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All About Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. 


The population of Edmonton in 2021 (census) was 1,418,118.

Climate

Edmonton has a semi-arid continental climate with extreme seasonal temperatures—although the city has milder winters than either Regina or Winnipeg, both are located further south in latitude. Edmonton has warm summers and cold winters, with the average daily temperatures ranging from −11.7 °C (10.9 °F) in January to 17.5 °C (63.5 °F) in July. Annually, temperatures exceed 30 °C (86 °F) on an average of four to five days (but can occur often, anytime from late May to early September) and fall below −20 °C (−4.0 °F) on an average of 28 days. For up-to-date weather reports in Edmonton, please visit:  Environment Canada.

Local Economy

Edmonton is the major economic centre for northern and central Alberta and a major centre for the oil and gas industry. Edmonton traditionally has been a hub for Albertan petrochemical industries, earning it the nickname "Oil Capital of Canada" in the 1940s. 

Transportation

Edmonton Transit's system covers more than 180 routes, including a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. For more information on their routes, schedules and maps, please visit the Edmonton Transit System website.

Government

Edmonton's City Council is made up of 13 elected representatives including one Mayor and 12 City Councillors. The mayor is elected by all Edmontonians who vote in the civic election. Councillors are elected by voters in the wards they represent. Edmonton has twelve wards and each ward is represented by one Councillor who serves a three-year term.

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Alberta
Health Insurance

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Emergency Services

Call 911 if you require fire, police, or an ambulance!

Health Link Alberta

Phone: 811 or visit: Website

  Health Link is a free, confidential, 24 hour a day, 7 day a week nurse telephone advice and health information service. You can call from anywhere in Alberta and speak with a highly trained registered nurse who will provide you with advice and information about health symptoms and concerns.  Health Link can help you decide whether to care for yourself, make an appointment with your doctor, go to a clinic, contact a community service or go to a hospital emergency room.

In a medical emergency, always call 911 or go directly to your nearest Emergency Room (ER). 

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Education

District school boards administer publicly funded elementary and secondary schools. Working within the framework of Alberta’s Education Act and its regulations, district school boards adapt provincial education policy to local situations. Trustees, as elected members of the board, represent the local community and provide a link between electors and the education system.

                         

Alberta Learning governs both the Public School Board and the Separate (Catholic) School Board, which are run as separate entities.

                         

Children aged 6 to 16 must attend school. Most opt to remain in school to earn their grade 12 diploma. The high school program is based on the credit system; students earn 1 credit for every 25 hours of instruction. To graduate with a diploma, each student must have 100 credits in Compulsory and Optional courses. Most courses are worth between 3 and 5 credits. To broaden their high school program, students are required to have 10 credits from either Career and Technical studies, Physical Education, Fine Arts, or a second language. Also, they are required to have 10 credits from more in-depth studies (i.e., English, Biology, Physics, etc.).

                         

Alberta is a part of the Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education Kindergarten to Grade 12. This is a project that involves The Northwest Territories, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Nunavut. They are working on developing common curriculum formats for math, computer guided learning, languages, and cultures.

                         

For detailed information about the Alberta Curriculum, please visit: K to 12 Curriculum and programs of study

                         

The Fraser Institute

Website: http://alberta.compareschoolrankings.org

The Fraser Institute’s ratings and rankings of Alberta schools including Public, Catholic and Independent schools help parents see how the schools in their city or town are doing academically. The Fraser Report is updated annually. Some schools may not be in the report as to different circumstances including being a new school and not having enough information.


Edmonton Public School Board

Edmonton Public Schools is the largest public school district in Edmonton. The district offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, and many are offered in multiple locations to improve accessibility for students. As a public system, Edmonton Public Schools accepts all students who meet age and residency requirements.

                         

Edmonton Public Schools operates a total of 124 elementary schools, 26 elementary junior high schools, 6 elementary, junior & senior high schools, 27 junior high schools, 13 senior high schools, and 18 other educational programs are offered. 

