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The Aldersyde Mutual Telephone Company was incorporated on June 14, 1935 to take over the Alberta Government Telephones' rural service in the Aldersyde area. As an economy measure at this time, AGT turned over most of its rural lines to locally-owned companies, while retaining control over standards of maintenance and construction. In August 1972 AGT reintegrated the company's subscribers into the main telephone system.

The 202nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Edmonton Sportsmen Battalion) was organized in 1916. Once overseas it was absorbed by the 9th Reserve Battalion to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. An unidentified member of the battalion's brass band kept a photo album during the First World War. The battalion was disbanded in 1920 and was perpetuated by the 19th Alberta Dragoons.

Alfred Earnest Cross, ca. 1890-1951, emigrated from England to Canada. He operated the Cross and Paul photographic studio in Edmonton, Alberta from 1912 to 1914, in partnership with Lorne R. Paul. From 1918 to 1922 he was a photographer in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and then he settled in Lethbridge, Alberta. By 1924 he had opened A.E. Cross Studio, a photography business which offered portraits and commercial photography, photofinishing and picture framing. The studio was located at 906-3rd Avenue S, and moved to 614-3rd Avenue S in 1927 and 710-3rd Avenue S in 1952. A.E. retired ca. 1948 and his son, Reginald A., became manager. He also had another son, Walter J. The company was renamed A.E. Cross Photography Ltd. ca. 1967 and in 1970 Terrance Bland became manager. In the following year it appears the business was renamed Terry Bland's Photography Ltd. but this was only for a year. By 1973 A.E. Cross Studios was apparently re-established at the same location with Reginald as manager. Ed Keeling became manager ca. 1976.

The Alberta Dressage Association, incorporated on May 11, 1978, is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster the sport of dressage by encouraging participation in competitions, demonstrations, lectures and other activities which increase knowledge and understanding of good horsemanship. ADA also provides a uniform system of training not only for riders but also for trainers, instructors and judges. ADA is represented around the province by regional groups which conduct their own activities and programs while receiving the benefits of a provincial affiliation. The Calgary branch is known as Calgary Area / Alberta Dressage Association. An affiliation is also maintained with the Canadian Dressage Owners and Riders (CADORA), the national sports governing body for dressage. Through CADORA, the ADA ensures country-wide communication regarding dressage and facilitates events of a national scale such as the National Dressage Championships. Local dressage shows are also held throughout the province under the auspices of CADORA and must follow the strict regulations laid down by the Canadian Equestrian Federation. Participants in local shows qualify for various championships and awards.

The Alberta School Inspectors' Association was apparently founded in 1919 by three provincially-appointed school inspectors. In 1967 its name was changed to Alberta School Superintendents' and Inspectors' Association. In 1971 it became the Alberta Association of Consultants in Education. In 1974 it became the Alberta Education Management Society. The society met regularly "to advance the cause of education in Alberta" and to represent the interests of its members, who are professional employees of the Department of Education. Some of its activities were held in conjunction with the Conference of Alberta School Superintendents, the organization representing locally-appointed educational administrators. The Society was wound up in 1997.

The Alberta Historical Preservation and Re-Building Society was founded in Calgary by Roseleen Heddinger and Susan Clark in August 1990. It was incorporated under the Alberta Societies Act in February 1991. The society's credo is to "preserve our past for the future". Its major projects have included lobbying to preserve the first home in Crescent Heights, the Cave and Basin swimming pool in Banff, Royal Doulton gargoyles on the Calgary Herald building, Brickburn and Lowry gardens, the Coste House carriage house, the McPherson farm, and the C.C. Matthews house. The society has also lobbied for improved legislation with respect to preserving heritage properties.

The Alberta Ice Company was incorporated in 1912 by Winnipeg and Calgary businessmen, including R.C. Thomas and F.T. Griffin. The ice was made in an artificial 25 acre lake west of Calgary at Keith. Water was taken out of the Bow River at a headgate above the lake, was chlorinated and then passed through a short canal to the lake. The company also had a small auxiliary plant at Banff, Alberta. A large warehouse was used to store the ice blocks for year-round distribution to the railways and packing houses. Home delivery of ice for iceboxes declined steeply after 1946 and ended in the early 1960s. The company continued to thrive on commercial sales to railways, packing plants, restaurants and tourists. Most of the ice was produced at a warehouse in downtown Calgary after 1951 but the artificial lake continued to be used into the 1960s. The company later affiliated with the Arctic Ice Co. of Edmonton and Winnipeg.

The Alberta Labour History Institute is sponsored by the Alberta Federation of Labour and by individual labour historians. It promotes studies on the history of the labour movement in Alberta and encourages labour organizations to maintain their records and deposit them in archival institutions.

Campbell Camilus Snowdon, 1882-1935, was born in Montreal, Quebec. He worked for Imperial Oil and then came west in 1901 with the Canadian Oil Company. In 1907 he formed C.C. Snowdon Company, a wholesale manufacturer, refiner and importer of oils. He built a plant at 1810/1840-11th Street SE in Calgary, Alberta. The company expanded to Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Toronto. Snowdon and his wife Isabella had four children: Charles Calvin, 1917-1998, Isobel (Follett), Alexander A., 1922-2011, and Myrtle (Sutton), ?-1992. After Snowdon died the business was carried on by his family until the 1960s when the shares were sold to V. Ken Travis who developed the company into Turbo Resources.