Red Deer Centennial Commemorative Booklet

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C I T Y O F R E D D E E R

CENTENNIALCelebrating 100 years of incorporation

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MAYORAs we celebrate our Centennial year,

we tend to look back at the last 100 years at the array of advances and changes. At the same time we look forward with predictions and thought about the next century.

Our city has grown and welcomed

new people to our community. We have been innovative. We are inspired and en-couraged. Our vision is to the future.

A century warrants a celebration -

and that is our focus for 2013 in Red Deer. The City of Red Deer and the Red Deer Centennial Committee of volunteers have planned many exciting events. We are anxious to celebrate our 100th mile-stone with you. Join us in honoring our city and celebrating its first century.

Morris FlewwellingMayor, City of Red Deer

Welcome to 2013!As Chair of the Red Deer

2013 Centennial Committee, I’m very pleased to be able to invite you to create, celebrate and commemorate through a wide range of community events open to all Red Deerians throughout the 2013 year.

We, the Central Alberta Historical Society, are honoured to be the organizers of community celebrations during this year, and are working hard with the City of Red Deer and with community based joint Steering and Working committees, all a dedicated bunch of Red Deerians, to help you celebrate this fabulous year.

Please see our website for our main events, our ever evolving calendar of partner events, information about our official plant emblems and centennial store, and to appreciate our generous sponsors and supporters.

It’s going to be a great year – see you all there!

Sheila Bannerman, CHAIR, RED DEER

2013 CENTENNIAL COMMITTEECover photo courtesy of Red Deer Archives - P2603

2 C I T Y O F R E D D E E R CENTENNIALSUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013

BY PAM SNOWDON

Long ago, countless feet and many wagon wheels carved a rutted track through the tall grass, from Montana north to Edmonton. Known as the Calgary-Edmonton Trail, the track carried settlers, traders, freighters, and entrepreneurs north and south. Many of them stopped only to rest their horses or shelter overnight in the tiny settlement about seven kilometers west of the present day City of Red Deer. Others stayed to stake a claim on the land.

An early settler, Rev. Leonard Gaetz, struck a deal with the Calgary-Edmonton Railway to create a new townsite on his farm, and to construct a bridge across the Red Deer River near his house. With the railway bypassing the former settlement, and as the buffalo completely vanished, settlers migrated a few miles to the east to establish grain, cattle, and

dairy farms around the site of the present day city. In 1891 the fi rst Calgary-Edmonton Railway steam locomotives noisily chugged over the new bridge. The Gaetz family continued to play an active part in the development of the emerging settlement.

In 1901 the young Town of Red Deer contained 323 people. Twelve years later it was incorporated as a city and boasted a population of 2800 residents. A year before incorporation, two more railways constructed towards the Brazeau coal fi elds contributed to the prosperity and opportunities in the booming little city. Statistics, dates, and numbers aside – who were these people who were the driving forces behind the evolution from a settlement on a dirt track, to town, to City of Red Deer?

“They were brilliant people, “ according to Michael Dawe, a recognized expert of local lore and Curator of

“BRILLIANT PEOPLE” ENVISIONED CITY INCORPORATION

An early settler, Rev. Leonard Gaetz, struck a deal with the Calgary-Edmonton Railway to create a new townsite on his farm, and to construct a bridge across the Red Deer River

Rev. Leonard Gaetz

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History at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. One such bright star was Francis Wright Galbraith who, as Mayor of the Town of Red Deer, had the foresight to see the potential of the growing population and pushed to incorporate to city status. As a news reporter - then an Alderman, and fi nally as a Mayor - Galbraith was “always scribbling notes”, says Dawe. Galbraith had his fi ngers on the pulse of the booming community.

One area in which F.W. Galbraith was visionary concerned gender equality. At the time, only widows or unmarried women who owned property could vote in municipal elections. Galbraith fi rmly believed that all women should be given the opportunity to exercise their franchise. In Alberta, women were not granted this right until 1916, and all Canadian women had to wait until 1918 before they were conferred with full suffrage.

Similarly, Galbraith was vocal in opposing the discrimination against a settlement of African American families who had relocated from Oklahoma, USA to Amber

Valley, near present day Dreighton Valley. Members of the Alberta Board of Trades debated whether these new settlers should be allowed to stay. Galbraith voted that they remain, as people “shouldn’t care about colour.”

“While of course there have been instances of unfairness and intolerance,” acknowledges Dawe, “there is nice very nice progressive aspect to the history of Red Deer, too.” For instance, in 1937 the Alberta government attempted to pass a “gag” law that would curtail the freedom of the press to report and comment freely on the news. Francis W. Galbraith’s son, Phil, acting on behalf of the Alberta Newspapers Association, made a major contribution to overturning the law which would have restricted freedom of speech. The managing editor of the Edmonton Journal accepted the Pulitzer Prize on behalf of the coalition of newspapers. It was the fi rst Pulitzer Prize awarded outside of the USA.

Like Galbraith, A.T. Stephenson was another early resident who made a lasting

impact on the city. According to Michael Dawe, Stephenson was a key writer of the fi rst City charter. “He was a brilliant man,” says Dawe. “In fact, the officials with the Department of Municipal Affairs consulted Stephenson on many issues.”

A.T. Stephenson served in the Boer War, where he contracted malaria. Despite suffering bouts of the illness for the rest of his life, he participated in laying down the roots of good government in the community through to the 1930’s. His nephew made the ultimate sacrifi ce to his community and country as an air pilot in the Second World War. A.T. Stephenson is remembered in a permanent exhibit in the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery.

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Micheal Dawe


“On behalf of the Council, Staff and

Residents of the Town of Innisfail, we would like to congratulate the

City of Red Deer on the exciting occasion of its 100th birthday. May its future shine as brightly as its past.”

Sincerely, Mayor & Council, Town of Innisfail

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While the turn of century saw growth and expansion, new businesses and buildings, the early families of Red Deer were involved in the cultural growth of the community, too. An avid chess player, A.T Stephenson was a Canadian Champion winner. He helped to found the fi rst gold course in Red Deer. His daughter, Adelyne, was a “superb” athlete, says Dawe, and competed on championship women’s hockey and speed skating teams.

Interestingly, The City incorporation wasn’t a big headline in the newspaper on March 25, 1913. However, Galbraith celebrated the occasion by treating his colleagues to an oyster supper. “A steak dinner wouldn’t have been unusual, as beef was plentiful, “says Dawe. “But oysters would have been a real treat.”

While the pragmatic story of the incorporation of The City of Red Deer may be concerned with dates and numbers, it’s the humanity, spirit, and vision of those early families – many of whom have descendants still residing here – that give colour to the tale.

The Red Deer war memorial ( Cenotaph) is

unveiled by his Excellency Lord Vimy on

September 22, 1922

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DATE/TIME EVENT & DESCRIPTION

March 23Festival Hall

Our Mosaic Event to commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – C.A.R.E and other agenciesCelebrations will include dance, songs and ethnic foodwww.immigrant-centre.ca/

March 24

Red Deer City Open House. All pools and rinks open free to the public. Activities, entertainment and Centennial Cake.www.reddeer.ca

March 24

Order your Centennial plants today! Tatarian Maple/Ivory Halo Dogwood/Tiny Hope Lily.Order from the Red Deer 2013 Centennial folks at Dawe and downtown Recreation Centres during City Open House Day!

March 24

City of Red Deer’s 100th Birthday Bash!Join The City of Red Deer at the Collicutt Centre, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, Recreation Centre and Michener Centre for a day fi lled with fun for all ages! There will be free general admission for drop-in activities during regular business hours at each of the four facilities, plus tons of free, fun activities, crafts and entertainment for you and your family to enjoy. There is also free Transit all day! Check www.reddeer.ca/centennial for details on activities and entertainment happening at each facility throughout the day.

Events highlighted in yellow are hosted by the Red Deer 2013 Centennial Committee. All others are partner events.


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Offi cial City Centennial

Time Capsule CeremonyJoin The City of Red Deer at our Time Capsule Ceremony as we celebrate 100 years of what makes Red Deer a great place to live. The Time Capsule will include letters and messages to our future Red Deerians.

Centennial Meeting of CouncilWatch Mayor Morris Flewwelling and City Councillors online as they celebrate 100 years of Red Deer during a Centennial Meeting of Council. Log on to www.reddeer.ca to view this special meeting.

