More diaries from Edmonton the ‘river city’

“Keyano” is Cree for friendship and togetherness. What is so important about this name well it is one of the historical facts for the River Valley’s Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway and Canoes are still being seen on the river today 100’s of years   later. The name was eventually accepted as “Ceyana” and since 1978 when Edmonton was host for the Commonwealth Games it’s been a Commonwealth legacy for the Ceyana Canoe Club. https://www.edmontoncommonwealthwalkway.com/storyline/river/38

Edmonton is a gathering place. Check out this interesting story from the Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway.   Download the app Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway to read this and more stories about Edmonton’s rich past and vibrant present.  Be sure to walk the interactive 10 km Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway too! https://www.edmontoncommonwealthwalkway.com/stories/story-one/ Photo credit Adam Roy Lt. Governor Lois E. Mitchell and Indigenous leaders and committee co-chairs unveiling of the first Commonwealth Walkway in a Canadian Capital. Youth in Edmonton was represented by Verite Mellings, a young girl who revealed the first clue for the ‘Quest for the Golden Key’ contest on behalf of all Edmontonians. https://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/news/step-through-time-on-edmonton-s-commonweath-walkway/ The daily clues will lead players along the Commonwealth Walkway, a new river valley pathway that runs from Groat Road Bridge, around the Legislature and across the ...

My first Alberta Masters Games at Rocky Mountain House and awesome how pictures show the water and all Canoes who made it down the 32 km of the North Saskatchewan River.