Paula Simons: School named for Jan Reimer a long-overdue honour

I found a photograph the other day, buried deep in the dusty Journal library.
It was taken the day in 1989 that Jan Reimer launched her campaign to became Edmonton’s first female mayor. It was a year when everything was big. Reimer is wearing an electric blue suit with shoulder pads that would make Joan Crawford envious. Her glasses are equally oversized. She is surrounded by women, some young, some older — campaign volunteers who are clearly pumped up and excited at the audacity of