April 141-5pmMAG and Golden Circle

MAG exhibit public launchThe MAG is launching ‘Remarkable Red Deer,’ a permanent exhibition on the history and culture of Red Deerhttp://www.reddeermuseum.com/

May 4

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Heritage School FairStudents exhibit projects exploring personal and local history projects

May 51-3:30pmEnmax Centrium

Red Deer Royals host Concert and Marching Showband Classic

May 30,31June 1,6,7,8

Tree House Youth Theatre Centennial performancesScott Block Theatre

May 24 - 26Historical Society of Alberta AGM, conference and tourhttp://www.centralalbertahistory.org/

May 25All dayCentre greenway between Gaetz N and S, north of the river – no access to pedestrians

Centennial Grove Planting DayTree planting on the green space between Gaetz N. and S. just north of the river, by Parkland Mall.Volunteer and Sponsor event.

June 15Location TBA

Girl Guides of Canada Community Campfi re Girl Guides combine their own centennial and City centennial in a rousing evening of campfi re fun.

June 8 - 15 Red Deer Artwalk Festival 25th Anniversary!‘Put yourself in the Picture’ on Festival Day – June 15http://www.reddeerartwalk.ca/

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June 16 – July 7 Red Deer Points of View: the Red Deer River of LightArt, design, prototypes and research. See how the River of Light came to be, and explore the processes developed by the students of RDC.

June 20Central School grounds

Refugee Camp in the CityAnnual awareness event hosted by C.A.R.E. Red Deerians experience the unimaginable.www.immigrant-centre.ca

June 28EveningRed Deer Curling Club

‘Rockin’ Reunion at the Rink’Red Deer rock bands of the 70s reprise their performancesfor an evening of music and dancing. Original music and covers.www.reddeermuseum.ca

June 2911am-4pmHarley Davidson Gasoline Alley

Centennial Family Fun DayKids activities, crafts, BBQ

June 29 – July 1 Homecoming FestivalJune 29Parkland Mall Red Deer Royals Centennial Pancake Breakfast(serving food 10 – 11:30 a.m.)Centennial Grove dedication (12 noon)River rafting - In conjunction with KWNCRemarkable Red Deer passportUse your passport to explore Red Deer’s museums, meet our ghosts, and explore our city. Prize draw for completed passports! Pick up your passport from volunteers at any Homecoming Festival event.

Ghosts actors in downtown. Pick up a full set of Remarkable Red Deer Ghost collector cards as you interact with our ghosts.

Interfaith Celebration Great Chief Park

Evening Extravaganza!BBQ @ Great Chief Park (time TBA)St. James Gate concert (Great Chief Park) time TBA)Outdoor movie @ dusk (Great Chief Park) approx. 10:30 p.m

June 30 Chocolate fun run. Registration at CPR Heritage footbridge. Watch here for more detail….

Banners on the Bridge – 12 NoonRed Deerians representing our past, present and future will hang 10 – 25’ red heritage banners over the sides of the CPR footbridge.Followed by Centennial Cake

Celebrating YOU! Design your place in Red Deer’s history. Create a print, a memory jar, and a lantern. Bring your lantern to ‘Fire and Ice’ on December 12. Picnic supper – bring your own picnic and join in the fun!


June 30 1-5pm Heritage Ranch

River of Light 10:30 P.M. – 1:00 a.m.Watch from both sides of the River – Heritage Ranch to Three Mile Bend. The Red Deer River will become the stage for a night-time light and sound celebration of our river and community. www.riverofl ight.org

July 1Bower Ponds

Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society – Canada Day CelebrationsCentennial cake and souvenirs.

July 13 and 14BMX Track

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July 16Little Gaetz, downtown Red DeerEvening

Outdoor ‘Barn’DanceCome whoop it up as we line dance, square dance, learn to dance and dance the evening away.

July 17 Westerner Parade

July 17Living Stones Church

Westerner Days BBQ

August 17 2:30 – 8:30August 18 1:00 – 5:00Heritage Square 4402-47 Ave.Discovery Room, MAG

Norwegian Laft Hus Society 25th Anniversary Fair• Troll contest• Treasure Hunt• Face painting• Viking skits• Music and dancing• Lots of great Scandinavian food!

September 7 Bike Parade – all ages all types of non-motorized bicycles.Ride your decorated bike, wear a costume if you like – and fi nish off with free Centennial cake!

September 21Ft Normandeau1-4pm

Fall Fair – Ft Normandeau In conjunction with KWNC A full afternoon of old fashioned fun including:• Crafts and displays – enter your handiwork – categories

for everything!• Competitions – watch here for more detail...• Vegetable and fruits market• Races & games – all ages, all stages

September 21Ross Street Patioafternoon

Earthdance, Red Deer City Centennial 2013 This annual event is planned & delivered by Central Alberta Refugee Effort and partnershttp://immigrant-centre.ca/

October 31 Cemetery ToursDetails upcoming

December 121-7pmSnell AuditoriumDowntown Public Library

2013 in Review - Come and see what you did all year! Exhibits and slides, banners and displays.



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December 12 Fire and Ice Centennial Closing Ceremony and Lantern Parade• Chili cook off• Ice sculptures• Lantern parade• Final Happy Birthday and offi cial closing of Centennial Year• 2013 cake

ALL YEAR LONG:

MAG Remarkable Red Deer (begins March 25) http://www.reddeermuseum.com/

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum: ‘Hometown Heroes’ http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Art project: visit the ASHF website – see how you can participate. http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/

Red Deer Genealogy Society 100 year families: visit the Genealogy website to fi nd out how you can participate in this project. http://rdgensoc.ab.ca/index.htm

Pick up your Red Deer ‘Ghost’ collector cards beginning March 25. Centennial Offi ce and Store: 4816 Little Gaetz. 403-340-2013.T-shirts and hoodies coming soon, too! Watch our online store!


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Red Deer’s Centennial YearCREATE, CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE

BY BRIAN MCLOUGHLIN

One hundred years ago this March Red Deer became Alberta’s fi fth city, joining Cal-gary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat as the province’s important urban centers. In that century, Red Deer has grown from its orig-inal population of less than 3,000 to a vibrant community of over 90,000 and is predicted to reach 150,000 by 2031.

Under any circumstances a 100th birth-day is certainly a reason for a party and Red Deer is going to do it up big this year. “We’re planning a yearlong celebration that will not only highlight our city’s interesting and vibrant history but will emphasize the diverse cultures and nationalities who have come together to build Red Deer into the active and dynamic city it is today”, says Sheila Bannerman, Chair of the Red Deer 2013 Centennial Committee. “We started the year with a Centennial First Night celebration at Bower Ponds and we were overwhelmed by the attendance and support so we think that everyone is really going to join in over the year and we’re really looking for-ward to it.”

That sentiment is echoed by Charity Dyke, City of Red Deer Downtown Coordinator. “Our 100th anniversary is a lifetime event and between the City, the Centennial Committee and all our partner groups we have a special year planned”, she says. For the City, the big events will take place on Sunday, March 24th and Monday, 25th. On Sunday the City invites everyone to join the Centennial celebration festivities at the Collicutt Centre, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, the Recreation Centre and Michener Centre in a day fi lled with fun for all

ages! There will be free general admission dur-ing regular business hours at each of the four facilities plus tons of free, fun activities, crafts and entertainment for all to enjoy. There is also free Transit all day! Check The City website at www.reddeer.ca for details on activities and entertainment happening at each facility

throughout the day.On Monday, March 25th at 10:30am there

will be a Time Capsule Ceremony to celebrate 100 years of what makes Red Deer a great place to live. The Time Capsule will be sealed that day and will include letters and messages to future Red Deer residents. In the afternoon City Council will hold a special Council meet-ing to commemorate the council meeting of March 25, 1913 at which Red Deer officially became a city. Be sure to watch Mayor Morris Flewwelling and City Councilors online as they celebrate Red Deer’s 100th Anniversary. Log on to www.reddeer.ca to view the broadcast of this special meeting. More information about these and other exciting City of Red Deer Cen-tennial events can also be found on the site.

Also in March Michael Dawe will be the feature speaker at the Central Alberta Histori-cal Society’s Monthly Speaker Event at the Red Deer Public Library. Michael will be dis-cussing Red Deer in 1913. On the 23rd the Central Alberta Refugee Effort will be hosting “Our Mosaic”, an event to commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

April features the public launch of the Museum and Art Gallery’s permanent exhibit entitled “Remarkable Red Deer” on April 14th. And on Sunday, April 28th the Red Deer Curl-ing Center will be hosting “Rockin’ Reunion at the Rink” featuring classic rock and roll from the 60’s and early 70’s played by some of the original members of six popular Red Deer bands of the day.

