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The Quorn Ranch Company Ltd., an English syndicate, was formed in 1886. The company acquired land on the Sheep River west of Okotoks, Alberta and brought horses from Britain with the intention of breeding hunters for an English market. In the 1890s a herd of Polled Angus cattle was acquired. The ranch was not a financial success. It survived until ca. 1906 when it was broken up. For further information see Sheilagh S. Jameson's article, "The Quorn Ranch" in Canadian Cattlemen. -- vol.8, no. 2 (September 1945), p. 68-69, 96, and (December 1945), p. 132-133, 140-141. See also "Quorn Ranche Company" in Eye on the Future : Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley, 1870-1900 / Henry C. Klassen. -- Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2002, p. 167-171.

The R. Forbes Company Limited was a woollen goods manufacturer active in Hespeler, Ontario in the 1880s and 1890s. Alberta wool suppliers which the company dealt with included Norris and Carey, wholesale and retail grocers operating in Edmonton in the 1880s and 1890s; Lafferty and Martin of the Martin Bros. hardware, grocery and tinware firm on Stephen Avenue, Calgary in the 1880s; and H.D. Winters and his partner Mr. Travis who raised sheep and sold the wool to manufacturers in the late 1880s and early 1890s.

Rabbit Hill United Church appears to have been established ca. 1928 in the vicinity of Rabbit Hill, south of Edmonton. The congregation also appears to have been part of multi-point charges over the course of its existence. Ca. 1930's the Rabbit Hill United Church was part of a multi-point charge that included Rabbit Hill, Avonmore, Calvin and Forest Heights United Churches. Changes to its status may be tracked over time using the United Church of Canada year books. The congregation last appears in the 1963 United Church Year Book and it appears to have disbanded at that time.

In 1944, the Radio Committee of the Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta (ACFA) started the fundraising for a completely French radio station in Alberta. Radio-Edmonton Ltd. was incorporated on September 25, 1947, with Bishop Ubald Langlois, Leon Omer Beauchemin, Louis Phillippe Mousseau and Alphonse Brosseau as initial directors. Under the auspices of ACFA and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, its objective was to obtain the license for a radio frequency and to inaugurate and operate a French radio station at Edmonton. The license was granted on May 12, 1948 to establish a private commercial broadcasting station at Edmonton, Alberta, with a power of 5000 watts on the channel 680 KC. Paul-Émile Breton acted as secretary of Radio-Edmonton and Roman LeClair was hired as manager of the radio station. The first program of Radio CHFA (680AM) was broadcast November 20, 1949 from Garneau Theatre, Edmonton, after 15 years of arduous lobbying. CHFA continued to broadcast under the auspices of Radio-Edmonton Ltd. and ACFA until April 1, 1974, when the radio station was sold to CBC / Société Radio-Canada.

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In 1989, the Canadian Pacific Railway relocated its Calgary and Edmonton main line outside Red Deer. The old rail bridge (constructed in 1908) was slated for demolition. Citizens in Red Deer formed the Red Deer Rail Bridge Committee to attempt to save the bridge as an historic site and to convert it into a pedestrian/bicycle trail. The committee was initially composed of three groups: The Northside Community Association, the Normandeau Cultural and Natural History Society, and Carpenters' Union Local No. 2410. They successfully petitioned City Council for support and were made part of the ad hoc Railway Bridge Committee, which in turn became the CPR Bridge Liaison Committee. Fund raising was handled by the Friends of the Bridge. The initiative succeeded, and the bridge opened to pedestrian and bicycle traffic in 1993

Rainbow Tours was formed in the spring of 1946 by Jack McIsaac together with Roy Olberg, Lyle Johnson, Harry Alexander and Colin McIsaac. They took over the Curly Phillips operations in Jasper from his widow, Grace Phillips. The first office of Rainbow Tours was located in Joe Weiss' Tekarra Gift Shop and Peggy Haynes worked as office staff. The second year (1947) the office moved across the street next to Dan Webster's sporting goods store. At Maligne Lake, Rainbow Tours operated from the boathouse that Curly Phillips had built in the 1930s. They also operated the same tent camp upon the hill that Curly had built and used. Larry Magistad, his wife Hilda and daughter Lorraine operated the boats and camp prior to the start of World War II and then again after. The first permanent lodge at Maligne Lake was built by Bruce Reed in the spring of 1948. For the next three years (1949-1950) business was quite good for Rainbow Tours, but there was no catching up after the disaster year of 1948, when it rained solid all summer. In the fall of 1951, the company went into receivership. In 1952, Neil Campbell took over the operation.

The Rainbow Women's Guild of Medicine Hat was formed in 1964 after many such guilds had been formed throughout the province. Its mission, to promote the principles of the co-operative movement and act in support of the local Co-op Management and the community at large, was diligently carried out by at least 14 charter members. Numerous fund raising projects were undertaken by the group throughout the years and numerous social and business meetings were attended and hosted by guild members. Today, despite declining membership, the Rainbow Women's Guild continues to operate.

Ralph's Furniture Company was established by Ralph Switzer in 1947. It operated at 306-8th Avenue SE in Calgary, Alberta until ca. 1982. Ralph also invested in various Calgary area properties through his company, Ralph's Holdings and Investment Ltd.