The Highlands Historical Society is committed to preserving stories of the neighbourhood’s past. In this project’s latest chapter, longtime Highlands resident Bill Agnew shares memories of working and playing in the area. His fascinating experiences range from his early years in the neighbourhood to running a successful confectionary business that started in his Highlands home.…
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Dr. Jerry Cotter’s Highlands Circa 1950
Dr. Jerry Cotter’s Highlands Circa 1950 Dr. Jerry Cotter lived in the Highlands for many years, and in 2010 he wrote this memoir of life in the Highlands in the 1950s. Dr. Cotter passed away in 2011. Thank you to his wife, Laurie Parkhill Cotter, for sharing his memories with us. Alberta is famous for…
Larry Heron’s Memories of Highlands
Larry Heron’s Memories of Highlands This article is based on a 2014 interview with Larry Heron. It was written by interviewer Helen Gillespie, former board member with the Highlands Historical Society. Thank you Larry, for sharing your memories, and thank you Helen, for writing them for us. Larry Heron grew up on 71st Street and…
Did you plant a tree in the Highlands?
For over 60 years, the Alberta Government has gifted tree seedlings to grade one students, to mark Forest Week in our province. Forest Week runs in the first week of May, and the tree seedling program promotes environmental conservation and stewardship. A grade 8 student and an educator have teamed up to map the locations…
The Highlands. Barb Izzio Remembers…
The Highlands, Barb Izzio Remembers … It is now 57 years since I lived in the Highlands. I know that without hesitation because Joe and I have been married for 57 years. I left the Highlands as Barbara Chalmers and remember so clearly the seventeen years that I lived at 6121 – 111 Avenue, with…
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