March
1
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
12 moments and Albertans connected to 1 March, spanning 1918 to 2009.
- 9 born
- 2 died
- 1 founded
1917
Alberta Provincial Police take over
The Alberta Provincial Police accepted policing duties for the province on March 1, 1917, taking over from the Royal North-West Mounted Police, which had been drawn down by the First World War; the APP patrolled Alberta until the RCMP absorbed provincial policing on April 1, 1932.
Wikipedia — Alberta Provincial Police ↗
- 1956
provincial park in Alberta, Canada
Read on Wikipediasource data70 years ago today
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- 1918
Canadian politician (1870-1918)
Read on Wikipediasource data108 years ago today
- 2009
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