Glenco
Senior Member
The reason they didn’t want it built in the city limits was because it would have been too close to downtown. Can you imagine a refinery right across the river from the city centre? The intention was to annex the land that was a suitable distance away but were denied by the GOA. workers accommodation was constructed in what is now the Capilano area.In the 1940’s and 1950’s, Edmonton didn’t want the refinery in their city limits, which is why it was built on the outside. Sherwood Park was built in 1956, partly as a bedroom community, and partly to house some of the employees and families that worked there.