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throughout Red Deer featuring the “River of Light” presentation along the Red Deer River, the dedication of the Centennial Grove, the reawakening of Red Deer’s Ghosts, “Banners on the Bridge” and many more activities and exhibits.

The Canada Day weekend in July is a time for all of Red Deer and Canada to celebrate. Canada Day at Bower Ponds has become a Red Deer tradition and this year’s event will feature a Centennial focus with cake and sou-venirs available. This year’s Westerner Days also features a Centennial twist with an “Out-door Barn Dance” on Little Gaetz on July 16th

and the Westerner Days Parade downtown on July 17th.

August will feature a Norwegian Lafthus Festival at Heritage square and the MAG on the 18th and 19th. The Festival will include a troll contest, and treasure hunt, face painting, and games. The Society for Creative Anach-ronism will do a Viking Medieval Skit in the Square featuring traditional and Viking cos-tumes, traditional Norwegian food, dancing and music.

Fall begins on September 21st with an “Old Fashioned Fall Fair at Fort Normandeau and Earthdance on the Ross Street Patio hosted by

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the Central Alberta Refugee Effort. Halloween is full of spooky chills this

year with Red Deer Cemetery’s “Cem-etery Tours” on October 31st. You’re invited to attend dressed as a ghost and hear the stories of Red Deer’s past citi-zens.

The Centennial Year wraps up on December 12th with the “Fire and Ice” Centennial Closing Ceremony and Lan-tern Parade at City Hall Park. The eve-ning will include a chili cook off, Centen-nial cake, ice sculpture, a lantern parade, a fi nal Happy Birthday Red Deer and the official closing of Centennial Year.

You can also participate in the year’s activities by volunteering with the Cen-tennial Committee, recording a special Happy Birthday message to Red Deer or stocking up on special Centennial Swag. For more information on events, volun-teering or purchasing Centennial souve-nirs be sure to visit Red Deer 2013 on line at www.reddeer2013.ca. Further information on the City of Red Deer’s Centennial activities and events is also available at www.reddeer.ca.

“Our 100th anniversary is a lifetime event and between the City, the Centennial Committee and all our partner groups we have a special year planned”

Charity Dyke, CITY OF RED DEER

DOWNTOWN COORDINATOR


Red Deer’s First 100 YearsFROM INFANCY TO ADULTHOOD

BY BRIAN MCLOUGHLIN

Dateline: Red Deer, Alberta – March 25,1913Meeting in Red Deer’s City Hall Council Cham-bers, Mayor Frank W. Galbraith along with

Councilors W.J. “Bill” Botterill, W.E. Lord, G. Hugh Murrin, William Piper and George W. Smith completed the incorporation process that lead to Red Deer being proclaimed a City. The proclamation marked the completion of a process that had begun in Edmonton on March

10, 1913 when the Provincial Legislature gave third reading to a bill making Red Deer Alber-ta’s fi fth city and Lieutenant Governor George H.V. Bulyea signed the bill into law.

The future looked very bright for the fl edg-ling city. The Canadian Pacifi c Railway had reached Red Deer in 1891 and the village had become a town ten years later. Incorpora-tion as a City meant that Red Deer would join Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat as an important urban center in the new province. Many challenges would continue be faced however, beginning with a nationwide fi nancial crunch that saw the new city’s credit severely restricted by its bank.

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died in the sinking of RMS Titanic, a total equal to more than half the 2,800 people then residing in the city. And in less than eighteen months, Red Deer residents would fi nd them-selves engulfed in the four year “war to end all wars” that would claim the lives of 112 out of 850 enlisted personnel from the city and over 10 million enlisted and seven million civilian casualties worldwide.

Many of the elected officials present at that March 25 council meeting would have a lasting impact on the future the new city. Francis W. Galbraith was the long time owner and editor of the Red Deer Advocate, then a weekly publication but now Central Alberta’s daily newspaper. Bill Botterill founded a real estate fi rm that still survives over 100 years later as Century 21 – Advantage. W.E. Lord was a Red Deer merchant whose depart-ment store served Red Deer for many years and William Piper was the founder and owner of Piper Brick Company whose bricks were used to build many of the early homes in Red Deer and after whom Piper Creek was named. George W. Smith, Red Deer’s fi rst licensed teacher, would have an immense impact on the education of generations of city students

and would be the namesake for Sunnybrook’s G.W. Smith Elementary School.

The year 1913 was also interesting in a number of respects. The Alberta Ladies Col-lege officially opened its doors on January 8 with 25 students. The purpose of the school was to “give young ladies the opportunity to receive an education under Christian auspices by offering high school courses up to grade eleven as well as commercial subjects, teach-er training, art, and domestic science with an overall emphasis on scripture study”.

Red Deer and Alberta also experienced its third general election in eight years when on March 25, the same day Red Deer be-came a city, the elec-tion writ was dropped at the Legislature in Edmonton. This elec-tion was lead for the by Liberal Premier Arthur Sifton, who took over for former Premier Alexander Rutherford. Ruther-ford resigned as a result of his govern-ment’s involvement

in the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scandal. Sifton faced harsh criticism for call-ing the snap election, after ramming gerry-mandered electoral boundaries through the legislature, running up the provincial debt and neglecting promised railway development.

Conservative Edward Michener of Red Deer ended up capitalizing on anger toward the Sifton government but would not gener-ate enough votes to topple the government. The Liberals would retain a majority of seats despite being almost even in the popular vote; however Edward Michener would retain his seat as MLA for Red Deer.

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1913-1914 would be a time of note in Red Deer and Alberta for another reason. The dis-covery and development of the Dingman play and Turner Valley oil fi eld would be a precur-sor to future oil booms in the province. The oil mania would be felt in Central Alberta as well. Within a week of the Dingman well blowing in over 125,000 acres of oil and gas rights had been fi led around the city. The advent of the First World War in September 1914 put an end to most of that speculation.

Much has happened in the intervening 100 years and much that made up early Red Deer is no longer with us. Much has been lost but much has been gained. The depression of the Dirty Thirties tested the tenacity and proved the character of Red Deer and Central Alberta residents. Two World Wars and the Korean and Afghan confl icts attested to the bravery and resolve of Red Deer citizens both on the battlefi eld and at home and the modern day oil and gas boom times have established the in-genuity and resourcefulness of Central Alberta entrepreneurs.

The appearance of Red Deer has ebbed and fl owed over the years, many times show-ing growth and at others showing restructuring and reuse. The new courthouse opened in March 1931 and after decades of use was de-clared a Provincial Historic Site in 1986, when the Red Deer Courts were moved to a new fa-cility. The Old Court House was fi rst converted to a community arts center and now houses a number of commercial ventures. Both Cana-dian Pacifi c and Canadian National Railways established a solid presence in Red Deer; the CP rail yards running for blocks north and south of the CPR station and the CN yards

and station located on the land now occupied by Co-op Plaza. Canadian National retreated to the north side of the river in 1959 and Ca-nadian Pacifi c relocated their tracks west of the city and built new yards in the southwest corner of Edgar Industrial Park in 1992. Both Canadian Pacifi c and Canadian National pro-vided passenger service to the City, with CP’s last passenger Dayliner leaving Red Deer on September 6, 1985.

Many new faces have also joined the com-munity to make Red Deer the vibrant city it is today. Red Deer College was established in 1963 and was quartered in Lindsay Thurber Composite High School until the new campus opened in 1967. The College has grown over the years and has become one of Alberta’s most respected post-secondary institutions. The Red Deer Westerner, another familiar face in the community has seen a myriad of changes since the fi rst fair was held in 1892. Probably the biggest change occurred in 1982 when the Westerner moved lock, stock and barrel from its downtown location to its present home at the south end of the city. Since the move the Westerner has truly become Central Alberta’s entertainment destination, with its large exhibition and convention facilities host-ing such internationally renowned events as AgriTrade and the 1995 World Junior Hockey Championships. Since its completion in 1991 the Red Deer Centrium has also been the home of the Red Deer Rebels., Memorial Cup Champions in 2001.

The latter part of the city’s fi rst century has also seen the return of some of Red Deer’s familiar faces from the past through the Ghost series now inhabiting the downtown area. The Reverend Leonard Gaetz, Frank Galbraith,

Hazel Braithwaite, Keith Mann, Doris Forbes and her pet beaver Mickey and Francis the Pig are daily reminders of Red Deer’s colorful past.

