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Alberta Craft Council Contact Information

Alberta Craft Council Office & Alberta Craft Gallery Address:
10186 - 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T5J 1H4

Alberta Craft Gallery Shop:
Hours: Monday to Saturday
10 am to 5 pm
Tel: (780) 488-5900

Member Services:
Office Hours: Monday to Friday
9 am to 5 pm
Tel: (780) 488-6611

Toll Free in Alberta:
1-800-DO CRAFT
(1-800-362-7238)
Fax: (780) 488-8855


Staff


General Inquiries: acc@albertacraft.ab.ca

Executive Director:
Tom McFall: ext 228
Craft Shop Co-ordinator:
Linda Frena ext 232
Administration Manager/Magazine Editor:
Nancy St Hilaire: ext. 234
Member Services/Exhibition Team:
Joanne Hamel Ext. 221
Communications/ Exhibition Team:
Laura O'Connor ext. 234
Events/Exhibition Team:
Annette Aslund: ext 221
Website Editor
Jeff Collins
Craft Shop Staff:
Elaine Emerson

Board of Directors


Chair: Tara Owen, Calgary
Past Chair, James Lavoie, Edmonton
Vice Chair: Dawn Detarando, Red Deer
Treasurer: Patricia Hartnagel, Edmonton
Executive Director: Tom McFall, Edmonton
Directors:
Victor Steel, Fort McMurray
Jennifer Salahub, Calgary
Heather Forbes, Grande Prairie

Kari Woo, Canmore
Mary-Beth Laviolette, Canmore
Meghan Wagg, Edmonton





Provincial Craft Councils



British Columbia
Craft Council of British Columbia
1386 Cartwright St. (Granville Island)
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 687-6511
toll-free in BC 1-888-687-6511
Fax: (604) 687-6711
Email: info@craftcouncilbc.ca
Web Site: www.craftcouncilbc.ca

Alberta
Alberta Craft Council
10186-106 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 1H4
Tel: (780) 488-6611
Fax: (780) 488-8855
Email: acc@albertacraft.ab.ca
Web Site: www.albertacraft.ab.ca

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Craft Council
813 Broadway Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7N 1B5
Tel: (306) 653-3616 / 5239
Fax: (306) 306-244-2711
Email: saskcraftcouncil@sasktel.net
Web Site: www.saskcraftcouncil.org

Manitoba
Manitoba Crafts Council
237 McDermot Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S4
Tel: (204) 487-6114
Fax: (204) 487-6115
Email: info@manitobacrafts.ca
Web Site: www.manitobacrafts.ca

Ontario
Ontario Crafts Council
990 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1H1
Tel: (416) 925-4222
Fax: (416) 925-4223
Email: info@craft.on.ca
Web Site: www.craft.on.ca

Quebec
Conseil des métiers d'art du Quebec Marche Bonsecours
350 rue Saint-Paul est, #400
Montreal, QC H2Y 1H2
Tel: (514) 861-2787
Fax: (514) 861-9191
Email: cmaq@metiers-d-art.qc.ca
Web Site: www.metiers-d-art.qc.ca

New Brunswick
New Brunswick Crafts Council
PO Box 1231
Frederiction, NB E3B 5C8
Tel: (506) 450-8989
Fax (506) 457-6010
Email: nbcrafts@nb.aibn.com
Web Site: www.nbcraftscouncil.ca

Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council
1113 Marginal Road
Halifax, NS B3H 4P7
Tel: (902) 423-3837
Fax: (902)
Email: office@nsdcc.ns.ca
Web Site: www.nsdcc.ns.ca

Prince Edward Island
PEI Crafts Council Inc
Box 20071 Sherwood R.P.O.
Charlottetown PE C1A 9E3
Tel: (902) 892-5152
Fax: (902) 628-8740
Email: info@peicraftscouncil.com
Web Site: www.peicraftscouncil.com

Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Devon House Craft Centre 59 Duckworth Street St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 1E6
Phone: (709) 753-2749
Fax: (709) 753-2766
Email: info@craftcouncil.nl.ca
Web Site: www.craftcouncil.nl.ca

Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association
P.O. Box 1539
Iqaluit NU X0A 0H0
Phone: (867) 979-7808
Fax: (867) 979-6880
E-mail: arts@nunanet.com
Web Site: www.nacaarts.org

National
Canadian Crafts Federation
Federation Canadienne des métiers d'art


PO Box 1231
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5C8

Telephone: 506-444-3315
Fax: 506-457-7352
Email: info@canadiancraftsfederation.ca
Web Site: www.canadiancraftsfederation.ca


Guilds and Other Craft/Art Organizations



Edmonton Weaver's Guild
Celebrating 55 Years of Fibre Arts – Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing
Email: ewg@interbaun.com
Web Site: http://clubweb.interbaun.com/~ewg/

Handweavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta
President: Brigit Rasmussen
Email: raseng@telusplanet.net
Web Site: www.hwsda.org

Focus on Fibre Art Association
"Encoraging the appreciation of fibre as an art form"
Web Site: www.focusonfibrearts.org

Surfacing: Textile Artists and Designers Association
A national group that promotes the recognition and growth of textile and fibre art.
Web Site: www.surfacing-tada.com

Canadian Quilters' Association
to promote a greater understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of the art, techniques, and heritage of patchwork, appliqué, and quilting
Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/~cqaacc

Nothern Alberta Wood Carvers Association
Email: nawca@ecn.ab.ca
Web Site: http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~nawca

Southern Alberta Woodworkers' Society
An association of craftsmen dedicated to the achievement of highest quality in design and production of fine woodwork.
Web Site: www.saws.ab.ca

Northern Alberta Woodcrafters' Guild
Description: Woodworkers meets every third thursday of the month at NAIT V105
Contact: Arend Stolte President
Phone: 780-475-7145
Address: 5943 150 ave,
Edmonton Alberta,
T5A 1W4

The Calgary Woodturners

Web: www.calgarywoodturners.com


Canadian Knifemakers' Guild
Supporting and encouraging knifemakers in the pursuit of excellence
Web Site: www.ckg.org

Glass Art Association of Canada
To provide a focus for individuals and organisations involved in glass art, craft and design hot and warm glass processes.
Web Site: www.glassartcanada.ca

Hot Artists With a Thirst (H.A.W.T.)
An Alberta based group of glass artists
Web Site: hawt.org

The Works Art and Design Festival
The Works was created to advance the development of the visual and design arts in Alberta and Canada, increase the awareness and appreciation of the visual arts in Canada and from around the word and to develop a forum unique in Alberta and Canada for the exchange of ideas between visual artists and the public. Direct invitations to artists and curators as well as a national open call to enter are undertaken annually.

#200, 10225-100 Ave, Edmonton, AB, T5J 0A1
Tel: (780) 426-2122
Fax: (780) 426-4673

Email: theworks@telusplanet.net
Web Site: www.theworks.ab.ca


Fibre Art Network (FAN)

FAN is a co-operative of self-defined art quilters based in Western Canada. Members are committed to promoting quilting as an art form and each other as artists. Seventy members from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories share their learning and news in a monthly newsletter, an online newsgroup and through their website.

Contact: Valerie Friesen
Tel: 204-779-2556
Email: v_friesen@mts.net
Web Site: fibreartnetwork.com/contact.php



Latitude 53 Society of Artists
Its purpose is to encourage contemporary artistic practices and to foster the development and exhibition of experimental art forms.

10137-104 Street
Edmonton, AB, T5J 0Z9
Tel: 780-423-5353

Email: info@latitude53.org
Web Site: www.latitude53.org


Edmonton Calligraphic Society
The objective of the society is to develop and refine calligraphy and related crafts among members and to introduce and promote calligraphy as an art form to the general public in the Edmonton area.

