Alberta’s Capital Region River Valley Park
Creating a legacy… for generations to come
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River Valley Factoid
Father Albert Lacombe first came to Fort Edmonton in a York boat in 1852. On a return visit in 1882, he mourned, “Where has my wilderness gone?” Edmonton now had a telegraph wire, a printing press, and a schoolhouse. The Cree hunters and their families had been sent to reside on reserves, and the buffalo were gone.