Canada; Currie, A. W. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. University of Toronto Press, 1957. 556 pp, the standard history; Eagle, J. A.
The new province of Alberta had a population of 78,000 but apart from the Canadian Pacific Railway it lacked infrastructure. The people were farmers and they lacked schools and medical facilities. Ottawa retained control of its natural resources until 1930 , making economic development difficult and complicating federal-provincial relations.
The Clover Bar Railway Bridge is just to the north of the original span. This 504-metre-long (1,654 ft) and 42-metre-high (138 ft) bridge was built in 1907–1908 as an iron and concrete truss by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway company and is still in use, carrying Canadian National Railway 's main line.