                         

For every neighbourhood in Edmonton, there is a designated school at the elementary, junior and senior high school level. For information on your designated school, use the Find a School Tool to enter your home address to determine the designated schools for your neighbourhood. They do have an open boundary system which means that parents can choose to send their child to virtually any Edmonton Public School, provided it has enough space and the appropriate program. 

                         

Registration - New to the Community

  • Step 1 - download the registration form
  • Step 2 - fill it out, print and sign the forms.
  • Step 3 - bring the completed forms to the school at which you wish to register, along with the appropriate documentation required to completely your registration: 

·                         Verification of legal name and age (usually a birth certificate)

·                         Confirmation of the parent's/guardian's address (driver's license, utility bill)

·                         In some cases, immigration documents will also be needed.

                         

Contact Information: 

Centre for Education

One Kingsway Ave NW 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-429-8000


Edmonton Catholic School Board

In 1888, three nuns from the order of the Faithful Companions of Jesus began teaching 23 Catholic students in the very first Catholic school in Edmonton. The school district has grown from one school to 87 schools with over 33,776 students. 


New to the Community

Edmonton Catholic Schools provides a Catholic education to resident students of the district, according to their educational requirements. Non-Catholics and other non-resident students may enrol at Edmonton Catholic Schools given the adequate availability of resources such as space and suitability of program. Contact individual schools for additional registration information.

                         

Registration

A resident student is a baptized Catholic or has at least one parent who is a baptized Catholic. Also, a resident must reside within the corporate limits of the City of Edmonton, be six years of age or older prior to March 1 or 19 years of age or younger as of September 1 of the current school year. In the case of a kindergarten student, is 5 years of age or older prior to March 1 of the current school year. You can register online. 

                         

Assessment and Education Taxes

The Constitution Acts of Canada and the Alberta School Act stipulate that individuals who are Catholic must direct their education taxes to Catholic separate school boards where they exist. To ensure your property taxes are supporting your Catholic separate school, you must declare your school support as “separate” on your annual property assessment notice and tax bill. If a declaration of school support is not filed by a property owner, the property assessment and tax bills show the school support going to the public school district.


Edmonton Catholic School District

Catholic Education Services

9807 – 106th St. 

Website

Edmonton, AB

Phone: 780-441-6000

                         

Private Schools in Edmonton

Private schools also provide elementary and secondary education. There are 2 types of private schools in Alberta; Registered and Accredited. Accredited schools that are operated by a non-profit society or corporation may receive government funding. These schools must employ certified teachers and follow the curriculum laid out by Alberta Learning. Also, students attending Accredited schools are able to earn credits towards their grade 12 provincial graduation diploma.

                         

Registered schools are not funded by the province and are not required to follow the same regulations as Accredited schools. Students attending Registered schools are not able to earn credits towards their grade 12 provincial graduation diploma.

                         

All private schools are evaluated regularly by the Education Minister and must meet all provincial health, safety and building standards.

                         

Application Procedures

Application procedures for private schools differ from school to school. An entrance test and interview with the child are generally required. There is not always availability at your private school of choice and your child’s name may be placed on a waiting list for entrance during the school year or subsequent years. It is a good idea to source out private schools well in advance as their registration for school years takes place in approximately December of the prior year and January and February of the same school year.

                         

For information on private schools in Alberta, please visit Our Kids.

                                                                                                    

Lifestyle


Shopping

West Edmonton Mall

8882 170 St NW

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-444-3290

West Edmonton Mall has over 800 stores, Galaxy Land, Indoor Water Park, Ice Palace, and many more fun things to do. It is the province's number-one tourist attraction. 


Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre

82nd Ave.&83rd St.

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-465-7902 

 

Kingsway Garden Mall

109th St & Princess Elizabeth Ave 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-479-5955 

 

Southgate Centre

11100 – 51st Ave. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-435-3721 

 

Northgate Centre

137th Ave.&97th St. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-475-3695 

 

Londonderry Mall

137th Ave.&66th St. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-475-9266 

 

Edmonton City Centre

102nd Ave.&102nd St. Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-426-8444 


Arts & Entertainment

Ticket Master

Website: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/

 This site has all information about entertainment in Edmonton, with retail outlet locations for purchasing tickets.