And as exciting and eventful the fi rst 100 years have been, the city of Red Deer can look forward to a second century that promises to be at least as vibrant as the fi rst. Continued development of the city’s core infrastructure in the downtown area including Alexander Way, Little Gaetz, Rail Yards and Riverlands prom-ise to transform the city’s heart into an active and vibrant people centered neighborhood.

And while there is much to remember and to commemorate there is also a whole new century to create and enjoy.

The Canadian Pacifi c Railway had reached Red Deer in 1891 and the village had become a town ten years later. Incorporation as a City meant that Red Deer would join Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat as an important urban center in the new province.


THE RED DEER ADVOCATE WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING

The Red Deer Advocate has grown with Red Deer, participating in the small settle-ment’s growth to the city of today. “It has long been recognized as one of the fi nest quality daily newspapers in Canada for its size and the population of its city”, states Michael Dawe.

The Advocate continues to set a strong pace in the transition to newer technologies and production methods. The newspaper, with its dedicated staff, has also won many awards over the years gaining regional, national and

international recognition.The early days of newspapers in Red Deer

are tangled. The community’s fi rst newspaper, the Red Deer Review, was founded by D.H. Murphy when he arrived in Red Deer in 1894, says Ted Meeres in his book The Homesteads that Nurtured a City. The Edmonton Bulletin reported that year that “a copy of the fi rst num-ber of the Red Deer Review has been received by the Edmonton Bulletin.

“It is a 24-column, four page weekly. It is

well edited and presents an excellent array of local news ... Red Deer is to be congratulated on having secured such an efficient exponent of its news and views. D.H. Murphy is the pub-lisher.”

By April, however, Mr. Murphy was having fi nancial problems and closed the newspaper. A second newspaper - probably the Alberta Independent - was started in 1898 but closed the next year.

The Wetaskiwin Free Lance, owned by George and Orville Fleming, began printing supplements entitled The Red Deer Gazette and the Lacombe Advertiser around the same time, 1898. In August of 1900, the Flemings, father and son, purchased a press and young Orville began publishing the Red Deer Echo in March, 1901. In July, 1901, when Red Deer’s population was 323, the Flemings built their own building for the Red Deer Echo on Ross Street. But all was not well.

In 1902 the Board of Trade requested “the Echo be greatly improved or an option of purchase be given of the plant.” The Flemings

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bowed out and The Echo was leased to O.A. Butterfi eld. On May 1, 1903, it was announced the Echo would thereafter be known as The Alberta Advo-cate.

Why the Advocate? One story has it that John Moore, Red Deer’s fi rst great entrepreneur, one of the owners of the paper, and later the fi rst member of the new Alberta Leg-islature for Red Deer, decided that he would not be an “echo” of anyone.

So The Alberta Advocate was born. In August, 1903, Mr. Butterfi eld sold his interest in the paper to the Advocate Publishing Co. Ltd. Eventually, after two editors had come and gone, one of the owners approached F.W. Galbraith of the Guelph (Ontario) Mercury and asked him to become the editor and manager, for the princely sum of $96 a month.

Mr. Galbraith went one better, and offered to buy the paper, which he did in November of 1906, and also changed the name to The Red Deer Advocate in March of 1907. He also of-fered a statement of the newspaper’s goal: “to promote the peace, welfare, and prosperity of the people of the dis-trict and town of Red Deer.” “

The Advocate at that time had a circulation of 600 to 700,” Mr. Gal-braith wrote in The Red Deer Advocate later. “It was supposed to be issued on Friday mornings, but the foreman, who had not been on the job at Red Deer much longer than a year, and Mr. Cowell, who was not experienced, did not always make the grade: the week before I came in I believe most of the issues went out on Monday morning. We had a regular outside helper to turn the wheel on the newspaper press and he had varying assistants.

By 1913, the Advocate was a

Mr. FW Galbraith offered to buy the Alberta Advocate which he did in November of 1906, and also changed the name to The Red Deer Advocate in March of 1907. He also offered a statement of the newspaper’s goal: “to promote the peace, welfare, and prosperity of the people of the district and town of Red Deer.”


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weekly publication. In that same year, the town of Red Deer worked with the residents of Red Deer West and the town of North Red Deer, bringing a proposal before legislature to create a new, large community in Central Alberta and to incorporate this community as a city.

Edward Michener, who was Red Deer’s MLA and also the leader of the official Opposition, piloted the bill through the remainder of the legislative process. The bill was unanimously approved on March 10. The lieutenant-governor then gave his assent on March 25 and Red Deer officially became a city.

Surprisingly, the news was not greeted with much fanfare back in Red Deer. The Red Deer Advocate had a front-page article on the incorporation, but

it was quite a small one. There were much larger articles on the announcement of a provincial election and a proposal to build new factories in Red Deer.

F.W. Galbraith, the town’s mayor, officially became the fi rst mayor of The City of Red Deer. This cemented the ties between the Red Deer Advocate and the community, ties that remain to this day. The Red Deer Advocate is still providing Red Deer’s citizens with their most comprehensive local news coverage, just as it was during the city’s incorporation.

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RED DEER BRANCH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PROJECT CAPTURES LOCAL STORIES PAST & PRESENT

BY PAM SNOWDON

We know about and honour the great con-tributions of the founding families of Red Deer, but what about the many families who were living here one hundred years ago? Who were they, and how did they help shape our city?

“William Snell and Elizabeth (nee Watson) my great Grandparents, and my Grandmother

Mae Snell were living in the village of North Red Deer in 1913 when Red Deer became a city. As well, Mae’s sister, Nellie, and her brother, Harvey, were living in the village with their parents. William and Elizabeth were both born in England, coming to Canada as small children with their parents. All of William and Elizabeth’s children were born in Fesserton, Ontario, Canada” explains Linda McKay, of

Red Deer.The Red Deer branch of the Alberta Ge-

nealogical Society (AGS) has undertaken a special project as part of the 2013 Centennial Celebrations to identify descendants living in the community a century after their ancestors resided here.

McKay, spokesperson for the Red Deer branch, says that the ancestors would have lived within the current boundaries of Red Deer, or had a general delivery, Red Deer ad-dress and picked up their mail at the Red Deer Post Office, or had an address of R.R. #1 or R.R. #2, Red Deer in 1913.

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will be compiled and kept in the organization’s library in Red Deer, as well as at the Red Deer and District Archives, and Red Deer Public Library.

“William’s eldest son, James Snell, had a cleaning and pressing shop on Ross Street. By 1911, James had moved to Medicine Hat. Younger brother Harvey joined him there that spring, returning to Red Deer in December, 1911 when his older brother married” adds McKay.

McKay says that we don’t always know the stories connected to how or why our ancestors decided to settle here. “For some, there was a great deal of hardship, or maybe a “black sheep” in the family, and they didn’t want to talk about it. And sometimes the younger generation doesn’t think to ask questions or the older generation to provide information.”

Luckily, there are a variety of ways de-scendants can learn about their ancestors, in-cluding making use of records of the Red Deer Branch of the AGS located at the Meeres

Room in the Red Deer Museum. The library is open during regular daily hours of the Red Deer Archives. Their resources include cen-sus records, cemetery records and indexes, local history books, and reference books. As a member of the provincial Genealogical Society network, the Red Deer branch is able to tap into many more valuable sources of informa-tion.

Among the valuable sources of information held by the Red Deer Archives are microfi lm records of the Red Deer Advocate from 1904 to date, and newspapers from smaller com-munities in Central Alberta. Hospital, school, church, farm and women’s institutes records are also a rich source of information.

In Red Deer, the Latter-Day Saints Fam-ily History Library has computers with internet access available for members of the public to conduct research, including Family Search data, Scottish parish registers, pedigree re-sources fi les, and the 1916 Western Canada census.

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micro fi lm information on marriages in Ontario before 1869, some Ontario indexes between 1870 and 1920, and some British marriage and birth indexes. Orders can be placed for loans of micro fi lm and micro fi che found in

The Red Deer branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) has undertaken a special project as part of the 2013 Centennial Celebrations to identify descendants living in the community a century after their ancestors resided here.




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Locally, the Red Deer Public Library has reference materials including passenger lists, heraldry records, a catalogue of international census returns dating from 1666-1902 in mi-crofi lm format, as well as periodicals and oral histories. The Red Deer College Library also holds both local and national history books. Their microfi che holdings include the Peel Bib-liography, including an early Western history 1692-1953, and directories of Calgary, Ed-monton, Winnipeg and other communities.

