All of us at University of Alberta Press are grieving the passing of E.D. (Ted) Blodgett—a creative and intellectual genius and a fine human being. We are so fortunate to have worked with Ted over many years. We are grateful to have partnered with him in bringing his beautiful, moving, and technically brilliant poetry to an […]
Month: November 2018
When I moved into Alberta Avenue, an inner city neighbourhood in the heart of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, my acquaintances often asked, “Why would you live there?” In fact, not long after settling into our century-old house with sagging stucco skin, the city published a report that gave Alberta Avenue a zero quality of life rating. A […]
St. Albert, a few kilometres north of Edmonton, is one of the largest and most history-rich Métis settlements in Canada. To learn more of this history and culture, the University of Alberta Libraries’ Indigenous initiatives put on a staff training event on November 1, in partnership with the Michif Cultural Connections and the Musée Héritage Museum. […]