A gambling term from an old card game and the birth province of composer Antonio Vivaldi. What could the two possibly have in common for Alberta’s history? The answer lies within our region. These were the namesakes of two of our communities, Hylo and Venice. They were part of the first Italian colony in Western Canada, initiated […]
Lac La Biche has the highest percentage of Lebanese people per capita in Canada (14%) and the Lebanese have greatly contributed towards the growth of Lac La Biche into the community it is today. Most Lebanese in our community are Islamic, but they did not have a mosque, or masjid (مسجد), for several decades after […]
Fur farming is the practice of raising animals in captivity for their fur. Furs from animals caught in the wild are known as “wild fur”, as opposed to “farmed fur”. After demand for beaver furs dropped in the mid-nineteenth century, fur farming became more profitable. Fancy furs, such as mink and marten, continued to provide profits […]