Victoria Day is a day to remember Alberta\u0027s special link to an unconventional princess
sleigh accident, with her carriage dragged several hundred metres by bolting horses.
She didn’t accompany her husband on his long trek across the Prairies in 1881, which ultimately led to the naming of Alberta.” says Stamp, noting one of the highlights was a meeting with First Nations people at Blackfoot Crossing east ofThe marquis wanted to name the district after his wife, and it may well have been named Louiseland.
Whether it was the intervention of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, or the wishes of the princess herself, they ultimately settled on Alberta.Article contentIn 1879, the marquis called for the establishment of a national arts society. Citizens responded, and in 1880, the Royal Canadian Academy of Artists was opened. Through the exertions of the academy, the National Gallery of Canada was opened less than two years later.
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