Edmonton, Alberta

Edmonton
City in Canada
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History:
Firsts
 -  Local Assembly 1943 
How to contact:
 -  Phone (780) 479-8770 
 -  Email See here 
 -  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

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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

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  1. ↑ Canada 2006 Census: Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, Statistics Canada. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.

See also

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