Although the family names will be used as part of upcoming displays and educational purposes for the Red Deer branch of the AGS, McKay says the privacy of the descendants will be honoured, and their names will not be posted online by the organization. Any infor-mation they are willing to share about their lives will be valuable to future genealogists.

“William returned to North Red Deer in

the spring of 1911, buying two lots near the Great West Lumber Mill. Here he built a two story house for his family. In 1913, William and 16 year old Harvey were both working for the Great West Lumber Company. Nellie (11 years old) and Mae (9 years old) were both attending school across the river in Red Deer at Central School, then the Cottage School in North Red Deer. As an adult, Mae and her husband operated McKay’s Canada paint Store on Ross Street” McKay explains.

The project, which has been a year in the making, has garnered nearly a dozen sub-missions to date. Biographies of ancestors can include full names, the birth places and dates, the dates they arrived in Canada and Red Deer, and dates of deaths. The reason why they settled here and their occupations, especially in 1913, and the number of descen-dants currently living here are also of interest. Photos are welcomed, however they will not be returned as they will become part of the collection.

“William Snell (1861-1952) and Eliza-

beth (1866-1939) are both buried in the Red Deer cemetery. Living in Red Deer in 2013 are 19 descendants of William and Elizabeth Snell. These are one grandchild, fi ve great grand children, fi ve great great grand children and eight great great great grand children. Further, there are 19 descendants living in Red Deer County or Lacombe County. These descendants are one grandchild, four great grand children, eight great great grand chil-dren, and six great great great grandchildren.

A hundred years after Red Deer became a city there are 39 descendants of William and Elizabeth Snell living in Red Deer and area.” concludes McKay.

The length of submissions has been left open, and the completed biographies can be sent to the Red Deer Genealogy branch at P.O. Box 922, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 2H3 by the end of April. More information about the Centennial project can be obtained from by e-mailing the Red Deer Genealogy Branch at [email protected], or visiting the Branch website www.rdgensoc.ab.ca.


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Borrow portable disc golf targets with a

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The year 2013 will give Red Deerians lots to celebrate, but the centennial is about more than parties – it is about creating a legacy for years to come.

While we create memories through celebra-tions, time capsules, and events, The City of Red Deer will also be creating built memories with several capital projects completed during 2013 to commemorate Red Deer’s birthday and create a legacy of the signifi cant event.

The capital projects range from large to small with major fi nancial grants that have en-abled both the Centrium and the Red Deer Curl-ing Rink to be enhanced. Contributions were also made towards the exciting new exhibit at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery (MAG), a new historical walking tour and signage, a brand new downtown spray park and north side skate-board park, enhancements to Little Gaetz, and the new Timberlands branch Red Deer Public

Library. “I am excited that we have chosen to do a

suite of capital projects that cover a broad range of interests for our community,” said Red Deer City Manager, Craig Curtis. “They reach all ele-ments for our community – including recreation, downtown revitalization, arts and culture, and history”.

Two of the larger capital projects, the new spray park and skateboard park, will be com-pleted this summer. The spray park, located in Rotary Recreation Park, will be 7,500 square feet of wet, summer fun.

“The spray park’s overall design really re-fl ects Red Deer’s history and image,” said Jerry Hedlund, Project Superintendent, City of Red Deer. “The park features spray, splash and play equipment focused on railway and river themes, which are symbolic of Red Deer’s landmarks and anchor the new facility in the city’s rich history.”

The skateboard park is located on the City land adjacent to Glendale Middle School and will be one of the most innovative skateboard parks in Western Canada.

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nity driven project,” said Hedlund. “We had two very well attended commu-nity sessions to see what skateboarders in Red Deer wanted to see in a new park, and what kinds of things would make it a great place for recreation and competition.”

In addition to new facilities, there is also a great opportunity for Red Deerians to connect with Red Deer’s history in a way they have never be-fore. In June, The City will be launching new Historical Walking Tours com-plete with new interpretive signage and stories about Red Deer’s history.

“I am excited about these new walking tours where you will be able to catch a glimpse into Red Deer’s interesting past. People will be able to join organized tours or print off guides from the website and do self guided tours,” said Kristina Öberg, Culture Superintendent, City of Red Deer. “On the Heri-tage Day long weekend in August, The Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery will be hosting tours where if you look carefully you may see the ghosts of Red Deer come alive. It will be a great way to spend Heritage Day.”

More information will be available later in the spring, with the new tours launching in June.

“The legacy of our centennial year will be in memories of the events, ongoing use of these facilities, and learning about our history through things like the MAG exhibit and Historical Walking Tours,” said Curtis. “I am excited to see community and visitors coming together, learning, and experiencing Red Deer for the 100th time or for the fi rst time.”

Watch www.reddeer.ca for information about grand openings for these centennial projects and don’t miss Remarkable Red Deer – the exiting new exhibit at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, opening March 25.


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The arch constructed for Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s visit to Red Deer. Sir Wilfrid himself is in the procession.

SIR WILFRID LAURIER COMES TO RED DEERCanadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier visited Red Deer in August of 1910 to drive the fi rst spike for the Alberta Central Railway. The railway would eventually run from Red Deer to Rocky Mountain House.

The day before the event, Hugh Bower, son of James Bower, encountered the ceremony site on his way to school. Using an available mallet, he pounded in a few spikes before heading off to his daily schoolwork.

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Production of Gypsy at Alberta Ladies College. Cast is: Annie Ralfe, unknown, Mrs. Samuels, Nancy Patterson, unknown, Vera East, unknown (1913).

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1867 –the federal Dominion of Canada is formed on July 1

1905 – Alberta becomes a province

1908 – Ford intro-duces the Model T

1912 – the Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1914 – World War I begins

1937 – the Hindenburg disaster occurs over Lakehurst, New Jersey

1945 – Japan surrenders officially ending World War II

1950 – North Korean forces invade South Korea beginning the Korean War

Reverend Leonard Gaetz1883, Reverend Gaetz home-steads in Central Alberta on the Red Deer River.Red Deer River.

Sound the Alarm1904 – Red Deer Town Council passes a bylaw creating a volunteer fire brigade.

Frances Wright Galbraith1906 – F.W. Galbraith purchases the Alberta Ad-vocate, which he would re-name the Red Deer Advocate in 1907

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Choices1930’s – the concept of the credit union gains popularity in Alberta

Doris and Mickey1939 – Doris Forbes finds “Mickey” along Waskasoo Creek.

Reaching Out1955 – Jonas Salk announces the development of the polio vaccine.

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1957 – the Soviet Union launches Sput-nik 1 triggering the Space Race between the superpowers

1961 – the government of Tommy Douglas introduces universal health care legislation in Saskatchewan

1964 – The Beatles visit the U.S. for the first time set-ting off the “British Invasion”

1968 – Pierre Elliot Trudeau is elected for his first term as Prime Minister

1969 – Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the Moon 1975 – the fall of

Saigon ends the Vietnam War

1990 – the Edmonton Oilers win the last of their 5 Stanley Cups

2001 – terrorist attacks topple the World Trade Center buildings in New York City

2007 – the Red Deer Advocate celebrates its 100th Anniversary

2009 – Barrack Obama inaugurated as 44th U.S. President

Waiting for Gordon1957 – Gordon Sorensen launches transit service in Red Deer.

Hazel Braithwaite1965 – Hazel Braithwaite runs for office in the federal election as the New Democratic Party candidate.

Let the Music Play1991 – Kieth Mann be-comes director of the Red Deer Royals.

Francis the Pig1990 – Francis begins his life on the run in the parklands of Red Deer.


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THE CHANGING FACE OF RED DEER

BY ROGER BAKES

As Red Deer refl ects on the centenary of its incorporation as a city, it is apparent even to a casual observer that it is experiencing an unprecedented level of cultural and ethnic diversity. What is not so well known is that

Red Deer has always been a city that has wel-comed major changes in its ethnic makeup.

Red Deer historian Michael Dawe charac-terizes the early Red Deer population as being primarily of English, Irish and Scottish descent with immigrants coming from Britain and Eastern Canada. Dawe states that “there was

still a very fl uid migratory pattern in the early 20th century. Often people came to Red Deer by way of the United States. As the western frontier developed, people would try settling in different areas of the newly emerg-ing frontier.” Dawe characterizes this as trans-continental migration. “These early settlers had a kind of restless adventurism and often would not fi nd what they were looking for on their fi rst stop. So they would resettle elsewhere and this was true of Red Deer.”

