Strathcona is a 19th-century variation of "Glen Coe", a river valley in Scotland. The word was invented for use in the title Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, first used for Donald Smith, a Canadian railway financier, in order to avoid association with the Massacre of Glencoe of 1692. Strathcona may refer to: People Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Margaret Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Places Canada Alberta Old Strathcona, Edmonton, the former core of the City of Strathcona and now a Provincial Historic Area and arts and entertainment district Strathcona, Alberta, a former city, now a part of Edmonton Strathcona, Edmonton, a neighbourhood, part of the former city Strathcona County, a municipality outside Edmonton Strathcona Park, Calgary, a neighbourhood Other places in Canada Strathcona (Hamilton, Ontario), a neighbourhood Strathcona, Vancouver, British Columbia, a neighbourhood Strathcona Islands, Nunavut Strathcona Park (Ottawa), a park in Ottawa, Ontario Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia Strathcona Regional District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia Strathcona Township, Ontario, a geographic township Other places Mount Strathcona, Antarctica Strathcona, Minnesota, United States Canadian electoral districts Edmonton—Strathcona, current federal electoral district Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district), current provincial electoral district Strathcona (electoral district), former federal electoral district Strathcona (N.W.T. electoral district), former Northwest Territories electoral district Strathcona (provincial electoral district), former provincial electoral district Strathcona-Sherwood Park, current provincial electoral district Education Lord Strathcona Elementary School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School, a private school for girls in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia Old Scona, a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Strathcona Composite High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Strathcona Elementary School, part of Winnipeg School Division, Manitoba, Canada Other Lord Strathcona Medal, the highest civilian citation a Canadian cadet can receive Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Canadian Forces regiment Strathcona (genus), a genus of rodent and sister genus to Masillamys , a sternwheel paddle steamer operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1898–1902 on the Pacific Northwest coast, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels See also Strathcona Park (disambiguation) Transcona, Winnipeg