The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Canadian Encyclopedia is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of the federal Department of Canadian Heritage.
First edition, print (1985)
Printed edition 1985, cover
Edgar Peter Lougheed was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding over a period of reform and economic growth.
Peter Lougheed in 1983
Peter Lougheed as a member of the Alberta Golden Bears football team in 1947.
In 1943 Ernest Manning became Alberta's premier, a position he held until 1968.
Minesite at Syncrude's Mildred Lake plant