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Education
Post-secondary
Edmonton has become one of Canada's major educational centres with more than 60,000 full time post-secondary students spread over several institutions and campuses (total enrolment between the schools is as high as 170,000, which includes students enrolled in multiple institutions).
The University of Alberta (known colloquially as the "U of A"), whose main campus is situated on the south side of Edmonton's river valley, is a board-governed, public institution.
Main campus consists of more than ninety buildings on 890,000 square metres (220 acres) of land, with buildings dating back to the university's establishment in 1908.
It is also home to Canada's second largest research library which ranks first in volumes per student with over 10 million (in 2005) and subscriptions to 13,000 full-text electronic journals and 500 electronic databases.
Other universities within the borders of Edmonton include Athabasca University, Concordia University College of Alberta, the King's University College, Taylor University College and Seminary, and the Edmonton campus of the University of Lethbridge.
Other Edmonton post-secondary institutions include Grant MacEwan College, which enrolls 40,791 students in programs offering career diplomas, university transfers and bachelor degrees, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), with 48,500 students enrolled in 190 technical, vocational and apprenticeship programs and NorQuest College, with 11,300 students, specializing in short courses in skills and academic upgrading.
K-12
Edmonton has three publicly funded school boards (districts), who provide kindergarten and grades one through twelve.
The vast majority of students attend schools in the two large English language boards: Edmonton Public Schools and the separate Edmonton Catholic School District.
Also, since 1994, the francophone minority community has had their own school board based in Edmonton, the North-Central Francophone School Authority, which includes surrounding communities.
Most recently the city has seen a small number of public charter schools open, independent of any board. All three school boards and public charter schools are funded through provincial grants and property taxes.
Some private schools exist as well. Included are the Edmonton Academy and Tempo School.
The Edmonton Society for Christian Education used to be a private school, however they became part of Edmonton Public Schools.
Both the Edmonton Public Schools and the Edmonton Catholic School District provide support and resources for those wishing to home school their children.
Information from Wikipedia.
Attractions
Many events are anchored in the downtown Arts District, centred around the newly renovated Churchill Square (named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill).
The Francis Winspear Centre for Music was opened in 1997 after years of planning and fundraising. Described as one of the most acoustically perfect concert halls in Canada, it is home to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and hosts a wide variety of shows every year.
Across 102nd Avenue is the Citadel Theatre, so named after the Salvation Army Citadel in which Joe Shoctor first started the Citadel Theatre company in 1965. It is now one of the largest theatre complexes in Canada with five halls each specializing in different kinds of productions.
Old Strathcona is home to the Theatre District, which holds the Transalta Arts Barns (headquarters of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival), The Walterdale Playhouse, Catalyst Theatre, and the Varscona Theatre (base of operations for several theatre companies, including Teatro la Quindicina, Shadow Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Die-Nasty, and Oh Susanna!). Edmonton was named cultural capital of Canada in 2007.
Museums and galleries
There are also over seventy museums in Edmonton of ranging sizes. The largest is the Royal Alberta Museum (formerly the Provincial Museum of Alberta until renamed by Queen Elizabeth II during her 2005 visit) which houses over 10 million objects in its collection. The museum showcases the culture and practices of the diverse aboriginal tribes of the region.
The Art Gallery of Alberta was the city's largest single gallery. It was Housed in an inconspicuous production of 1970s architecture, the AGA collection has over 5,000 pieces of art.
The University of Alberta operates its own internal Museums and Collections service.
Festivals
Edmonton's main summer festival is Capital Ex (formerly Klondike Days.)
The Edmonton International Fringe Festival, which takes place in mid-August, is the largest Fringe Theatre Festival in North America, and second only to the Edinburgh Fringe festival in the world.
In August, Edmonton is also host to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, one of the most successful and popular folk music festivals in North America.
Another major summer festival is the Edmonton Heritage Festival which is an ethnocultural festival that takes place in Hawrelak Park on the Heritage Day long weekend.
Many other festivals occur such as the River City Shakespeare Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Edmonton Gay Pride and the Edmonton International Film Festival.
Others...
Information from Wikipedia.
Sports Teams
Edmonton has a proud heritage of very successful sports teams including the Edmonton Grads, Edmonton Eskimos, Edmonton Cracker Cats, Edmonton Oil Kings and Edmonton Oilers. The primary professional sports facilities are the Commonwealth Stadium, TELUS Field and Rexall Place.