Box 336, 9768 - 170 Street Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5T 5L4

Web Site:
www.edmontoncalligraphicsociety.org
Email:
info@edmontoncalligraphicsociety.org


American Craft Council

Web Site: www.craftcouncil.org/


The British Crafts Council

Web Site: www.craftscouncil.org.uk/index.html


Harcourt House, Edmonton, AB

Web site: www.harcourthouse.ab.ca

   

Government and Miscellaneous Service Organizations



Canada Council for the Arts

The Canada Council for the Arts offers a broad range of grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations including grants for craft artists.

For information on Project Grants for craft artists, contact José Niaison, Visual Arts Section Officer, toll-free at 1-800-263-5588, ext. 5269, or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5269.

For more information on Travel Grants for craft artists, contact Shayla Morreau in the Visual Arts Section, at ext. 4082. The fax number is (613) 566-4332.
E-mail: jose.niaison@canadacouncil.ca
or shayla.morreau@canadacouncil.ca

Canada Council has other grants that may be of interest to you. For a complete listing of all grants available, application forms and eligibility requirements visit the Canada Council web site at: www.canadacouncil.ca


Alberta Foundation for the Arts
The mission of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts is to assist all Albertans to fully participate in the cultural life of the province

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
10708 - 105 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5H 0A1
Reception: (780) 427-9968
Fax: (780) 422-9132
Web Site: click here


ArtsHab
Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton was formed in 1995 as an initiative through the Edmonton Arts Council to provide safe, affordable and appropriate living and working space for artists.

Web Site: www.artshab.com

 


Alberta Cultural Action Network
ACAN, the Alberta Cultural Action Network, is a non-profit society working within Alberta's Cultural Sector. ACAN is an inclusive organization working for the development of Alberta's cultural sector through advocacy, education and promotion.

Web Site: www.acan.ab.ca


Canadian Conference of the Arts

The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is Canada's oldest and largest arts advocacy group. Founded in 1945 by the leading artists of the day, the CCA was created to impress upon governments and the general public the importance of the arts and cultural industries in Canadian society. The CCA is an independent, non-partisan organization and a registered charity.

Web Site www.ccarts.ca


Canadian Craft and Hobby Association

CCHA fosters industry awareness, interests, growth and prosperity by developing and implementing first rate programs, events and activities.

Phone 888-991-0559
Fax 403-291-0675
#24 1410 40th Ave NE,
Calgary, Alberta Canada
T2E 6L1

Email: ccha@cadvision.com
Web Site: www.cdncraft.org


Edmonton Arts Council
A voice for Edmonton artists
Suite 808, 10310 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 2W4 Phone: (780) 424-2787

Web Site: www.edmontonarts.ab.ca


Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)

The site offers an incredible variety of information easily accessed through new menu listings. In addition to the new menus are job postings, conference and training listings and direct links to funding sources, publications, government departments and heritage organizations.

Web Site: www.chin.gc.ca

 


Culture Scope

An online hub to discuss key cultural policy and advocacy projects

Web Site: www.culturescope.ca


Culture.ca

Discover Canadian culture with Culture.ca


HillStrategies.com

Hill Strategies Research is a Canadian company that aims to provide insightful evidence about the arts.
HillStrategies.com


ArtsResearchMonitor.com

ArtsResearchMonitor.com provides synopses of qualitative and quantitative research findings in the arts and culture.
ArtsResearchMonitor.com


The City of Calgary Public Art Program

2009-2010 Annual Report

In this document you will find the following information:

  • Details on the progress and developments of the Program over the past 18 months
  • The impact the Program has had since its inception in 2004
  • Our Strategic Platform for Public Art at The City of Calgary for the next 5 to 10 years

We hope this will offer a starting point for further dialogue on this important program for our city.