Perhaps refl ecting a still current trend, Dawe notes that “by the 1920’s and 1930’s,


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Red Deer’s Aboriginal community includes a growing population of First Nations, Métis and

Inuit people living off-reserve. The Red Deer Native Friendship Society (RDNFS) has been a part

of the Red Deer story since 1984 and continues to strive to nurture success for those struggling

to maintain their traditional culture while living life in the city with their families. The Red Deer

Native Friendship Society is part of The National Association of Friendship Centres, a network

of 119 Friendship Centres from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Native Friendship Centres, provide a

‘home away from home’ where Aboriginal people fi nd friendship, support and empowerment

to improve the quality of their lives in urban settings.

The Red Deer Native Friendship Society started with a couple of local Métis families and other concerned citizens in the early

1980’s. Disturbed by the troubles faced by Aboriginal people migrating to the city, the Ralph Hanley family opened a small

gathering place. The group called a meeting to get organized and Frank Winnie was elected Chairman of the fi rst Board of

Directors. RDNFS became incorporated under the Society’s act as a non-profi t organization in 1984. The group applied for

and received funding from the United Way, Family Community Support Services, and the Alberta Secretariat and the Red Deer

Native Friendship Society offi cially opened its doors. In 1985 the Society received their fi rst federal core funding and became

a member of the National Native Friendship Centre Movement. Elder Tom Cranebear created and presented the Red Deer eagle

staff to the Friendship Centre for the community at this time. Some early members included Beverly Keeshig- Soonias, Peter

Priest, Kim Jernak, Darryl Lickers, Sarah Carr, Lyle Keewatin Richards and Douglas Campbell.

The early days of the Red Deer Friendship Society were modest. There were three staff who focused their efforts on providing

a “ home away from home” for Aboriginal people and connecting them to each other, the community and local resources. They

operated the LaBase program which taught survival, literacy, employment and computer skills. Friendship Centre member, Lyle

Keewatin Richards, with the help of the current MLA, convinced the local Director of Alberta Social Services to start providing

the culturally appropriate social assistance through the Friendship Centre that Aboriginal People were entitled to.

From early on the Society has provided rich cultural experiences for Red Deer as well as its Indigenous people. It has organized

Aboriginal dancing, storytelling and drumming, ceremonies, round dances, displays, tipis, cultural awareness programs, crafts

and food for community groups, schools and special events such as July 1st celebrations and Fort Normandeau Days and still

continues to do so. It achieved public recognition for Aboriginal veterans by insisting that the eagle staff be carried in the color

guard and laying wreaths at local Remembrance Day Ceremonies. Wherever possible the Society has actively participated in the

larger community sharing culture and promoting good relations.

In the decade since 2000, the Red Deer Native Friendship Society would move several times and continue to work in

collaboration with community partners to ‘Chart the Path’ of urban Aboriginal people and respond to issues raised by the

community. This process has now resulted in the launch of the Urban Aboriginal Voices Initiative in January 2012, a new and

unifi ed voice for Red Deer’s Aboriginal community. It has also created a new vision of particular interest to the Red Deer Native

Friendship Society: the vision of a Community Gathering place. A space where community members would enjoy housing,

wrap-around support services and cultural and ceremonial events. This dream has been partially realized through a partnership

between Municipal Affairs Housing, the City of Red Deer and the Friendship Society. Four acres of land is being set aside by

the City of Red Deer and the Province of Alberta for the development of a new Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

The Story of the Red Deer Native Friendship Society

Written by Pat Marcellus April 2012

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Red Deer’s older settlers often moved to the British Columbia coast or northwestern United States to live in a warmer climate.”

In the early decades of its existence, Red Deer’s ethnic makeup, in addition to its former-ly British population, also consisted of Swedes, Danes, Finns, Estonians and Francophones. Red Deer’s Francophone and Scandinavian population were mostly employed in Red Deer’s largest sector, the lumber industry.

Another signifi cant shift observed by Dawe was “the loss of the French and Belgian immi-grant who returned to their homelands to fi ght in World War I. After the war, many simply did not return.” With the post-World War II period the opposite happened, according to Dawe. “There was a fl ood of Dutch people to the Red Deer area, much of it in response to the role of the Canadian military in liberating the Netherlands. These immigrants were attracted to opportunities in the agriculture and dairy in-dustries which they were skilled in. As well, the Michener Centre became a major employer for non-English speaking immigrants as only lim-

ited English was required. More recently, Red Deer has experienced

a rise in cultural diversity through the infl ux of political refugees. This ranges from Asians persecuted in Idi Amin’s Uganda to Hungarian refugees in the 1950’s to individuals fl eeing from the more recent Balkan confl ict, along with those fl eeing political repression in Central and South America. More recently, there has been a marked increase in newcomers from African and Middle Eastern countries.

City Counselor Dianne Wyntjes is the daughter of parents who came to Red Deer from Germany following WWII and she has fi rst-hand knowledge of the immigrant experi-ence.

“Immigrants often face both the challenge of learning a new language and the fear of their children losing their native tongue. Today, we see new Canadians facing employment and economic issues that are no different from what we all face but with an added layer of worry,” said Wyntjes. “It takes time to adjust to Canadian society; there are often challenges with literacy levels and new technologies; their

education and work experience may not be recognized and they cannot work in their area of expertise.”

As a politician who believes in the Canadi-an political system, Wyntjes has observed that some ethnic organizations often lack female representation. Some newcomers are fearful of politics because of their own history and experiences in repressive regimes. “If you go to CARE’s Refugee Camp in the City, you will understand the struggle of many immigrants. You can meet men who were boy soldiers in rebel armies or meet immigrants who lived in refugee camps where a lost ration card meant no access to clean water.”

In Red Deer, CARE (Central Alberta Refuge Effort) is one of the major organiza-tions helping new immigrants adapt to life in Canada. Jan Underwood, Public Cultural Awareness Coordinator at CARE, has a sim-ple recommendation: meet new immigrants to prevent misunderstanding. She tells of a recent intercultural meeting in which a Cana-dian man believed that a traditionally garbed




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Muslim woman was dressed that way at her husband’s insistence and that she would have no formal education and was in an arranged marriage. “He was completely surprised to learn that it was not an arranged marriage, her form of dress was her own choice, that they were both engineers and had met and married while at university.”

Underwood notes that Red Deer is becom-ing an important destination for immigrants. “It has a good location between Edmonton and Calgary and it provides good employment op-portunities. As a smaller community it is easy to get around and newcomers have quicker access to English as a Second Language classes.” Underwood goes on to say that she has also observed a defi nite trend in which professional immigrants are fi lling openings that cannot be fi lled by Canadians due to skill

shortages.”Underwood says that “it is commonplace

to see immigrants with the responsibilities of a family as well as full-time jobs while working towards a degree in the evening.” She char-acterizes it as a world of work, eat and sleep. “However, what I really enjoy most about my job are the success stories. I’ve met so many people who start with absolutely nothing who are able to achieve a successful life through determination and persistence.”

City Councilor Lynne Mulder came to Red Deer in 1996 after working in a community col-lege in downtown Toronto. She recalls that the majority of the students were visible minorities and the campus was rich in cultural diversity.

“I loved it and I learned so much from this diverse population, says Mulder. “The faculty spent a lot of time working together to ensure our college environment refl ected and respected diversity. When I came to Red

Deer College in 1996, it took my breath away - I could not believe what a homoge-neous group of students fi lled the hallway - the lack of diversity was incredible after my previous ex-perience!” Mulder sees the changing face of Red Deer and characterizes the city as an even richer community as it welcomes an increasing num-bers of newcom-ers from a variety of other countries. Mulder claims, “Although I believe we are a welcom-ing community, it’s important that we provide opportuni-ties and education for Red Deerians to learn about these diverse cultures and to ap-preciate the rich-ness they bring to a community.”

Underwood agrees with this, pointing out “one way for the public to experience and learn about other cultures is to attend intercultural workshops and events held by CARE. We offer many volunteer op-portunities for those who want to get to know or wish to help newcomers.”

Councilor Wyntjes expresses a similar view that Red Deer benefi ts by a more multi-cultural community. “It is a mosaic and a rain-bow and it can only make us more beautiful in time through sharing – food, music, culture, festivals, and building cultural bridges. We need to know what it must be like to move to and to live in a new community with a different culture and language. We need to reach out and help new immigrants to our community.”

“If you go to CARE’s Refugee Camp in the City, you will understand the struggle of many immigrants. You can meet men who were boy soldiers in rebel armies or meet immigrants who lived in refugee camps where a lost ration card meant no access to clean water.”

