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While the idea of community service can seem vague, Irene Wright of Rimbey
was literally the town secretary and much more in her involvement with community
organizations. Rimbey writer and columnist Fred Schutz provides a personal
reflection on the life and times of Irene Wright, Rimbey’s confidante.
John Roy Bowett is connected to Canadian University College as a student, a
teacher and historian. In this personal history of a devoted teacher at the
College, Heather Till reflects on Bowett’s life as an embodiment of the ideals
of Adventist education.
Hazel Flewwelling’s childhood visits to the Ponoka Library opened up worlds
of adventure that would have otherwise escaped her. As a teacher and library
trustee advocate, Hazel recounts the community campaign to create an exciting
children’s library in Red Deer in the historic armoury and fire hall.
Hilda Buckman Crook was a woman of English ancestry whose passions for art,
writing and natural history made her a tour de force and memorable character. In
this personal essay, Morris Flewwelling reflects on her life and interests and
how those passions have touched his life.
The history of Jewish settlement on the prairies is the story of not only
persecution in Europe, but also of the challenges of diversity among Canadian
Jews in the late 19th century. The attempted settlement near Pine Lake,
southeast of Red Deer, reflects the challenges of new settlement in a strange
land. A.J. Armstrong details the rural chapter of Jewish settlement in Alberta.
Situated east of Hoadley, Alberta, Liberty Hall is one of the hundreds of
community halls that were venues for community politics in the first half of the
20th century. While the term ‘radical’ evokes fanaticism, radical politics were
and continue to be a common and accepted aspect of Alberta’s political ethos.
Robin Hunter reflects on the political life and times of rural Alberta through
the Liberty Hall and its connection to movements such as the United Farmers of
Alberta and Social Credit.
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