Historical Society of Alberta to lose all provincial funding
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As part of Alberta's 2026 budget, the Historical Society of Alberta is set to lose all provincial funding.
Just a few weeks ago, the Historical Society of Alberta (HSA) was discussing its upcoming plans as though it was an ordinary meeting.
However, the entire future of the organization now seems in doubt. Alberta’s 2026 budget is set to remove all provincial funding for the HSA.
“As part of Budget 2026, the funding for the HSA is being completely eliminated — not just reduced, not just as a temporary measure, but completely eliminated and highly unlikely to ever be restored,” said HSA president Lorien Johansen.
It really was a blindside for the volunteer-run organization.
“There was no indication that the phone call I was going to get was, ‘Yeah, sorry, no more money.'”
The HSA was founded in 1907 by Alberta’s first premier, Alexander Rutherford. Since then, it has persevered through some of the most trying times in recent human history.
“The HSA has survived both world wars, it has survived pandemics, it has survived recessions,” said Johansen.
The group was expecting to receive $76,000 from the province this year, but now that number is zero.
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