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CELEBRATE A CENTURY OF SPORTS

BY JASON LUNDGREN

One hundred years ago a city situated between Calgary and Edmonton was founded, and with it a proud tradition of sports in Red Deer began. Sports in this city had modest be-ginnings: in the summer some played baseball or swam; but it was the winter months when the real dedication became evident, when sports such as hockey and curling had to be

played outside in the elements. It is this spirit and dedication that the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum invites you to experience its new exhibits celebrating the incredible, and sometimes unbelievable, events, facilities and people over a hundred years of sporting history in Red Deer.

It took especially hardy individuals to play winter sports in Red Deer’s early his-tory. It is recorded as early as the 1880s that

people were curling on the frozen Red Deer River. Curling became one of Red Deer’s most played sports, culminating in the Farmer’s Bon-spiel: started in 1946. This annual event was a way for farmers all over Central Alberta to get together and have fun. Early hockey teams also had to play outside on frozen ponds, riv-ers and lakes; on these teams the players themselves were responsible for clearing the snow and dumping buckets of water to fl ood it. It was not until 1925 that Red Deer had a prop-er indoor arena, built thanks to many hockey fans and volunteers. Red Deer’s fi rst major hockey team started in the “Rose Bud League” alongside teams from Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, and Leduc. In the late 1920’s and 1930’s, Red Deer also had one of the best women’s hockey teams in Alberta: the Red Deer Amazons.

Baseball has an equally long legacy in Red Deer, with the game being played throughout Central Alberta in the 1880’s. Red Deer even had a professional team called the



Red Deer Eskimos, and in 1912 they went all the way to the Canadian Western Baseball League Championships, only to fi nally lose to the Cal-gary Broncos. The team ended up folding in 1913 when the league in-creased their fees, but the proud tradition of baseball in Red Deer would continue, most notably with the AAA Senior baseball team, the Red Deer Riggers, started in 1981.

Sports that have an equally prominent part in Red Deer’s history are swimming and speed skating. Red Deer is fortunate to have two world-class swim clubs, the Catalina Swim Club and the Marlin’s. Red Deer has become a speed skating factory, thanks in large part to Hall of Fame member Patricia Underhill who started the Red Deer Speed Skating Club, now known as the Red Deer Central Lions Speed Skating Club, and the incredible coaching of Bruno Comis. Another Hall of Fame member Phyllis Loewen, a Red Deer native, set a record in the 220-yard outdoor event in this very city – a record that still stands today. “When I started you put your skates on sitting on a log by the oval in Red Deer, we didn’t even have a warm-up shack,” she laughs. “You’d try to keep your skates warm so when you put your foot in the boots they were warm for you.”

With the growing population and popularity of these sports. Red Deer was eventually in need of greater and expanded facilities. Red

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Deer had al-ways been a centre of ath-letic competi-tion because of its central location, but now it needed superior facili-ties to comple-ment it. Thanks to the efforts of people like inducted members Bob McGhee and Don Moore, Red Deer got these world-class facilities, most notably the Waskasoo Park System and the Enmax Centrium. With new facilities it allowed Red Deer to host such international tournaments as the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1995; the Labatt Brier in 1994; the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2004 and 2012; the midget AAA Telus Cup in 2007; and Skate Canada International in 1994. Without the nec-essary facilities these events would have been impossible to hold and it allowed for Red Deer to have a West-ern Hockey League team, the Red Deer Rebels. Red Deer has also been the proud host of the Alberta Summer Games in 1975 and 2006; and the Alberta Winter Games in 1988 and 1998.

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Ron MacLean began his broadcasting career in 1978 when, as a high-school student, he took a part-time position at CKRD-FM radio. His initial duties were comprised of little more than pushing buttons and playing commercials, but he was soon granted the opportunity to become a disc jockey. This led to an ad-lib weather forecast on CKRD-TV that was seen by a producer from CFAC in Calgary. Ron was offered a position as the sports anchor on that station’s evening news, and he’s been in front of the camera ever since.



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Red Deer, marvels at the changes the city has undergone over the years. “It’s been greatly enhanced by the facilities,” he says. “The avail-ability of sports to everyone is more evident now than it’s ever been and everyone has an opportunity.”

With Red Deer’s proud sports legacy and world-class facilities it is only natural that Red Deer has produced some of the world’s best athletes. Olympic medal winners such as Jamie Sale and Deidra Dionne got their start in Red Deer. Ron MacLean, a man that Canadi-ans invite into their homes every Saturday on Hockey Night in Canada, and perhaps Can-ada’s most recognized and respected sports personality, began his illustrious career here. And, although not born here, the most famous brothers in hockey, the Sutter brothers, began their careers playing hockey in Red Deer. Brent Sutter continues this tradition as owner and head coach of the Red Deer Rebels.

To help celebrate this proud sports

heritage the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum invites classrooms in Red Deer to submit their art-work to be displayed in the Museum’s Art Gallery. Open to students of all ages, the Centennial Art Project is intended to show what sports in Red Deer has meant to the students of the city.

“This is a great op-portunity for art and history teachers to get their stu-dents involved and inter-ested in the history of their community,” says Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Coordinator Debbie Brigley.

Students are invited to share their vision or illustrate their observation of the changes in sport history through paintings, drawings, col-

lages, shadow boxes and murals that could be

showcased on the Art Gallery walls and in the

lobby during the 2013 Centennial Celebration.

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“Celebrating a Centennial is a big moment for a com-munity,” Brigley says. “One hundred years of history is a big deal that doesn’t come around often,” noting that today’s stu-dents were not around when Canada celebrated its centen-nial in 1967. By looking back and celebrating Red Deer’s past history and sports icons we are, in fact, paving the way for Red Deer’s future sports heroes.

Classrooms interested in participating are invited to contact Debbie Brigley at 403-341-8614.

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A LEGACY THAT GOES FOR MILES

What’s that one thing you tell your family and friends about the place you call home? Perhaps you say it’s a quiet place between two big cities. Or that it’s a friendly, small town where passers-by say hello on the street. That story might look a little different for everyone, but we all want to leave a legacy, and for City Manager Craig Curtis, our beloved walking trail sys-tem that runs through the community is one he is proud to have been part of.

A good trail system creates con-nections. It connects people to places and people to people. And thanks to primary funding from the province, and the support of three consecutive City Councils in the 1980s and early 90s, we’ve been able to do just that.

Waskasoo Park was created to preserve the river valley, enable The City to acquire river valley lands, and develop a trail system that ties the city together.

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with $30 million in funding.”

But the buck didn’t stop there, and while we continue to make improve-ments and work to maintain our trail system, we’ve seen that good planning goes a long way. Waskasoo was initially built when the city’s population was approximately 50,000 and the park contained roughly 75 kilometers of trails. It now successfully serves nearly 100,000 citizens. Now that’s good planning.

Waskasoo Park is the heart of Red Deer’s urban parks sys-tem. It runs through the river valley from the city’s south-west edge to the north-east, and in-cludes branches along valley escarpments along Waskasoo Creek and Piper Creek. Ma-jor areas and facilities within Waskasoo Park include Kerry Wood Nature Centre, Gaetz Lake Sanctuary, the Allen Bun-galow, Three Mile Bend, River Bend Golf and Recreation area, McKenzie Trail, Barrett Park, Maskepetoon Park, Bower Ponds, Great Chief Athletic Park, Rotary Picnic Park and the Pines

escarpment. It also includes His-toric Fort Normandeau just west of the city.

“I am certainly proud of the work the former Red Deer Re-gional Planning Commission did on this project,” said Curtis. “Bob Cundy, former head of the

“We will make signifi cant enhancements to the trail system along riverlands, This will add an urban element to the Waskasoo Park system, which it presently doesn’t have. When you look at the river valley, you can see a legacy of preservation work that happened through the decades, and I am pleased to have been a part of.”

Craig CurtisCITY MANAGER



commission, was a leader and a pioneer. He was an integral part of getting this project off the ground.”

The trail system not only links the city to-gether, but also connects with the Gaetz Lake Sanctuary and the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, which are important natural assets within city boundaries. Kerry Wood Nature Centre is one of the premier nature centres in the province and has won numerous awards for its design and interpretive programs.

“The park refl ects the people of Red Deer’s love of nature,” says Jim Robertson, Executive Director, Waskasoo Environmental Education Society. “Since the earliest days of the city, the people of Red Deer have loved their natural spaces, and worked diligently to protect them. This resulted in Red Deer citizens successfully lobbying the federal government to create Al-berta’s fi rst Canadian Wildlife Service migratory bird sanctuary, at the Gaetz Lakes, and then Red Deerians fought against every threat to ruin it.”

