Let's Find Out

60 – A Beautiful Ex-Garbage Dump


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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.

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