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The Concerned Citizens for Edmonton's River Valley (ConCerv) was established in 1999. The organization's mission statement was to advocate for the protection of Edmonton's river valley from industrial development. Instead, ConCerv sought development that would remain consistent with cultural, residential, and recreational pursuits.

ConCerv was primarily concerned with the proposed expansion of the EPCOR power plant situated in the river valley. The organization sought intervener status so that it could represent the river valley communities of Cloverdale, Rossdale, and Old Strathcona.

ConCerv was dissolved as an Alberta Society in 2007.

George Weber was born in Munich, Germany in 1907. As a draughtsman, he trained in wallpaper design and display. He immigrated to Canada in 1929 and first settled in Toronto. He worked as a wallpaper designer and studied composition, colour and commercial silkscreen at the Ontario College of Art. He moved west during the Depression, working on farms before moving to Edmonton AB, where worked as a commercial printer for the Hamly Press and Reliable Printing. Weber lectured on the silkscreen process (serigraphy) at the University of Alberta in 1948 and in the early 1950s led workshops at the Edmonton Art Gallery.
He was a founder of the Edmonton branch of the Canadian Painters and Etchers and served as president of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Weber was one of the first Canadian artists to use silk-screening techniques as a fine art form. His silkscreen prints and watercolours became increasingly popular in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1985 his serigraph of Moraine Lake was chosen by Canada Post for the $2.00 stamp commemorating the centennial of Canada's National Parks. He was represented by Canadian Galleries and ARTrageous Gallery in Edmonton, AB, and Canadian Native Prints in Vancouver, B.C. In 1976 he received the Edmonton Historical Board’s Recognition Award for his sketches and watercolours of historic buildings and sites in Edmonton.
He married Doris Evelyn ? and they had three children, Evelyn, Donna and Carol.
George Weber died on 26 Apr 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta.

In 1947 A. W. Allbright, Superintendent of the Civic Garage approached the City Commissioners with the idea of updating the City Crest, as he felt it was outdated. The Commissioners agreed, and the issue was forwarded to the Bylaws Committee for consideration. In early 1948 and an invitation was opened to the public to submit designs, with prizes of $10, $5, and $3, if any design was accepted by Council. After receiving only a few submissions, which were deemed unsatisfactory, the prize money was raised to $150 to attract professionals.

The designs were adjudicated by the City Crest Committee, composed of R.W. Hedley of the Museum of the Arts, architect Cecil Burges, sculptor Major Frank H. Norbury, and Mayor Harry D. Ainlay (ex-officio). In January 1949 Mayor Ainley reported to Council that several designs have been submitted, and while none were agreeable in whole, the Committee had decided which symbols would appear on the new crest. Mayor Ainley then submitted the new design for the Crest to the Bylaws Committee, which referred it to the Finance Committee, which recommended that Council adopt the new design. In September of 1949 the motto "Industry, Integrity, Progress" was adopted, and the finalized crest was adopted by Council on October 11, 1949.

The first meeting of the Granite Senior Ladies Curling Club was held in 1971. The meeting was attended by 25 senior women at the Thistle Curling Club. The meeting was to discuss the formation of a seniors club for ladies wishing to curl or play bridge. At this first meeting they decided to call the club The Senior Ladies Curling and Social Club.

Starting in 1972 the club began to meet at the Granite Curling Club. Within the next few years the club’s name changed to The Senior Ladies’ Curling Club. The members of the club would meet regularly to curl at the Granite Curling Club where they rented ice. The Granite Curling Club was founded in 1920 and is one of the oldest curling clubs in Edmonton.

By 1986 the club was known as the Granite Senior Ladies Curling Club. The members of the club regularly played and had prizes.

The Granite Curling Club continues to have a Seniors League.

