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From Edmonton forum

QE Riverboat & other river valley photos
The Edmonton Queen Riverboat is a unique attraction in the heart of downtown Edmonton. The Edmonton Queen is a riverboat in Edmonton on the North Saskatchewan River. It started to sail on the river in 1995 and has become a unique Edmonton attraction.

Traveling Alberta

By: Zdenko Kahlina & Westworld magazine

Grain Elevators – will they survive?
Between Edmonton and Viking there are a number of sites that have grain elevators still standing by the highway, representing real rural areas in Alberta. I took pictures of the new mega grain elevators that are replacing old-fashioned wooden elevators from the past.

My son got married…

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Hello everyone!
It has been three years already! Samantha Louise Bagnall and Neven Kahlina got married on May 2nd, 2009. It was one beautiful day in between several cold days at the beginning of May that year. They have become a proud parents of little baby Luka since than. It was a beautiful ceremony at St. Joachim Catholic Church, followed by a reception and a dance at St. John’s Cultural Centre in Edmonton.

Edmonton heritage

From C2E forum
Edmonton is a newborn in terms of most European or Asian Cities. As you may notice from the following photos, the building material of choice in those days was plain red brick.

Edmonton attraction

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Happy Birthday, Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton)
 It’s been two years already. Rookie years indeed.  Edmonton downtown art gallery celebrates it’s second anniversary as core attraction. You brought in big-name headliners, who brought in the crowds.

Edmonton heritage

Source: The Edmonton Radial Railway Society’s
 
Early in 1903 the engineers of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway (C & ER), which had reached Strathcona in 1891, began surveys for a possible crossing of the North Saskatchewan River to reach Edmonton. In early May of 1903 the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) purchased the C & ER so any new railroad bridge would be built by CPR.

Edmonton heritage

The Gibson block was built in 1913, by A.W. Cowley Architect. It is currently home to the Women’s Emergency Accommodation Centre (WEAC)…

Edmonton

Source: Edmonton Journal

Spectacular Sikh Temple on Manning Drive
This beautiful Mughal style Sikh temple is located in a relatively isolated corner of North East Edmonton, in an area called Horse Hills. I live in the neighborhood and ride my bike on the roads near the temple. You can also see this beautiful temple from the Manning drive en route to Fort Saskatchewan. It shows the architectural and cultural diversity of Edmonton.

Edmonton heritage

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Church History
TSt. Joachim’s Roman Catholic Church is a red-brick church situated on a portion of two lots in Edmonton’s Oliver neighborhood.

Edmonton heritage

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Four amazing pyramids, endless opportunities for discovery.
Muttart Conservatory pyramids are indeed a “jewel in the arctic”. With eight months of the year shrouded in wintry weather, Edmonton is the most populous northern city in Canada. Naturally, if you live here you would develop a craving for other earthly climes especially in the middle of winter.

About OUR generation

By: unknown

Read and remember!
No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us, WE ARE AWESOME !!! Our lives are living proof!

Edmonton heritage

Source: Edmonton History

A Salute to Edmonton’s History
What makes Edmonton special to me is city’s history. This history lets me discover and know where we’ve been and has indeed paved the way to what we’ve become!

Edmonton events

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Edmonton New Year’s Eve Welcomes 2012 with a Festival City Bang
Edmonton New Year’s Eve Downtown will attract an audience of 30,000 and feature family-friendly attractions, activities, music and a spectacular fireworks display in Canada’s Festival City.

Edmonton at Christmas

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Christmas day, December 25, 2011
Christmas And Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Edmonton events

By: John Winslow

The first Christmas – the way it was 2,000 years ago
2000 years ago, something happened in a small town just outside of Jerusalem that changed the course of history. The birth of a baby, known as Jesus, put Bethlehem on the map – and the world has never been the same. We still mark our calendars by it today.

Edmonton heritage

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Historic Hostelry
I heard people say: ‘If you see this hotel in your sights, run the other directions!’ I agree this place is a total dump. It stinks with spilled brews, totally unclean and serves too many risky patrons. I was terrified of this place, but it was declared a Historical Site and nothing could be done through the years to convince the Transit Management to make improvements.

Christmas in Edmonton

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Edmonton tradition to decorate houses
It is traditions that at Christmas time people in Edmonton decorate their Christmas trees, interiors of the house as well as the exterior of their houses too. But some people really get into it and go step further than the rest of us. Here is one example house.

Edmonton culture

By: Zdenko Kahlina

New monument honors’ the contributions of Catholic Sisters in Alberta
A new addition to the Alberta Legislature recognizes the courageous and intrepid religious women who helped to found the province, providing health care, education and social services to pioneer communities. A bronze monument unveiled in September 2011 honors’ all the congregations of Sisters who served across the province and celebrates their legacy of care and compassion carried on by others today.

Edmonton heritage

By: Zdenko Kahlina
Pictures and text: from C2E forum

The North Saskatchewan River snakes its way through the city with a long green belt of parkland running along both banks. This is North America’s largest stretch of city parkland, one long recreational area strewn with cycling paths and trails.

Edmonton heritage

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Iconic structure arose again on original site.
The other day on my way to Shaw Convention centre I passed by the newly built ‘Alberta Hotel’ on Jasper Avenue. What an incredible building. It’s been rebuild from pieces lying in storage since the historic structure was demolished 25 years ago.

Winter in Calgary      

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Few days ago I took opportunity to spend two days on the business trip to Calgary.  There was a unique Storage Networking conference that I wanted to attend. At the same time I was planning to take a few pictures of this beautiful Canadian city and write few words about it on my blog site.

Prostate Cancer Canada

By: Zdenko Kahlina
Movember means it’s time to grow that moustache! 
It’s that time again fellas: Movember is upon us. And you know what that means. Moustaches for everyone – even if your main squeeze, girlfriend, wife, sister or daughter says you look like a 70s porn star.

Edmonton’s downtown

From “Connect2 Edmonton”
I’m planning a historic walk in Downtown Edmonton between Robertson-Wesley United Church and the Hotel Macdonald, as these are the sites of my upcoming wedding ceremony and reception, respectively, in autumn of this year.

Edmonton Countryside

By Zdenko Kahlina

Experience the Bounty in Beaver County.
It is camping season and you don’t have to travel far from Edmonton, if you are looking for a weekend getaway. Do you enjoy camping, the outdoors, fresh air, and nature?

Edmonton’s Countryside

By Zdenko Kahlina

Experience the Bounty in Parkland County.
It was the best weekend to go and stroll through the Parkland County. So I packed my bicycle in my car and drove west of the city into the Parkland County, to enjoy the weather. It’s perhaps the best time to get out and just ride for the pure pleasure of it. On this tour I will take you through the Glory Hills to Chickakoo Lake and Muir Lake…