The Cultural Human Resources Council

Strengthening Canada's cultural workforce

The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) brings together cultural workers and employers to address training, career development and other human resource issues.

www.culturalhrc.ca/index-e.asp

Edmonton's official tourism website

Visit www.Edmonton.com/tourism

   

Schools



Alberta College of Art and Design

Tel: 1-800-251-8290
1407-14 Ave NW
Calgary, AB Canada
T2N 4R3

email: admissions@acad.ab.ca
web site: www.acad.ab.ca


Red Deer College

P.O. BOX 5005
56 Avenue & 32 Street
RED DEER, AB. T4N 5H5
Main Number: (403)342-3300
Fax Number: (403)340-8940

Web Site: www.rdc.ab.ca

Series - Summer School of the Visual Arts
at Red Deer College
Web site:Click here


Sheridan College, School of Crafts and Design

email: infosheridan@sheridanc.on.ca
web site: www.sheridanc.on.ca


Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College

Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College (KSASC) is an accredited post secondary educational institution that offers a 2-year diploma in Art, Craft and Design with a major in one of four studios: Clay; Fibre; Jewellery and Small Object Design; or Metal. The program emphasizes hands on studio work combined with the study of design, drawing, history and professional practices, and offers small class sizes and extended studio hours.

Tel: 1-877-552-2821
Address: 606 Victoria Street
Nelson, BC
V1L 4K9

Web: www.ksac.bc.ca
E-mail: ksa@ksac.bc


Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design Program,
Room V 335
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
11762-106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5G 2R1

Phone:(780) 491-3184
Fax: (780) 471-8663


E-mail: woodworking@nait.ab.ca
Web Site: www.nait.ab.ca/wood


Sir Sandford Fleming College
Haliburton Campus School of the Arts.

Located in Haliburton, Ontario. Each summer we offer over 300 arts courses.

Web Site: www.haliburtonschoolofthearts.ca


Black Forest Wood Co.

The Black Forest Wood Co., purveyors of one of the largest selections of wood in Western Canada offer courses in woodworking, specializing in woodturning and carving.

Bay 7, 603-77th Ave. S.E.
Calgary, AB Canada, T2B 2H9
Tel: 403 255-6044
fax: 403 255-6502
toll free: 1-877-686-6061

E-mail: info@blackforestwood.com
Web: www.blackforestwood.com


Portage College

Portage College provides education, training and services to facilitate learning and development of knowledgeable, skilled citizens in a caring, supportive and dynamic college environment.

Lac La Biche Main Campus
Box 417 (9531 - 94 Ave)
Lac La Biche, Alberta
T0A-2C0
Toll Free: 1-866-623-5551
Phone: 1-780-623-5551

Web Site:
Native Arts & Culture Division, Portage College, Lac La Biche



Alberta Craft Council Members


Clay
Mindy Andrews, Calgary Christian Barr & Enzien Kufeld, Urban Forest Design Studio Cheryl Brown, Brown Brat's Mud Pies, Grande Prairie
Calgary Clay Arts Association, Calgary Debra Cherniawsky-Durrer, Artables, Vegreville Bibi Clement, Clay, Hythe, AB
Jennifer Demke, Calgary Horst Doll, Ministik Pottery Studio, Sherwood Park Alain Favre, Amazing Pots, Red Deer
Adrienne Gradauer & Zacharie Quin, Maple Creek SK Patricia Hartnagel, Edmonton Susan Klein, Flying Fish Pottery, Calgary
Katharine Hockney, K. Hockney's Art Studio, Coutts, AB Melody Kozmeniuk, Dambury, SK Sean Kunz, Sean Kunz Ceramics, Edmonton
Joanna Lange, Stoneboat Pottery, Edmonton Dale Lerner, Medicine Hat, AB Karen L. MacMillan-Amies, MacMillan-Amies
Julie Anne McMath, Dish Pottery, Jasper, AB Rita & John McGie, Pottery by Rita McGie, Sherwood Park Lisa McGrath, Calgary, AB
Medalta International Artist in Residence, Medicine Hat Parkland Potters Guild, Crooked Pot Gallery, Stony Plain Pauline Pelletier, Quebec
Anna Rasmussen, Gammel House, Innisfail Shirley Rimer, Red Deer Melody Robinson, Earth n' Fire Pottery, Caroline

