Heritage Places Strategy

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Project Background

The City of Edmonton is reimagining how we identify, commemorate, and preserve the places that matter most to Edmontonians. This isn't just about historic buildings or monuments, it's about the natural spaces, cultural landscapes and community landmarks that tell our collective story.

We are developing a new Heritage Places Strategy. The project will build on the City's existing heritage program to create a strategy that includes diverse histories, voices and places. The strategy will replace Edmonton’s current Historic Resource Management Plan (2009) and update the associated City policy (2008). The new strategy will consider The City Plan, the City of Edmonton’s Indigenous Framework, Council priorities such as affordable housing, and Edmonton’s (2019) declaration of a climate emergency.

In Phase 1, we invite Edmontonians to share their familiarity with the City’s heritage program, provide input on what the new strategy could consider and examples of heritage places, including the story or significance tied to those places.

Public engagement for this first phase will be available from May 20 to June 8, 2025.

The strategy is targeted for completion and presentation to City Council in mid 2026.

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We would like your input on heritage in Edmonton!

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Examples of Heritage Places in Edmonton

An eye-level, wide shot captures a historic, multi-story brick building with arched windows on a sunny urban corner. Modern high-rise buildings rise in the background under a clear blue sky, contrasting with the older architecture.

Boardwalk Building

The Boardwalk Building is a sentimental landmark with historical value in downtown Edmonton. The Municipal Historic Resource was constructed in three stages between 1910, 1928, and 1940 and has just received a major renovation for its next generation.

A historic black and white photograph shows a temporary encampment with numerous teepees and canvas tents spread across a grassy field. In the background, a cityscape with various buildings, including a prominent castle-like structure, is visible under a light sky.

Historical Rossdale

This historical photo (c.1919) of Rossdale shows tents and teepees set up next to the Hudson's Bay Company barns. Various Municipal Historic Resources are shown in the background, including the Macdonald Hotel and the McDougall Church, among others.

An eye-level shot shows a muddy, reddish-brown stream winding through a partially snow-covered forest floor with bare trees. Patches of white snow and ice remain on the ground alongside fallen leaves and tree debris.

Tufa Springs

Tufa Springs is a sensitive natural area with underground springs rich in iron and calcium. Due to its geology and ecology, it is recognized as an important place where Indigenous Peoples collect ochre-red pigment created by the iron- and calcium-rich tufa channel.

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Heritage Places Strategy

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