Numerous minor-league teams in the City include the Edmonton Cracker-Cats, the city's thirteenth baseball franchise since 1884. Local rugby players compete in the Rugby Canada Super League with the Edmonton Gold. Also, the city hosts the Edmonton Rush national lacrosse team, which plays out of Rexall Place.
In addition to the minor-league teams, Edmonton also has very successful University-level sports teams including the U of A Golden Bears, the U of A Pandas, NAIT Ooks, and Grant MacEwan Griffins.
Current professional and Amateur franchises
Club | League | Venue |
Established |
Championships |
Edmonton Oilers | National Hockey League | Rexall Place |
1972 |
5 |
Edmonton Eskimos | Canadian Football League | Commonwealth Stadium |
1949 |
13 |
Edmonton Rush | National Lacrosse League | Rexall Place |
2005 |
0 |
Edmonton Cracker Cats | Northern League | Telus Field |
2005 |
0 |
Edmonton Oil Kings | Western Hockey League | Rexall Place |
2007 |
0 |
Information from Wikipedia.
Recreation
Give yourself a good workout. Ride your bicycle in safety along 225 kilometres (141 miles) of designated bikeways. Sharpen your game at one of the region's more than 70 golf courses and practice facilities. Learn to ski, downhill or cross-country. Join a slo-pitch league. Bowling, billiards or badminton - it's up to you. Edmonton has more than 1,000 facilities for recreation and amateur sports of every description.
Information from edmonton.com
Shopping
In 1981, West Edmonton Mall, which was at the time the world's largest mall, opened. Still the biggest in North America, the mall is one of Alberta's most-visited tourist attractions, and contains an indoor amusement park, a large indoor waterpark, a skating rink, a New Orleans-themed bar district and a luxury hotel in addition to over eight hundred shops and services.
For a list of all shopping malls in Edmonton and their locations, click here.
Information from Wikipedia
Transportation
Edmonton is a major transportation gateway to northern Alberta and northern Canada.
There are two airports in the city, of which Edmonton International Airport is the largest, flying passengers to destinations in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and the Caribbean, along with charters to Japan.
Interurban passenger rail service is operated by VIA Rail to Jasper National Park, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. Edmonton serves as a major transportation hub for CN Rail, whose North American operation centre is located at their Edmonton offices.
Public Transportation
The Edmonton Transit System is the city's main public transit agency, operating a light rail transit (LRT) line as well as a large fleet of buses and trolley buses.
There is an extensive multi-use trail system for bicycles and pedestrians throughout the city; however, most of this is within the river valley parkland system.
Information from Wikipedia.
Utilities & Services
Home Service Providers
PHONE - INTERNET - CELL - TV
WATER - ENERGY
Edmonton's first power company established itself in 1891 and installed street lights along the city's main avenue, Jasper Avenue.
The power company was bought by the Town of Edmonton in 1902 and remains under municipal ownership today as EPCOR.
Also in charge of water treatment, in 2002, EPCOR installed the world's largest ultraviolet (UV) water treatment or Ultraviolet disinfection system at its E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant
CANADA POST
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Local Media
NEWSPAPERS
Edmonton has 2 large-circulation daily newspapers:
Edmonton also has two free weekly papers focusing on the city's independent arts and entertainment.
The weekly Edmonton Examiner is also delivered free to households in Edmonton.
The Edmonton Senior is a monthly newspaper catering to a growing audience.
The University of Alberta has three regular publications: official student newspaper The Gateway, staff newspaper Folio and alumni magazine New Trail.
TELEVISION
* Channel 02: CFRN (CTV)
* Channel 04: CBXT (CBC)
* Channel 09: CJAL (Access Alberta)
* Channel 12: CBXFT (SRC)
* Channel 08: CITV (Global)
* Channel 07: CKEM (Citytv)
* Channel 04: CBXT (CBC)
* Channel 09: CJAL (Access Alberta)
* Channel 12: CBXFT (SRC)
* Channel 08: CITV (Global)
* Channel 07: CKEM (Citytv)
The cable television provider in Edmonton is Shaw Cable. Network programming from the United States is received on cable via affiliates from Spokane, Washington, which is in the Pacific Time Zone despite the fact that Edmonton is in the Mountain Time Zone.
New services
On June 8, 2007, the CRTC licensed three new television services in the Edmonton market.
