In 1870, the Scottish people of the Edmonton area created the St. Andrew’s Society to help sustain their culture through social and cultural and sporting activities. A similar group, the Caledonia Society, was established in 1904. The two societies amalgamated in 1938 and became incorporated as the Edmonton Scottish Society in 1949.
By the early 1960’s the Society has established a vibrant and committed membership of about 500 people. As its 1967 Canadian Centennial project, the Society acquired a 20 acre parcel of land at Ellerslie with the hopes of developing its own facilities. In 1972 the Society completed development of the Great Hall, meeting rooms and kitchen facilities. Many committed volunteers were essential in getting this huge project of the ground. These facilities now host a myriad of activities from the monthly Society meetings for the membership, to the annual events like St. Andrew’s Dinner, Robbie Burns Night and the Highland Gathering.
Soccer fields have been added over the many years and today the ESS is proud to host the men’s Scottish Team and women’s Angels soccer teams. Our fully “fixtured” soccer pavilion with four locker rooms and the six soccer fields attract hundreds of players each month during the soccer season.
The Edmonton Scottish Society was incorporated on August 8th, 1949 under the Societies Act of Alberta.
The Bylaws for this organization can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format here, or as a PDF document here.
Membership inquiries should be directed to Dr. Terry Carlyle at terry@edmontonscottishsociety.org
An online application form will be available for download soon.