60 – A Beautiful Ex-Garbage Dump

04/01/2023 43 min Episodio 74
60 – A  Beautiful Ex-Garbage Dump

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Episode Synopsis


Karen Unland asks: When did we stop dumping garbage into river valley spaces and start turning them into parks?
In this episode, former historian laureate Shirley Lowe walks us through three stories: how the Grierson Hill dump became Louise McKinney Park, how the Strathcona dump and gravel mine became Hawrelak (aka Mayfair) Park, and how the Beverly Dump became Rundle Park.