Francine Hampson-Reid & John R Reid, Earthen Vessel, Calgary

Web: www.earthenvessel.ca
Email: earthenvessel@shaw.ca

Pamela Rodger, Sanctuary, Bragg Creek

Julia Schumacher, Rayne Maker Pottery, Canmore, AB

Gail Sulek, Porcelain Beauties Doll Emporium & Studio, Edmonton

Diane Sullivan, Arabesque Pottery, Calgary

Darlene Swan, Calgary

Synergy Art Studios, Ron Robinson
(Calgary)

Web
Email

Cathy Terepocki, Horn of Plenty, Nelson, BC

Louise Tessier, Garden Rhymes, Regina

Keith Turnbull, Edmonton, AB

Uhlick Pottery & Tile, Sam Uhlick & Antonia Huysman, Ardrossan-

Web
Email

Arlene Westen-Evans, Steven Evans, Evanescence Gallery and Art Studio, High River, AB

Ken Wilkinson, Saskatoon SK

 


Metal and Jewellery
2 Curls Jewellery, Edmonton Tyler Ames, Cochrane, AB Melody Armstrong, Regina, Saskatchewan
Gillian Batcher, PASH Jewellery Design, Toronto, ON Robyn Cornelius, Little Rock Jewellery Studio, Edmonton Sam Cupelli, Simply Steel Ltd., Edmonton

Sheila Fendall, Copper Moon Jewellery, Okotoks, AB

Marcia Fossey, Ponderosa Designs, Edmonton

Jennea Frischke, Calgary
Charlotte Furneaux, Calgary Scott Hardy, Western Silversmith, Longview Gillian Hillerud, Calgary
Charles Lewton-Brain & Dee Fontans, Calgary Wayne Mackenzie, Electrum Design Studio, Edmonton Stacey Maddock, Calgary
Heather Matwe, Vancouver Laura McIvor, Laura McIvor Designs, Calgary Candice Meyer, Breaking Point Jewellery, Manning AB
John Monteath, Cochrane Mike Nieckar, Starburn Ironworks, Calgary Victoria Sanchez, Calgary, AB
Amy Skrocki, Paragon of Design by Skrocki, Edmonton, AB John Smith-Jones, Calgary, AB Janet Stein, Edmonton
Susan White, Susan White Studio, Calgary Susanah Windrum, Copper Lizard Studios, Calgary, AB Kari Woo, Jewellery, Calgary, AB
Simon Wroot, Taken From Stone, Calgary
   

Fibre
Lynn Blaikie, Lynn Blaikie Designs, Whitehorse Pat Borecky, Pat Borecky Designs, Calgary Un-Jin Cho, Calgary
Donna Clement, Calgary Contextural, Calgary Margie Davidson, Edmonton
Edmonton & District Quilters Guild, Edmonton Giulia Fatica, Calgary Margo Fiddes, Edmonton
Helen Gladson, Orappa Creek Fibre Art, Pickardville Darcy Gusse-Edinga, Silk Concepts, Red Deer Anna Hergert, Anna Hergert Design & Fibre Art, Moose Jaw
Mary Holdgrafer, Edmonton Marcy Horswill, Sunflower Design, Grande Prairie June J. Jacobs, Meacham, SK
Susan Kristoferson, Kristoferson Studio, Calgary Rachelle LeBlanc, Hooked Rug Studio, St. Albert Vickie Newington, Calgary
Sonja Ohlmann, Leduc Dana Roman, Canmore Lorraine Roy, Dundas
Michelle Sirois-Silver, Vancouver, BC Catherine Thomson, Island Wool Garden, Victoria Melanie Thompson, Salt Spring Baskets, Salt Spring Island, BC
Margot Van Lindenberg, Studio Margot, Calgary Andrea Wilson, Woodstock Linda Wilson, Sargasso Ent. Ltd., Edmonton
Dirk Van Wyk, Calgary, AB    

