Edmonton Bulletin Building

9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton

The Edmonton Bulletin was the newspaper of record between 1880 and 1903, when the Edmonton Evening Journal began publication.  As such, it has become one of the most valuable sources of information regarding the early history of the city.

The building in which the Bulletin was published is one of Edmonton’s oldest surviving structures.  It was built in 1878 on Jasper Avenue east of the present location of the Macdonald Hotel.  After several moves around the city, it can now be seen at Fort Edmonton Park.  This small building was a simple log structure 16 feet square with a gable roof.

The Bulletin was established by Frank Oliver, a major influence on the development of Edmonton.  He bought the first town lot in Edmonton, and when the Dominion Telegraph reached the area in 1879, allowing “telegraphic” news service, he and Alex Taylor began to publish what he called the world’s smallest newspaper the following year.  The paper provided him with a forum to launch his political career, and its relatively balanced boosterism soon made Edmonton more familiar to the rest of Canada.

In addition to bringing the first printing press to Edmonton, Frank Oliver was a member of the Northwest Territories Council from 1883 to 1896.  He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Laurier government after 1896, being re-elected until 1917.  From 1905 to 1911 Oliver was Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs.

-- Edmonton Historical Board

SEE ALSO:

See photos of the Edmonton Bulletin Building at Fort Edmonton Park.

Designation & Awards

Edmonton Historical Board Plaque Award

Comments

Alison - 18 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Shay - 19 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Dolly - 19 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Joeann - 20 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Evie - 21 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Aimee - 21 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Luigi - 24 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Val - 25 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Cecil - 26 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Vicente - 26 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Lorri - 28 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Issac - 29 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Kirsten - 29 Sep 2017

This comment has been removed

Rebecca - 03 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Misty - 03 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Trisha - 05 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Corazon - 06 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Calvin - 07 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Lasonya - 08 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Latashia - 09 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Celinda - 09 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Franziska - 10 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Priscilla - 10 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Jasmine - 11 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Alina - 12 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Bernard - 12 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Alanna - 13 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Margarita - 13 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Pasquale - 13 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Bailey - 15 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Quinn - 15 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Darrel - 18 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Tammara - 19 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Eunice - 20 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Julissa - 20 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Felica - 22 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Mikayla - 22 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Jewel - 25 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Brittany - 27 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Ted - 28 Oct 2017

This comment has been removed

Earlene - 02 Nov 2017

This comment has been removed

Christal - 04 Nov 2017

This comment has been removed

Delbert - 07 Nov 2017

This comment has been removed

Werner - 09 Nov 2017

This comment has been removed

kareem - 13 Jun 2018

This comment has been removed

kareem - 13 Jun 2018

This comment has been removed

hana - 13 Jun 2018

This comment has been removed

Add a comment

Era: Urban Settlement
Themes: Trade & Industry
Cultural Groups:
Area: Central

  • 15
    • 53.541724 -113.486771