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The Edmonton Ambulance Authority was founded July 1, 1981 when the Edmonton Ambulance Authority Act (Bill PR7) was passed by the Alberta Legislature. The Edmonton Ambulance Authority was an arms-length organization from the City of Edmonton and had the following mission statement: "We dedicate our collective abilities to the provision of quality pre-hospital care, responsive to the needs and resources of the Community." In ensuring ambulance service in Edmonton the Authority was responsible for personnel issues, equipment, logistics, and finances. The General Manager was responsible for the daily work of overseeing ambulance service in the city. Between 1981 and 1983 he oversaw four separate departments: Paramedic Services, Training Services, Support Services, and Logistics. After some labour strife in the mid-1980s, the administrative structure of the Authority changed, and between 1988 and 1989 the GM supervised a medical director, and assistant medical director, a manager of financial services, a manager of operations and a personnel manager.

The General Manager reported to the Authority Board. The Board had the power to operate and maintain Ambulance service in the City, but required the approval of City Council for issues such as buying and selling equipment, or expenditures over $25,000.

The Authority was composed of the Mayor, a Commissioner, the Medical Officer of Health for the City, a member recommended by the Edmonton Academy of Medicine and appointed by Council, one member recommended jointly by hospitals within the city and appointed by Council, and six electors or members of Council as appointed by Council.

The Edmonton Ambulance Authority was dissolved in November 1992 when it was taken over by City Council to become the Emergency Medical Services Department. The Emergency Medical Services Department was responsible for the operation of ambulatory services in the city of Edmonton. The head of the Emergency Medical Services Department reported to the City Manager, who in turn was responsible to City Council. It can be assumed that as a City Department, Emergency Medical Services was overseen by a General Manager. Due to the short-lived nature of the department, it is possible that the administrative structure was similar to that of the Edmonton Ambulance Authority, sans the Board.

The Emergency Medical Services Department was dissolved in 1993 when it was combined with the Fire Department to create the Emergency Response Department.

The first railway to arrive in the Edmonton area was the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in 1891. It stopped south of the river, and a small hamlet was established at the railhead. This hamlet was incorporated as the Town of Strathcona in 1899, and then as a city in 1907. On February 1, 1912 Strathcona amalgamated with the City of Edmonton and Stathcona’s administrative functions were absorbed by the City of Edmonton.

Jasper Place was located west of Edmonton. It stretched from 149 Street in the east, to 170 Street in the west. The northern boundary was 118 Avenue, and the southern boundary was the North Saskatchewan River in the east and 53 Avenue further west.

Incorporated as the Village of West Jasper Place on December 31, 1949, the inaugural Council meeting occurred January 30, 1950. The word "West" was soon dropped from the name, and it became the Town of Jasper Place on November 6, 1950. It was one of the most rapidly expanding municipalities in Canada: in 1950 the population was 7,100, and by 1956 it had grown to 15,983.

In the early years most Town business was led by standing committees, such as the Bylaw Committee, Finance Committee, Public Works Committee, Parks Committee, Welfare Committee, and Protection of Persons and Property Committee. There were also special committees such as Public Relations, and commissions and boards with representatives from Council, such as the Board of Health, the Recreation Commission, and the Library Board.

The work itself was done by Town employees working in various departments or independent offices that reported directly to Council. Departments included the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Public Utilities (with the later two being combined in 1958 to form the Engineering Department. Roles outside of these departments included the Secretary-Treasurer, a welfare officer, a pound-keeper, and a recreation superintendent.

Discussions around amalgamation with the City of Edmonton began as early as 1957. In 1962 a majority of residents voted to join the City of Edmonton, and the Town of Jasper Place was amalgamated on August 17, 1964. With amalgamation, the various Town departments ceased operations and their functions were absorbed by City administration.

It had been common practice to put small amounts of original material in clippings files. However, in 2015 the City of Edmonton Archives established a clippings committee to follow best practice and remove original archival material from the clippings files. The committee created a new classification within the private records (MS) collection and the government records (RG) collection to hold this material and make it accessible.

In 1966 City Council created and appointed the Edmonton Board of Police Commissioners to serve as a buffer between the police, City Council and the public. It was composed of two Aldermen, a chair elected by the board, and a secretary. The Police Commissions oversaw municipal police services, established policies for effective and efficient policing, allocated funds provided by City Council, directed the Chief of Police, promoted ethical and professional policing, prevented political interference in policing, and built public confidence and trust in the police.

In 1971 the Province passed the Alberta Police Commission Act, which stipulated that Police Commissions in Alberta would have 5 members: 2 nominated by the City, and 3 from the Province. The former Commission was dismissed and a new commission was convened. Although the size and makeup of the Edmonton Police Commission has changed, it continues to serve as a supervisory entity to the police.

The Edmonton Building and Investment Company was established in 1889 by a group of Edmonton business men for the purpose of acquiring land in the Northwest Territories and the erection and improvement of buildings. Among the investors were Richard Hardisty, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Edmonton, Campbell and Harrison Young, both Hudson's Bay Company employees, George Johnstone Kinnaird who was an accountant and an employee of the company in the Athabasca region, and Alex Taylor.

The Retired Ukrainian Canadian Association was organized by Harry Yakymechko, Yar Chajkiwsky, and Dmytro Prokop in 1973 and was incorporated as a society in 1976. Their goal was to carry out social, educational and literary purposes among the Ukrainian people in Alberta. The association held lectures, in English or Ukrainian, often with movie or slide presentations and also had Arts & Crafts nights on a monthly basis. They received a New Horizons grant in 1975 for a project, “Preserving Ukrainian Culture” to film the lives of Ukrainian pioneers. The result of this project is not known.
The Retired Ukrainian Canadian Association is no longer an active society, however has not been formally dissolved. It is not known when the association became inactive.

The Edmonton Big Sisters Society was created in October 1971. Its purpose is to develop one-to-one relationships between girls aged 8 to18 from troubled homes and adult female volunteers providing social support and mentoring.
The organization is now under the umbrella of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Canada and is known as BBBS of Edmonton with an office located at 10135 – 89 St., Edmonton.

Hilltop House was established in 1965 by Alberta Social Services to assist women who found themselves in trouble either because of their own addictions, or those of a spouse or other family members. The house provided shelter, food, clothing and counseling in life skills for up to 20 women at a time. Average stays were between one and two months long. Hilltop House originally opened at 9807 - 107 Street, and moved to 9910 - 103 Street (a former McDougall home) in the 1970's.
Hilltop House ceased operations in 1987.

The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) was opened in October 1963 as part of a nationwide expansion of technical institutes and vocational colleges. NAIT accommodated 10,000 students annually, attending day and night courses. Initially the programs offered at the institute were divided into four areas; the apprenticeship division; the technology division; the business education and vocational division; and the evening division.