The Edmonton Stock Exchange was incorporated by an Act of the Alberta Legislative Assembly in 1949. Organization was delayed until summer of 1952 and the exchange opened for trading in January 1953. It was the sixth exchange organized in Canada at the time, and the second in Alberta; the other being in Calgary. The Board of Directors consisted of Eric M. Duggan, President; Clayton L. Jackson, 1st Vice President; J. Logan Sutherland, 2nd Vice President; Maurice D. Parry, Secretary-Treasurer; John E. Sydie; Walter C. Jackson; Allan K. Snell; Harold F. LeMasurer; K. S. Langfeldt and J.L.M. Dillon, Jr. - all brokers or investment dealers within large city firms. The manager was J.J. Collins, formerly of the CPR. The Exchange handled industrials, mines and oils stocks and sold 65 seats initially for $500 each, before the 1953 opening.

In February, 1957 the other Canadian stock exchanges withdrew their recognition of the Edmonton Stock Exchange - essentially cutting off its trading capabilities. No official reason was given for the withdrawal, but it was believed that it was due to Edmonton being involved in two international securities act incidents, the first involving Green Bay Mining and Explorations Ltd and the second involving Canadian Scotia Limited. In February of the following year the Board announced the closure of the exchange.

There had been an earlier unsuccessful attempt to establish an exchange in 1929 under the name of Standard Stock Exchange of Edmonton. It was an offshoot of the Turner Valley oil boom, however, it was unable to withstand the Depression and closed in 1930, being liquidated in 1935.

Jack K. Weir was born in Alberta on May 17, 1910 to Hester Weir. Jack was married to his wife Vera Weir (née Abram) and together they had a daughter Irene and a son Ralph. Jack Weir was a long time resident of Edmonton.
Jack died on April 9, 2007 in Edmonton.

Robert James Cartmell was born on September 2, 1900 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England to Alban Cartmell and Dorthy Cartmell (née Danson). Robert had four siblings Mary Ann Cartmell, Nicholas Cartmell, Bernard Alban Cartmell, and Winifred Teresa Cartmell.
In 1923 Robert’s family moved to Canada. His father, Alban, was a painter and picked Edmonton because he liked to paint snow. In 1939, Robert married his wife Margaret MacDonald. Together Robert and Margaret had four children, Robert Cartmell, Peggy Cartmell, Jim Cartmell, and Gerry Cartmell. Robert died on September 3, 1988 at the age of 88 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Nightlife Promotion Ltd. (Nightlife) was incorporated in 1979 with the intent of publishing bi-weekly event guides focused on Edmonton. Nightlife was started by Denise Assaly after she gained inspiration from a Toronto publication called City Nights.

Nightlife started by creating posters, and later added brochures and an annual Arts Season Edition. They partnered with radio sponsors and briefly with ITV television. The publications featured graphic advertisements for a wide range of Edmonton events, concerts, theatrical productions, dances, festivals, nightclubs, and city attractions.

Later, Nightlife also had an online brochure and a Scanlife app which provided information on events every two weeks. Nightlife went out of business in 2017 after 38 years.

Charles “Charlie” Edward Hodson was born on January 21, 1875 in Dublin, Ireland. He was married to Daisy Emily Hodson and a member of the Church of England. Charlie and Daisy had four children, Thomas, Phylis, Edward, and Ernest. Charlie and his family immigrated from England to Edmonton in 1910 and lived on 93rd Street.
Charlie enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) on August 27, 1915 at the age of 40. He had previously served in the 101st Regiment for 3 months. Charlie served in the 51st Battalion during the First World War. The 51st Battalion departed for Great Britain from Halifax on April 18, 1916. Charlie was reported missing and killed in action in France on October 16, 1917.

Whitehouse, Henry “Harry” 1869 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Emma 1869 - [1930]
Whitehouse, Florence 1891 - [1954?]
Whitehouse, Heleen 1895 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Hannah 1897 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Henry August 1899 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Elizabeth “Lilly” 1910 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Ernest 1905 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Ruth 1908 - [19-?]
Whitehouse, Grace 1910 - [19-?]

Henry "Harry" Whitehouse was married to Emma Whitehouse and together they had eight children, five daughters and three sons; Florence, Heleen, Hannah, Henry, Elizabeth “Lily”, Ernest, Ruth, and Grace. The family immigrated to Canada in 1906 and resided in Edmonton, Alberta. The family was Baptist. Harry was a firefighter with the No. 4 Fire Hall in Edmonton and Florence worked as a bookbinder.