This item consists of a thematic finding aid compiling Local Histories in the City of Edmonton Archives Collection. There are many different publications which reveal some aspect of the histories and stories of Edmonton. There are general histories of Edmonton, neighbourhood histories, organization and business histories, biographies, monographs on buildings, cookbooks, collections of photographs and particular subject histories.
This file contains a copy of the Safe Disposal Toolkit, created by Edmonton's Safedmonton Initiatives, and is an example of the tools they created with their partner organizations around personal and community safety. The toolkit includes a DVD titled "Don't Get Stuck: Needle Safety Program", created by the Edmonton Police Service.
This series contains reports created and collected by the Information Technology Branch of the Corporate Services Department through the course of their operations.
City of Edmonton. Information Technology BranchThis series consists of textual records from the Human Resources and the Corporate Services management teams, including meeting minutes, agreements with external contractors, project reports, and correspondence.
This series contains reports collected by the Office of the Mayor during the tenure of Mayor Bill Smith.
Smith, William"Carter House Final", produced by City of Edmonton Planning Department. This tape documents the move of the Carter Residence and Barn, and is an edited down copy of the raw footage found in file 248.
This series consists of records related to the proposed privatization of ED Tel in 1994. The records include correspondence, a memorandum, presentations, proposals, and notes relating to different options. The material was used by Allan Bolstad in his capacity as a City Councillor.
The Edmonton Telephones Corporation (ED Tel) was created in 1990 as a result of the provincial Telecommunications Act, which allowed municipalities to provide telecommunications services and products through a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation, but not through a City department. In early 1994 the outgoing ED Tel President publicly raised the idea of selling the utility. Ultimately the Edmonton Telephones Corporation was sold to Telus on March 10, 1995 for $470,221,872.
Bolstad, AllanThis series contains records from the Edmonton Telephones Corporation shareholders meetings, including minutes, correspondence, and reports.
This series contains minutes, reports, and correspondence from the Procedures Review Committee of City Council.