Mill Woods Timeline
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1877
1880-1884 1889 1894 1969 |
Treaty 6 negotiated with Chief Papaschase
40-square-mile Papaschase Reserve surveyed Papaschase Band disbanded Land in South Edmonton sold for $3/acre to European immigrants who farmed there Province secretly assembled 70% of the nine-square-mile area; private developers acquired remaining 30% when land assembly program was announced |
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1970
1970-1971 1972 1973 |
City of Edmonton changed zoning from low-density agricultural to general urban use and annexed land in County of Strathcona
Mill Woods Development Concept created First lots in Richfield went on sale by lottery December 17, 1971 Lee Ridge neighbourhood planning finalized; Kameyosek and Tipiskan in preliminary stages Grace Martin Elementary School built and over-crowded within its first year of operation More than 100 people waited overnight in city hall for a chance to buy a lot. Richfield I, the first public housing project for 100 units was approved after a tight debate by city council |
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1974
1976 1977 |
Judicial inquiry into land bank deals
Construction began on Grant MacEwan Community College campus Keegano, Cree for ‘our home’, was the first housing co-op built in Edmonton, by the Sturgeon Valley Housing Cooperative following several years of planning Last third of Mill Woods land bank purchased by the City from the province Salvador Housing Co-op built |
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1978
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33% of city’s growth was in Mill Woods; by 1980 that figure grew to 50% Mill Woods Cultural and Recreational Facility Association (MCARFA) incorporated
Increasing concerns about social problems in Mill Woods and lack of facilities Population in Mill Woods approached 30,000 residents |
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1979
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Major road construction on 76th Ave from 39th St to 44A St, 92 Ave from 34th St to 50th St, Parsons Road from 25th Ave to 27th Ave, Whitemud Drive between Calgary Trail and 99th St, and 75th St, from 51st Ave to just south of Wagner Road
Plan for public and separate high school and two public junior high schools on one site with the Mill Woods Recreation Centre, a playing field and parking lot approved Pipeline explosion March 2 11:55 am |
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1980
1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 1994 2000 |
Lot values fell in Mill Woods due to high interest rates
MCARFA opened Mill Woods golf course on former city dump Perception in some parts of Edmonton that Mill Woods had become a ghetto The Markaz-ul-Islam Mosque was the first mosque built by the South Asian Community in Edmonton Tornado hit parts of Mill Woods 72% of Mill Woods residents said it was the most appealing Edmonton neighbourhood; 57% of Edmonton residents said the least appealing Grey Nuns Hospital opened Mill Woods Town Centre opened City earned $185M on sale of Mill Woods land Mill Woods threatened to split from the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues over Rec Centre ice time Rally of 15,000 to save Grey Nuns the largest protest in Edmonton since the hunger marches drew more than 10,000 to the legislature in 1932 Growing concerns about drug and gang related violence in Mill Woods RAGE (Residents Against Gang Environments) formed |