Glass
Bill Anthony, Unique Stained Glass, Didsbury Aurora Borealis Fireflies, c/o Kyra Duncan, Edmonton Ryan, Tim & Phil, Bee Kingdom, Calgary
Lisette Cook, Lethbridge
Connie Geerts Yellow Dawg Studio Calgary
Jamie McDonald Gray, Gray Skye Glass, Calgary Sandra Giles, Four Winds Art Glass, Edmonton, AB Susan Gottselig, Mineside Studios, Canmore
Brad Goertz, Edmonton Lisa Harbidge, Spirit River Studio, Rocky Mountain House Martha Henry, Martha Henry Glass Studio Inc., Calgary
Jeff Holmwood, Glass Happens/Jeff Holmwood Studio, Kelowna, BC Bonny Houston, Houston Hot Shop, Calgary Ted Jolda, Warthog Glassworks, Parksville
Fern Jordan, Greenoli Glass Studio, Stony Plain James Lavoie, Studio Vitro, Edmonton Deanna MacAulay, Miss Mac Glass, Calgary AB
Malcolm Macfadyen, Glass Craft, Vancouver Brenda Malkinson, Glass, Edmonton Darren James & Deborah Petersen, Sparrow Glassworks, Red Deer
M. Glennie McKirdy & Doug Pickles, Gorgeous Glass, Turner Valley Keith Walker, Blow in the Dark Glassworks, Edmonton, AB Bob Wilkins, Windows of the West Stained Glass, Innisfail
Wood
The Cotswold Studio, George F. Heagle, Edmonton, Wood Gordon Galenza, Calgary

George Heagle, The Cotswold Studio, Edmonton

Michael Holten, Calgary – Joseph Carlyle Designs Robert Jakobsen Naturally Wood, Wood, Nanaimo, BC Jim & Eileen Jones, Jone's Woodworks, Claresholm, AB
Geoffrey Lilge Design, Edmonton, AB Sharon Simmers, Lethbridge. AB David Pomerantz, Lempo Custom Home Furnishings, Edmonton, AB

Other Mediums
Jeff Collins, Edmonton, Painting Loretta Kyle, Stone, Bonnyville, AB Anita Nawrocki, Edmonton, AB
Allan Waidman, Stone, Spruce Grove    

Other
Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts, Edmonton Art Market Productions, Mrs. Marlene Loney, Barriere Bedrock Supply Ltd, Bedrock Supply Ltd, Edmonton
Canada's largest supplier to the trade of Jewellery Making
Beaverlodge Area Cultural Society, Beaverlodge Dept. of Liberal Studies - Faculty of Extension UofA, Edmonton Edmonton Weaver's Guild, Edmonton
Heritage Weavers & Spinners Guild of Calgary, Calgary High River Culture Centre, High River AB Native Arts & Culture Program, Portage College, Lac La Biche
Sheep Creek Weavers, Calgary Signatures Craft Shows Ltd., Ottawa
Retail Member    
Four Winds Art Glass, Edmonton    
Member Galleries    
Articulation, Calgary    
Arts on Atlantic, Stephen Murphy, Calgary, AB Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB
INFLUX Jewellery Gallery, Calgary

Maryanne's Eden, Black Diamond

Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge
The Galleria, Susan Copley, Calgary The Gallery on Main, Laverne Jones, Lacombe Wild Rose Gallery & Gifts, Cold Lake
 

Non Member Sites

American Craft Magazine

Contact
72 Spring St, 6th Flr, NY, NY 10012
Tel:212.274.0630

Email: letters@craftcouncil.org
Website: www.americancraftmag.org/

Art Gallery of Alberta

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2C1
telephone: 780.422.6223
fax: 780.426.3105

Email: info@artgalleryalberta.com
Website: www.artgalleryalberta.com

Art Gallery Worldwide
Artwork in different styles and media. Website offers a wide variety of features and services that enable customers and artists to buy and sell art.
CanadianArtsNet.com focuses on providing information and services to help you deal with the "business" side of a life in the arts. Galleries West Magazine
writes about the visual arts and artists in western Canada and is also a guide to more than 365 fine art galleries.
Everything Artist
A Valuable Artist Information Resource Website.
eventexpress.ca makes event planning easy and exciting. Their directory of event services will give you great ideas to make your event in Edmonton a huge success

The Old Strathcona Farmers' Market
The Old Strathcona Farmers' Market is open year-round on Saturdays from 8 am – 3 pm. 10310-83 Avenue, Edmonton Alberta.

