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The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton was begun by the Edmonton Social Planning Council and became an independent organization ca. 1973. Their mandate is to aid disadvantaged Edmontonians at Christmas time through the collection and dispersal of toys, food and money.

Kim Christie-Milley has been a resident of the city for many years and works as an archivist at the City of Edmonton Archives. She is an avid Fringe Festival fan.

The Chimo Youth Retreat Centre began operation in 1970 in order to provide a shelter and counseling for troubled youths between the ages of 14 and 18 in Edmonton. By 1976, the Chimo Youth Centre was operating three residences in Edmonton for at-risk youth. The Chimo Youth Retreat Centre works with community partners to assist young people on the road to independence. Their offices are located in downtown Edmonton.

Nancy Cheyne is an Edmonton resident.

The Charles Camsell Provincial General Hospital operated in Edmonton between 1946 and 1996. Until 1980, the hospital was owned and operated by Indian Health Services. Although primarily utilized as a tuberculosis hospital, the Camsell also provided general care in the form of maternity, pediatric, and medical services.

Although eventually renamed after Dr. Charles Camsell, a former Deputy Minister of Mines and Resources, the original hospital building was built by the Jesuit order for their boy’s college, Francis Xavier Academy, in 1914. The new building was leased to the American military for use as a forward operating base for the construction of the Alaska Highway until 1944.

After its merger with the Royal Alexandra Hospital in 1993, the Charles Camsell Hospital was slowly closed until it served its final emergency room patient in 1994. The Charles Camsell Provincial General Hospital officially closed on March 31st, 1996.

Margaret Morgan Chappelle was born Margaret Ayling in 1915 to Edward and Mary Ayling. The Aylings moved to Edmonton shortly after Margaret's birth, where Edward Ayling worked for the John Deere Plow Company. He was a member of the Masons, and served as President of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.

In 1936 she married local doctor Gerard Chappelle, son of Walter Chappelle and Anna Nash. Mrs. Chappelle, an accomplished artist, was a long-standing member of the Alberta Society of Artists, the Federation of Canadian Artists, and president of the Edmonton Art Club. In 1947 Mrs. Chappelle trained in the University of Alberta's Fine Arts Department under H.G. Glyde and Jack Taylor. From an early age Margaret had a love of animals and nature that led to her becoming a civil activist in the 1960s. She was instrumental in halting the MacKinnon Ravine Freeway in 1965. This action also started the movement towards urban reform in the 1970s. In 1958 Dr. and Mrs. Chappelle were admitted to the Social Register of Canada Association. Mrs. Chappelle's paintings and ceramics were exhibited in many galleries across Canada. In 1962 she won the medal of honour for ceramics at the International Exposition of Contemporary Ceramics in Prague. Margaret Chappelle died on June 29th 1992 leaving her estate of $3.7 million to the Edmonton SPCA (now known as the Edmonton Humane Society).

Doris Chapman was born Doris Neale in 1912. She was a renowned local athlete, known especially for her skills as a basketball player. She was a guard on the world champion Edmonton Grads from 1929-1936. Prior to that she was involved with the Mercantile Basketball League which included the YMCA sponsored team. Mrs. Chapman worked as executive secretary to Dr. G.R.A. Rice of Sunwapta Broadcasting. She was married to Ted Chapman and had three children: Pete Chapman, Randy Chapman, and Judy Silverstein.

Mr. Chandler, an employee of Edmonton telephones, is an Edmonton resident.

John J. Chalmers was born on June 16,1939 in Edmonton to John W. "Jack" Chalmers and Dorothy Chalmers. John was one of six children. He earned both his B.Ed and M.Ed at the University of Alberta. John had a career as a teacher, education consultant, and administrator. During the 1970s he was the Acting Coordinator of Communications for The Alberta Teachers' Association. He was also the editor of ATA Magazine, the official publication of The Alberta Teachers' Association and was an editor for other publications. John was also a writer and historian. After his retirement John became part-time Historian for Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 2009.

John is married to Linda Chalmers and has two daughters and four grandsons.

Cavers, Mary Beatrice 1888-1976
Cavers, Mary Miller 1863-1910
Charters, Charles 1875-1966
Charters, Christina Jean Cavers 1900-1973
Charters, Everett Eldbridge 1902-1972
Charters, Kenneth 1978-1944
Charters, Margaret Everett 1875-1963
Strachan, Marion Charters ca. 1930-current

Christina ('Chrissie') Jean Cavers was born 13 Dec 1900 to Mary Miller and Edmond Cavers in the municipality of Louise, Manitoba. Christine had six siblings - Mary, Thomas, John, Hugh, Nettie and Ann. By 1921, Chrissie was working as a teacher in Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan.

Everett Eldbridge Charters was born 6 May 1902 to Margaret Everett and Charles Charters in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Everett had seven siblings - Murray, Edna, Susan, Margaret, Leslie, Ralph and Rupert. By 1911, the family had moved to Kindersley, Saskatchewan.

In the mid 1920's, Christina Cavers married Everett Charters, likely in Saskatchewan. They had two children, Kenneth and Marion. Chrissie and Everett raised their family in Viscount, Saskatchewan, where Everett worked as a mechanic.

In 1969, Christina and Everett's son, Kenneth Charters, moved with his wife and children to Alberta. The family settled in St. Albert, and Kenneth worked in Edmonton as a mechanic and parts purchasing agent. Chrissie and Everett followed their son's move to Alberta. By 1971, Christina and Everett Charters were living in the Imperial Towers apartment on 101 Ave., in Edmonton, where Chrissie also worked as the janitor.

Christina and Everett's son, Kenneth, died 7 Feb 1972 in Edmonton at the age of 44. Everett Charters died a few months later on 27 Jun 1972. Christina retired and moved into the Meadowcroft Seniors Residence.

Christina Jean Cavers Charters died 9 Feb 1973 in Edmonton.