Mary-Lou's Favourite Links Page

(Updated May 28, 2021; Contact me at <mlveeken[at]taiga.ca>.)

INDEX
| Education/Schools | Faith | Interests | Professional Links | Travel Links |
| "My" Web Sites (web administrator or primary) |

WINning: The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs of Opening a Women's Shelter / by Marsha Mildon, in collaboration with Ardis Beaudry, Rose-Marie McCarthy, Phyllis Ellis, Lynn Hannley.
A book of history and stories about the opening of the first women's shelter in Edmonton, Alberta, and one of the very first women's shelters in Canada, over the 50 years of its history to date (1970-2020).
Documents the history of Edmonton Women's Shelter, Women in Need (WIN) Houses I, II & III; and chronicles the stories of the founders, volunteers, supporters, staff, and shelter users.

Ave Spratt memorial website - www.forevermissed.com/ave-spratt -

Education / Schools

Institutions
- Edmonton Catholic School Board - www.ecsd.net - schools info
- Edmonton Public School Board - www.epsb.ca - schools info
- Elk Island Catholic Schools - www.eics.ab.ca - Camrose, Fort Saskatchewan, Sherwood Park, Vegreville
- Elk Island Public Schols - www.eips.ca - schools info
- University of Alberta - www.ualberta.ca - our "alma mater"
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Catholic Faith

- Archdiocese of Edmonton - <www.caedm.ca> |
     - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish - <www.olph.ca> |
     - OLPH Catholic Women's League - <www.cwlolph.ca/> ; < www.facebook.com/olphcwl.sherwoodpark > |
     - OLPH JETS - <jets-olph.com/> |
- The Catholic Women's League of Canada (CWL) - National web site
- CWL  Alberta Mackenzie Provincial Council  - Province of Alberta + Northwest Territories
- CWL  Edmonton Diocesan Council - Archdiocese of Edmonton
- The Vatican official site - <www.vatican.va>
- see also the Links page on CWL-ABMK's web site for many more interesting sites
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Interests

- County of Strathcona <www.strathcona.ca>
     - Festival Place <www.festivalplace.ab.ca>
     - Strathcona County Library <www.sclibrary.ca>
- Friends of Canadian Broadcasting - <www.friends.ca> -
- Jackfish Lake Management Association - <www.jlma.enable.org> - Carvel, Alberta
- Mountain Equipment Co-op - <www.mec.ca> -
- Movies in Edmonton area - <www.edmovieguide.com/theatres> -
- Queen of Clean - household cleaning tips - <http://queenofclean.com> -
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Professional Links

Libraries
- Library and Archives Canada - NLC-BNC
- NEOS Libraries Consortium Catalogue - includes U of A, AGL, AHS collections
- The Alberta Library - TAL
- Edmonton Public Library - <www.epl.ca>
- Strathcona County Library - <www.sclibrary.ca>

Library Associations
- Friends of Canadian Libraries - FOCAL - www.friendsoflibraries.ca -
- Greater Edmonton Library Association - GELA
- Library Association of Alberta - LAA
- Canadian Health Libraries Association - CHLA
    - Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association - NAHLA
- Canadian Federation of Library Associations - CFLA
- NEOS Libraries Consortium - NEOS
- American Libraries Association - ALA
- Pacific Northwest Libraries Association - PNLA
- International Federation of Library Associations - IFLA
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Travel Links

- Big Things! - www.bigthings.ca/
British Columbia
- Bowron Lake Provincial Park, BC - www.bcadventure.com/adventure/explore/cariboo/parks/bowron.htm/
     - Pathways canoeing - www.bowronlakes.com/
Alberta
| Alberta Tourism | Travel Alberta |
     | Elk Island National Park | Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village |
     | Jasper National Park | Banff National Park |
     | Drumheller badlands & dinosaurs | Royal Tyrrell Museum | Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum |

Ontario
- Bonnechere Caves - www.bonnecherecaves.com/
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"My" Web Sites (web administrator or editor)

- The Catholic Women's League of Canada - Alberta Mackenzie Provincial Council - CWL-ABMK
- The Catholic Women's League of Canada - Edmonton Diocesan Council - CWL-EDC
- Inner City Pastoral Ministry - <www.icpmedmonton.ca>
- Jackfish Lake Management Association (JLMA) - <www.jlma.enable.org>
- Mary-Lou's Home Page - <www.enable.org/mlveeken>
- Universal Stone Inc. (Edm AB) - <www.universalstoneinc.ca>
- WINning: The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs of Opening a Women's Shelter - book website
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