On this day in Alberta

1. 1897

   Crow's Nest Pass Agreement

   The Canadian Pacific Railway and the federal government concluded the Crow's Nest Pass Agreement, dated 6 September 1897: a $3.3-million subsidy for a rail line through the pass in exchange for reducing grain freight rates in perpetuity — the 'Crow Rate' that shaped Prairie farm economics for nearly a century.

   The Canadian Encyclopedia ↗

2. 1948

   Atlantic No. 3 well fire

   Atlantic No. 3, the Leduc-field well that had been blowing wild since March, ignited on 6 September 1948; flames leapt over 100 feet and smoke was visible for a hundred miles, making Alberta's new oil field front-page news worldwide.

   Canadian Register of Historic Places ↗

1. 2015
   MacEwan station🏗️Founded

   railway station in Edmonton, Canada

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data11 years ago today

2. 2015
   Kingsway/Royal Alex station🏗️Founded

   railway station in Edmonton, Canada

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data11 years ago today

Also on this date

1. 1920
   Helen Hunley🎂Born

   Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada (1920-2010)

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data106 years ago today

2. 1949
   Sandra Kirby🎂Born

   Canadian rower

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data77 years ago today

3. 1962
   Glenn van Dijken🎂Born

   Canadian politician

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data64 years ago today

4. 1969
   Pat McCallum🎂Born

   Canadian curler

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data57 years ago today

5. 1975
   Juliette Kang🎂Born

   Canadian violinist

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data51 years ago today

6. 1983
   Joshua Riker-Fox🎂Born

   Canadian modern pentathlete

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data43 years ago today

7. 1988
   Corbin Sharun🎂Born

   Canadian football player

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data38 years ago today

8. 1989
   Jordan Bachynski🎂Born

   Canadian basketball player (born 1989)

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data37 years ago today

9. 1934
   William A. Campbell🕯️Died

   Canadian politician (1873–1934)

   Read on Wikipedia↗source data92 years ago today

10. 2008
    Larry Shaben🕯️Died

    Canadian politician (1935-2008)

    Read on Wikipedia↗source data18 years ago today

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