Just like the greenery in our park system grows, this project keeps on growing. Additional valley land adjacent to the North Highway Con-nector, and the river valley trail system along

the new Riverlands development will be a new addition to the system.

“We will make signifi cant enhancements to the trail system along riverlands,” said Curtis. “This will add an urban element to the Waskasoo Park system, which it presently doesn’t have. When you look at the river valley, you can see a legacy of preservation work that happened through the decades, and I am pleased to have been a part of.”

The City has also continued developing the Waskasoo Park system over the years, and will continue to do so in the future. Maskepetoon Park was recently developed and features low impact trails, boardwalks, and bridges, to allow people to enjoy many of its unique natural features while at the same time being sensitive to them. The fi nal stage of development is the installation of interpretive signage throughout the park, which residents will soon be able to enjoy. As well, new trail systems within Waskasoo Park are in the planning stages and will be added in the near future.

So if you haven’t experienced Red Deer’s walking trails and natural preservation areas, there is no better time then now to get out enjoy.

Edgar Allardyce “Kerry” Wood came to Red Deer in 1918 as a youngster from New York. He spent his free moments wandering in nature, looking at and learning from the wildlife he encountered. His interminable questions were answered by friendly librarians, by the native people he met in his wanderings and by friends in the Alberta Natural History Society.In his mid-teens, Kerry Wood decided to stay in Red Deer and make his own way as a writer while his parents moved to British Columbia. His fi rst winter was a lean one, depending upon fi sh he could catch in the river, animals he could snare, edible wild plants, and gifts from friends. The hardships of that winter, his experiences as a scout and scout leader, and his many years as the volunteer warden for the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary provided Kerry Wood with the stories that he set on paper. During his career, Kerry Wood wrote 6,200 short stories, 8,000 articles, 9,000 newspaper columns and hundreds of television and radio programs.Among his many honours were the Order of Canada, the Order of the Bighorn, the Alberta Achievement Award, an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta and numerous life memberships in a variety of organizations with which he was connected.Courtesy of the Waskasoo Environmental Education Society

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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS INCLUDE DISTINGUISHED ARTIST AWARDS

2013 will be an exciting year for Red Deer, as we play host to one of the most high-profi le, prestigious events the city of Red Deer has seen – the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards Gala. The awards are administered by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation under the pa-tronage of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, who presents the Awards at the Gala Saturday, June 15.

Phil Ponting, chair of the Lieutenant Gov-ernor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation, says, “Red Deer was selected as the host city for 2013 because they exemplifi ed the energy and vision that builds cultural strength. We’re excit-ed about the plans in place and looking forward to a wonderful celebration.”

“Red Deer has the facilities, the community partnerships and the cultural vitality neces-sary to coordinate and host an event of this prestige,” says Kristina Oberg, Culture Super-intendent for The City of Red Deer. “2013 is

also a special year for our city, as it will be a year of centennial celebrations in the community. From festivals and events to museum exhibits and art shows, Red Deer will be alive with activities and ex-citement to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of our incorporation as a city.”

That centennial excitement sets the stage perfectly to host a vice-regal event cel-ebrating the premier artists in our province. “The theme for the 2013 awards is ‘Rooted in the Arts’,” says Melody McKnight, chair of the Awards Gala organizing committee. “The organic imagery alludes to the vibrancy, the growth, and the strength of the arts across Al-berta. Just as tall, strong trees help to shape an environment, the impact of visual, performing, and literary arts has helped shape our provin-cial culture.”

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Dis-tinguished Artist Awards are presented every second year and consist of a cash prize award

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“The City of Red Deer is pleased to partner with Red Deer College, and work with groups and individuals from across the community to establish the de-tails, activities, and locations of the awards,” Oberg says. “The gala dinner will be held at Red Deer College Cenovus Centre, followed by performances, the award presentations, and a des-sert reception at the beautiful RDC Arts Centre. The renowned Red Deer Symphony Orchestra will provide the music, and ad-ditional entertainment will show-case a variety of professional Alberta artists.”

The Awards Gala will also contain a legacy component; lo-cal artist Alysse Bowd is working with 300 Red Deer students to create “Where We Would Have Lived,” a large fabric map that will hang in City Hall.

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Congratulations Red Deer on your 100th Birthday

BLAST FROM THE PASTThese advertisments ran on March 14, 1913 in the Red Deer Advocate, one month before Red Deer offi cially became a city.


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Stevenson Hall Block 1894-1901

When Red Deer was incorporated as a village in 1894, a small wooden building, on the south-west corner of Ross Street and Gaetz Avenue, was used as the municipal office. This very modest structure, generally known as the Stevenson Hall Block after its builders, also served as a real estate office and a lawyer’s office.

In 1901, this little building was moved to the south to make room for an impressive two-storey sandstone building known as the Greene Block, named after its builder. The Stevenson Hall Block still exists and is now located in Heritage Square, east of the Recreation Centre.

The Greene Block 1901-1903

When Red Deer was incorporated as a town in 1901, the Town Council decided to rent the sec-ond fl oor of the new sandstone Greene Block as the Council Chambers. This impressive building also housed a bank, lawyers’ offices and later a real estate office.

In 1903, Town Council decided to give up its $75 per year lease in the Greene Block. Council meetings were then moved to a brick house it owned on the City Square, on the south east cor-ner of Ross Street and McKenzie (49) Avenue.

The Postill House 1903-1906

When Red Deer was incorporated as a town, the new Council purchased the block on the south side of Ross Street, between McKenzie (49) and Nanton (48) Avenues, as a town square. The property included a small brick house that had been built by William and Minnie May Postill.

The house was used as the residence fi rst for the town constable and then the fi re chief. A stable was con-structed onto the end of the residence and this became the fi rst fi re hall.

In 1903, Town Council decided to move their meet-ings from the Greene Block to the parlour of the house. It was reported that the home reeked of stale cigar smoke for several days after the meetings.

Also, Council decided to install two police cells next to the kitchen. The fi re chief’s wife put heavy blankets over the front of them so that her children would not see who was incarcerated in the cells.

The First Town/City Hall 1909-1964

In 1909, a small single storey addition was con-structed on the east side of the Fire Hall for use as a town office, police station and vault for municipal records.

However, with the population of Red Deer soaring, these new premises quickly became inadequate.

Consequently, in 1912, a second fl oor was built onto the annex, with another two-storey addition being constructed on the east side. There was a new Council Chamber as well as offices for the Board of Trade and a magistrate’s court. The cost of the new addition was $12,000, more than twice the cost of the 1909 addition.

There were only modest changes to the City Hall for many decades. Space for the new Public Library was provided in the building in 1914. After the Fire De-partment changed from horse to gasoline powered fi re engines, the old horse stalls were turned into a garage area. Nevertheless, in damp weather, the City staff could detect the old horse smells again.

The Fire Hall 1906-1909

In the summer of 1906, Town Council decided to construct a proper building for use as a fi re hall and town council chamber. A site was chosen was immediately east of the Postill House that had served as an interim council chamber and fi re hall.

The new two-storey brick edifi ce cost $5000 to build, but there was no public complaint about the cost. The ground fl oor of the new building con-sisted of stables and storage for a fi re engine. The upstairs was used for the Town Council chambers, as well as for a hayloft and bedrooms for the fi re-men on duty.


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New City Hall 1964-PRESENT

By the late 1950’s, Red Deer had become one of the fastest growing cities in Canada. City Hall became very overcrowded. However, there was a great deal of public resistance to building a new City Hall, mainly because of the estimated cost of $900,000.

Nevertheless, City Council decided to proceed. Secord and Herzog of Ni-agara On the Lake, Ontario were chosen as the architects. The cornerstone of the new building was dedicated in March 1963 on the 50th anniversary of Red Deer’s incorporation as a City. The new edifi ce was officially opened on February 20th, 1964. The old City Hall was then demolished and the site added to City Hall Park.

In 1980, with Red Deer’s population nearly double what it had been in the ear-ly 1960’s, a two-storey addition was built onto City Hall at a cost of $3.75 million.

With the boom and incredible growth of the City continuing, City Hall is once again getting overcrowded. Renovations were completed in 2005-2006. Some de-partments have been moved across the street to the Professional Building, while others have been moved to the Alexander Way complex on 48 Street.


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