We offer fresh vegetables, fruits, baking, preserves, meats, seafood, fresh eggs, cheese, ethnic and organic foods. Seasonal fresh flowers and plants are in abundance. We also offer a wide selection of beautiful crafts, all handcrafted by local artisans.

Preview: The Gallery Guide, in print and on-line, lists current art exhibitions in galleries and museums in major cities and towns
woodworking.resource-websites.com Resource site for everything to do with woodworking. Full of newsletters, articles, links and other resources - ALL FREE - in one easy to navigate site to save time and money.

Woodweb Woodworking Forum's
WoodWeb is a community for all woodworkers. Site provides woodwork discussions, free plan library, links, image gallery, web ring and much more.....New members welcome

Legacy Magazine
Legacy explores Alberta's evolving heritage, arts, and culture as no other magazine does. Alberta writers and photographers cover the arts, architecture, people and places in feature articles and regular columns on books, music, art practice, and provocative ideas.

Address:
Legacy
9667 - 87 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T6C 1K5

Edmontonstories.ca
Edmontonstories.ca is City of Edmonton and Edmonton Economic Development Corporation initiative. The website contains written, audio and video material describing the experience of Edmonton in the voices of those who know our city best – residents and visitors. The website provides perspectives, insights and observations of children, young people, immigrants to our city, and families. It illustrates, in human terms, what it is that people might expect in making the decision to become a member of our community and a resident in our city.

 

 


Business and Pofessional Development

Alberta Learning and Information Service

ALIS is Alberta's leading on-line gateway for career, learning and employment information and services. The site is provided through a provincial government partnership of Alberta Human Resources & Employment, and Alberta Learning.

Web Site

Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

Calgary Office:
610, 736 – 8th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1H4
Phone: 403-777-4250
Fax: 403-777-4258

Edmonton Office:
100, 10237 – 104 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 1B1
Phone: 780 – 422-7784
Fax: 780-422-0756
Toll Free: 1-800-713-3558

The Business Link

Our goal is to provide business people in every part of Alberta with access to accurate, timely and relevant information and referrals. The Business Link reduces the complexity of dealing with various levels of government by serving as a central resource for business information.

The Business Link / Liaison Entreprise Member of the Canada Business Network / Membre du Réseau
Entreprises Canada
100-10237 104 Street NW,
Edmonton AB T5J 1B1
/ 10237, 104e Rue N.-O., bureau 100,
Edmonton AB T5J 1B1

barry.Yewchuk@canadabusiness.ab.ca

Web Site: www.canadabusiness.ab.ca


Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - NEBS and EXTUS missions

  • New Exporters to Border States Program (NEBS) is a key export education tool offered by trade offices in the U.S. that targets Canadian companies not yet exporting to the United States. NEBS provides companies with vital practical orientation by introducing them to the essentials of exporting as well as by giving them first-hand exposure to markets located in U.S. border states.
  • Exporters to the United States program (EXTUS) is a program similar to NEBS that serves Canadian companies already exporting to the U.S. border states. Formerly known as NEBS Plus, EXTUS focuses on expanding the markets of successful Canadian exporters to other regions of the United States.
  • Reverse NEBS is a program that serves Canadian companies not yet exporting to the United States by providing informative seminars in Canada on the essentials of exporting.

Web Site: click here


Department of Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage is responsible for national policies and programs that promote Canadian content, foster cultural participation, active citizenship and participation in Canada's civic life, and strengthen connections among Canadians.

Web Site


Export Source

A one stop web site developed by Team Canada for all your export development needs.
Web Site: www.exportsource.ca

 


Industry Canada

Provides a wealth of information on all aspects of business development in Canada.
Web Site: www.strategis.ic.gc.ca