Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton | ||
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| Location of Edmonton
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| History: Firsts |
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| - | Local Assembly | 1943 |
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| - | Phone | (780) 479-8770 |
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| - | Address | 9414 - 111 Avenue, Edmonton AB T5G OA4 |
| - | Province | Alberta |
| - | Country | Canada |
| Official Website | http://edmontonbahai.org | |
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Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta; the population of its metropolitan area is the sixth highest in Canada at 1,034,945 people.[1]
History[edit]
One of the earliest Bahá'í visits to Edmonton was made by Mariette Bolton in 1939, which was reported in the Edmonton Journal.[2] Doris Skinner taught the Faith in both Calgary and Edmonton in 1941, and sought assistance from the Bahá'ís of British Columbia.[3] Emeric Sala visited the city to teach in 1942 and had his work reported in the local newspapers.[4]
Muriel Warnicker stayed in Edmonton to teach the Faith for some time in 1942, and was joined by Marcia Atwater for two months.[5] The Bahá'ís of Calgary followed up on their teaching work, and Anita Ioas pioneered to the city in November.[6][7] By February 1943 there were seven Bahá'ís in Edmonton, and the Local Spiritual Assembly of Edmonton was established in April, 1943.[8][9]
Amelia Collins visited Edmonton in September, 1943 during a tour of the Pacific Northwest and met with the new Local Spiritual Assembly six times over a week.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Canada 2006 Census: Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, Statistics Canada. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1940). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 132, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1941). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 147, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 152, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 156, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 157, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1943). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 166, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1943). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 161, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1943). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 163, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1944). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 167, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
