May
1
Alberta almanac
On this day in Alberta
11 moments and Albertans connected to 1 May, spanning 1884 to 2018.
- 8 born
- 2 founded
- 1 died
1922
CJCA, Alberta’s first radio station, launches
The Edmonton Journal launched CJCA, Alberta's first radio station, broadcasting from a corner of the Journal's Edmonton newsroom under first manager G.R.A. 'Dick' Rice.
Wikipedia (CJCA) ↗2024
Trans Mountain expansion enters commercial service
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion began commercial operation on May 1, 2024, opening a major new route for Alberta crude from Edmonton to tidewater after roughly 12 years of effort and about C$34 billion in costs.
BOE Report ↗
- 1922
- 1922
Also on this date
- 1884
- 1959
- 1961
- 1974
- 1984Patrick EavesBorn
Canadian born-American ice hockey player
Read on Wikipediasource data42 years ago today
- 1984
- 1987
- 1996William NylanderBorn
Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
Read on Wikipediasource data30 years ago today
- 2018
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