Our Legacy

Legacy, Alberta’s heritage, arts, and culture magazine, was first published in January, 1996.  Since that time, well-known Alberta writers have shared their insights and experiences about the way in which Albertans create, celebrate, and preserve our enduring arts and cultural heritage.  Each issue of this full-colour, quarterly publication features events, programs, the arts, architecture, photo essays, people, and places.  A full-colour quarterly publication, Legacy’s regular departments cover destinations, gardens, profiles, books, food, music, and provocative ideas.

Legacy was an Alberta Magazine of the Year finalist in 2006.

In the words of our readers:

I want to thank you for Legacy Magazine, and to wish you well with it. It’s a brave thing to launch a quality magazine in Canada. A cheque for my subscription is enclosed.
~ Fil Fraser

Great work! Keep it up—Alberta needs you.
~ Ted Bishop

I very much enjoy the magazine all the time, and in every respect.
~ Tommy Banks

Your magazine has become essential reading.
~ Myrna Kostash

The magazine looks and reads better than ever. The hoop dancer and railroad stories are two of my favourites this issue and the illustrations and photography are very fine throughout. I also applaud the poems and reviews, of course.
~ Sid Marty

What a wonderful achievement! These days, even surviving in the magazine trade — let alone publishing consistently high-quality material on subjects that matter, as you do — is a formidable feat. Hats off to you and your team, and here's to many more. You are indeed building a wonderful legacy (and Legacy) for your province, and beyond. Rock on!

With all good wishes,
~ Geo Takach

I am writing to let you know how much I enjoy reading Legacy Magazine. I feel that your publication has established itself as an important source for cultural information pertaining to Alberta. Invariably, your issues provide an informative and entertaining look at a myriad of topics including the arts, people, places, architecture, and special events. May you continue to grow and flourish.
~ The Honourable Lois Hole

Winter 2009
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After 14 years, Winter 2009 is our 56th issue of Legacy and our last.

As Legacy's publisher/editor/owner, I have been fortunate to work with remarkable people. My sincere thanks to our thoughtful associate publisher Gurston Dacks and encouraging business psychiatrist/music columnist Ron Chalmers. To talented, remarkable designer Mark Dutton. To patient general managers Mary Oakwell, Liz Grieve, and Yoko Sekiya; and determined ad sales manager Andrea Kopylech. And to two of the best, most sensitive associate editors, Eva Radford and Naomi Lewis. Thank you, also, to the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation for supporting school subscriptions and to Enbridge, Elly de Jongh, and Melcor Developments for public library subscriptions. To the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for editorial support. And to our committed advertisers and many loyal readers.

I have looked forward each issue to wonderfully written columns by Paula Simons, Sid Marty, Ron Chalmers, Laurie Greenwood, Johanne Yakula, Dorothy Field, Gordon Morash, and Patricia Myers. And to beautifully crafted prose and poetry by well-known and emerging writers alike.

But I have decided that Legacy's own story will conclude now. Indeed, it has been fun. Thank you all beyond words.

Barb Dacks, Publisher