* 17 - CHCA-2 – rebroadcaster of CHCA (CH) Red Deer
* 45 - CKES (CTS)
* 56 - CHXE (OMNI)
* 45 - CKES (CTS)
* 56 - CHXE (OMNI)
RADIO
AM
* 580 AM - CKUA (public broadcasting)
* 630 AM - CHED ("630 CHED" news/talk)
* 680 AM - CHFA (La Première Chaîne)
* 740 AM - CBX (CBC Radio One)
* 790 AM - CFCW ("790 CFCW", country)
* 880 AM - CHQT ("Cool 880", oldies)
* 930 AM - CJCA ("The Light", gospel music)
* 1260 AM - CFRN ("The Team 1260", sports)
* 630 AM - CHED ("630 CHED" news/talk)
* 680 AM - CHFA (La Première Chaîne)
* 740 AM - CBX (CBC Radio One)
* 790 AM - CFCW ("790 CFCW", country)
* 880 AM - CHQT ("Cool 880", oldies)
* 930 AM - CJCA ("The Light", gospel music)
* 1260 AM - CFRN ("The Team 1260", sports)
FM
* 88.5 FM - CJSR (University of Alberta campus radio)
* 89.3 FM - CJJE, Aboriginal Voices
* 90.1 FM - CBCX (Espace musique)
* 90.9 FM - CBX (CBC Radio Two)
* 91.7 FM - CHBN ("The Bounce" , CHR/urban)
* 92.5 FM - CKNG ("Joe FM", adult hits)
* 93.9 FM - CBX-2 (CBC Radio One)
* 94.9 FM - CKUA (public broadcasting)
* 96.3 FM - CKRA ("Big Earl", country)
* 97.3 FM - CIRK ("K-Rock", classic rock)
* 99.3 FM - CHMC ("Magic 99", jazz)
* 100.3 FM - CFBR ("The Bear", active rock)
* 101.7 FM - CKER ("101.7 World FM", multilingual)
* 102.9 FM - CHDI ("Sonic 102.9", modern rock)
* 103.9 FM - CISN ("CISN Country 103.9", country music)
* 104.9 FM - CFMG ("EZRock", easy listening)
* 105.9 FM - CJRY ("Shine FM", Christian music)
* 162.400 MHz (FM) XLM 572 Environment Canada Weatheradio (English and French Broadcasts)
* 89.3 FM - CJJE, Aboriginal Voices
* 90.1 FM - CBCX (Espace musique)
* 90.9 FM - CBX (CBC Radio Two)
* 91.7 FM - CHBN ("The Bounce" , CHR/urban)
* 92.5 FM - CKNG ("Joe FM", adult hits)
* 93.9 FM - CBX-2 (CBC Radio One)
* 94.9 FM - CKUA (public broadcasting)
* 96.3 FM - CKRA ("Big Earl", country)
* 97.3 FM - CIRK ("K-Rock", classic rock)
* 99.3 FM - CHMC ("Magic 99", jazz)
* 100.3 FM - CFBR ("The Bear", active rock)
* 101.7 FM - CKER ("101.7 World FM", multilingual)
* 102.9 FM - CHDI ("Sonic 102.9", modern rock)
* 103.9 FM - CISN ("CISN Country 103.9", country music)
* 104.9 FM - CFMG ("EZRock", easy listening)
* 105.9 FM - CJRY ("Shine FM", Christian music)
* 162.400 MHz (FM) XLM 572 Environment Canada Weatheradio (English and French Broadcasts)
ON-LINE CITIZEN FORUMS
* connect2edmonton is a new and growing citizen forum focusing on various aspects of the city and its people, including contemporary issues. This site is partnered with Edmonton Economic Development Corp., Edmonton Airports, the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce)
* Nexopia - A youth oriented site most popular in Western Canada but used worldwide. Based in Edmonton.
Information from Wikipedia.
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Hospitals
There are four main hospitals serving Edmonton: The University of Alberta Hospital, The Royal Alexandra Hospital, The Misercordia Hospital and The Grey Nuns Hospital.
Other area hospitals include the Sturgeon Community Hospital in St. Albert, the Leduc Community Hospital in Leduc, the Westview Health Centre in Stony Plain, and the Fort Saskatchewan Health Centre in Fort Saskatchewan.
Dedicated psychiatric care is also provided at the Alberta Hospital.
All hospitals are under the administration of the Capital Health Authority although the Misercordia and the Grey Nuns are run separately by the Caritas Health Group.
Information from Wikipedia.
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