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The Edmonton Chinese Philharmonica Association is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 in order to promote Chinese culture and traditional music through public performances. In addition to its own presentations, the Association had participated in heritage festivals and concerts.

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Joseph Henri Picard was born in 1857 in St. Jean de Math, Joliette Quebec. He moved to Alberta in 1884, choosing to settle in Edmonton in 1887 on the advice of Father Lacombe. Picard quickly adapted to life in Edmonton, and in 1889, Picard and his partner, fellow Quebecer Stanislas LaRue, opened a general store LaRue and Picard. They also began to sell real estate during the Edmonton land boom during the 1890s. Picard's early success allowed him to diversify his business interests; in 1907 Picard retired from LaRue and Picard and he turned his attention to real estate, coal, brewing, cement, and railways. In addition to his various business interests, Picard was also actively involved in municipal affairs, serving on city council intermittently between 1894 and 1916 and with the Edmonton Board of Trade. Picard was also the first president of the Edmonton Separate School Board as well as serving as trustee. Picard married Martine Voyer in 1903, and they had two sons Robert and Laurier. The Picard fortunes began to slide during the First World War, ultimately leading to considerable debts and financial ruin. Picard retired from business in 1924, and he died in May 1934.

Bob Breckenridge was an employee of Maple Leaf Meats.

George Harold Van Allen was born in Morrisburg, Ontario on June 22, 1890 to Wilbur Van Allen and Florence Louise Hayunga.

Van Allen attended Morrisburg High School and became a teacher. He moved to Lethbridge, Alberta to become a principal in 1912 and later moved to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta where he completed his Bachelor of Laws. After being admitted to the bar in 1915, he established his own practice in 1919 and became King’s Council in 1929.

Van Allen married twice. His first wife, Agnes McMillan died in 1922. Van Allen married his second wife, Ruby Mabel Traer on December 23, 1926 with whom he had four children: Newton, Eric, Traer, and Louise.

Active in municipal and provincial politics, Van Allen was convinced to run in the 1935 election where he won a seat with the Liberal caucus. As an MLA, Van Allen focussed on Social Credit economic policies and agricultural industry issues.

During his first term, Van Allen caught influenza which developed into pneumonia. Despite seeking treatment at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, George Harold Van Allen died on June 15, 1937.

Donald Walter Macdonald was born about 1865 to Mary Ann Ketchum and Donald Macdonald in Orangeville, Ontario. He came to Western Canada around 1884.

He married Lucy Dulmage around 1893 in Edmonton - they had two children, Donald and Katherine. Donald (Sr) worked as a druggist in Edmonton. Lucy Dulmage Macdonald died 28 Apr 1901.

Donald Walter Macdonald married Myra Edith Kerr, daughter of Senator William and Myra Field Kerr, on 28 Jun 1905 in Cobourg, Ontario. The wedding was a grand affair with over 400 people attending, including Sir Wilfred and Lady Laurier. The couple returned to Edmonton and they had three children - Kathleen, Garth, and D'Arcy.

Donald Walter Macdonald died 25 Dec 1921 in Edmonton.

Marguerite Irene 'Mickey' Clifton was born 26 Jun 1919 to Faith Irene Howay Clifton in Regina, Saskatchewan. She moved with her mother and sister, Vernis, to Moose Jaw, and then to Edmonton, Alberta in 1932. She began her acting career in high school, probably encouraged by her mother's involvement in theatre, performing in school and amateur community productions.

She met Alan Macdonald in 1937 while they were preparing for the play 'And So To Bed' for the Edmonton Little Theatre's 1937/1938 season. They performed together for the first time in 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' in Feb 1938.

Mickey Clifton and Alan Macdonald were married 17 Feb 1939 in Edmonton.

When the Second World War broke out, Alan served as an officer with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, and in staff positions in England, Italy, and Northwest Europe. In 1942, while Alan was still in Europe, Mickey went to Toronto to perform in radio dramas. She then went to New York to try to break into professional theatre. Mickey trained as the Academy of Dramatic Arts at Carnegie Hall, then took parts in summer stock at Cedarhurst, New York, interspersed with modeling work.

Mickey made her Broadway debut in 'A Highland Fling', a George Abbott production, in 1944. She performed in two more Broadway productions, 'Men To The Sea' and 'Sophie Lalenczik, American', for which she was noted as an Especially Interesting Performance in George Jean Nathan's Theatre Book of the Year, 1943-1944 (p. 341). She had opportunities to try for a movie career with the David O. Selznick organization, and other offers of television roles.

In 1945, both Mickey and Alan returned to Edmonton. Mickey and Alan had two children - Brian and Marna.

Mickey resumed her acting career, working with her mother, Faith Clifton, to stage amateur productions with Edmonton Community Theatre (formerly named the Edmonton Little Theatre). Later she became a founding member of Circle 8 Theatre, and Edmonton Theatre Associates. She found increasing opportunities as a professional actor with Edmonton's Citadel Theatre and other professional companies, and CBC Telelvision, as well as directing and teaching.

When Alan retired as City Solicitor from the City of Edmonton in 1973, Mickey and Alan moved to Victoria, British Columbia. Though based in Victoria, Mickey continued to work in theatre, in various locations across the country, and often returned to Edmonton to perform at the Northern Lights, Mayfair, and Citadel theatres. Mickey retired from acting in 1983, after nearly 50 years in theatre.

In 1997, Mickey worked with the City of Edmonton to have a park named after her mother, Faith Clifton, and her late husband, Alan Macdonald, in recognition of their contributions to the cultural and political development of the city. The Faith Clifton / Alan Macdonald Memorial Park in located at 13725 - 101 Avenue in Glenora. Mickey received a Cultural and Performing Arts Award from the City of Edmonton in 1974, and was inducted into the Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame in 2003.

Marguerite 'Mickey' Clifton Macdonald died 19 Dec 2010.

Brian Mason moved to Edmonton in 1975 to study political science at the University of Alberta. During the late 1970s, Mason became heavily involved in student government by first being elected as Executive Vice-President of the U of A's Students Union from 1975 to 1977, and then taking the position of Executive Director of the Alberta Federation of Students from 1977 to 1979. After leaving student politics, Mason took a job with the Edmonton Transit System as a bus driver in 1981. Mason re-entered politics in 1989. Interested in pursuing a position on Edmonton city council, Mason launched a legal challenge to a provincial law that required municipal employees to resign their positions to run as council candidates. His challenge was unsuccessful, but Mason nonetheless pursued his political ambitions and was elected in October of that year as a city councillor for Ward 3 in Edmonton. The law he challenged was repealed shortly after the election.
Mason remained on city council for 11 years, winning an additional three civic election, and as a councellor, Mason gained a reputation as a tough vocal representative for his consituents. In 2000, Mason ran provincially in the Edmonton-Highlands by-election and easily held the legislature seat left vacant by Pam Barrett for the New Democrats. He was re-elected in the general election held on March 12, 2001. During his tenure as an MLA, Mason's supporters have credited him for bringing issues such as energy deregulation, high automobile insurance rates, education funding and treatment of senior citizens to the forefront of Alberta politics. When his sole ND colleague in the legislature, Raj Pannu resigned as party leader in July 2004, Mason was appointed to the role of interim leader. Mason was formally elected leader of the New Democrats at a leadership convention in Edmonton on September 18, 2004.