When I retired as an Edmonton Sun columnist last year, I gave myself an out.
If the spirit so moved, Hicksbiz thoughts and reporting just might show up on the hicksbiz.com blog.
The spirit has moved – with the re-opening, after three long years, of Fort Edmonton Park, and equally important, the brand-new Indigenous People’s Experience living museum, a new $40 million building and park within the Fort Edmonton Park compound.
The entirely re-built park (all the underground infrastructure had to be upgraded), plus new history-appropriate attractions, re-opens on Canada Day 2021 after three long years of being closed for renovations.
Four years ago, after the announcement of the upgrades and construction of the Indigenous People’s Experience (in partnership with the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations and the Metis Nation of Alberta), some wishful thinking ensued.
If the Indigenous People’s Experience lived up to its billing, might it be the final piece to a lo ...
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