Citadel Theatre

9828 - 101A Avenue

Edmonton, AB

Phone: 780-425-1820

Website

 The Citadel Theatre has 5 theatrical spaces and present classics/family-oriented plays.

 

Winspear Centre for Music

4 Sir Winston Churchill Square 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-428-1414 

 The Francis Winspear Centre for Music is a world class concert hall, representing the very best in acoustical design. Home to music performances of all kinds, the hall has also been home to countless presentations and events of many kinds.

 

The Comic Strip

West Edmonton Mall

1646 Bourbon St. 
Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-483-5999 

 The Comedy Factory (Gateway Entertainment Centre)

34th Ave.& Calgary Trail North Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-469-4999 


 Local Attractions/Sports

Zoo

Edmonton Valley Zoo

13315 Buena Vista Rd 

Website

Edmonton, AB

 Phone: 780-496-6912 

 The Edmonton Valley Zoo is home to more than 350 animals.

 

Science Centre

Telus World of Science

11211 – 142nd St. Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-452-9100 

 Museums/Historical

Alberta Aviation Museum

11410 Kingsway Ave. Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-451-1175


 Alberta Railway Museum

24215 – 34th St. Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-472-6229 

 

Royal Alberta Museum

12845 – 102nd Ave. Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-453-9100

 

The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum

10440 – 108th Ave. Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-421-9943 

 

Fort Edmonton Park

7000 – 143rd St. Website

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-442-5311

 This is North America’s largest interactive historic park. 1905 – 1920 – costumed interpreters answer your questions, ride on the steam train, play pioneer games, bake bread and there is a midway for rides and games.

 

Edmonton Sports

Rogers Place

300, 10214 104 Avenue NW 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-414-5483

 Rogers Place officially opened in September 2016 and is an indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, and is home to the Edmonton Oilers (NHL), Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) and Edmonton Rush (NLL). 

 

Commonwealth Stadium

11000 Stadium Rd.

 Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-442-5311

 Commonwealth Stadium hosts major sports events including the World Masters Games, the FIFA-19 Women's World Championship, the IAAF World Championship, the Commonwealth Games and the Grey Cup. 

 

Farmer’s Market

City Market

1 Sir Winston Churchill Square 

Website: www.city-market.ca

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-429-5713 

 Open inside City Hall every Saturday from 10am - 3pm

 

Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market

10310 – 83rd Avenue 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 780-439–1844 

 Open every Saturday from 8am – 3pm. 

 

Edmonton Exhibition

Edmonton’s Fair - K Days

Website

 Live entertainment and attractions are everywhere at K Days. There’s the ED Fest stage, Family Fun Town, and an awesome midway teeming with rides, games and traditional treats. 


Tourism

Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park is 362 km South West of Edmonton

Website: www.jaspernationalpark.com

 

Jasper is the largest and most northerly Canadian rocky mountain national park, part of a spectacular World Heritage Site. The park is comprised of delicate and carefully protected ecosystems and the scenery is none-the-less rugged and mountainous.


Lifestyle

Leisure Centres

Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre

8648 – 81st St. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-442-5311

 This facility has a 25-metre swimming pool, whirlpool, steam room, sauna, slide, pool toys and a swing rope. There is also an outdoor running track and tennis courts.

 

Confederation Leisure Centre

11204 – 43rd Ave. 

Website

Edmonton, AB

 Phone: 311 or 780-496-1488 

Confederation features a salt water pool, large whirlpool, steam room, and amenities that make the facility popular in the community. Confederation Leisure Centre is part of a fitness complex that includes an indoor ice arena, outdoor tennis courts, sports fields, and a running track.

 

Eastglen Leisure Centre

11410 – 68th St. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-496-7384 

 This facility has a 25-metre gradual depth saltwater swimming pool, whirlpool, steam room, slide, platform and pool toys. 

  

Hardisty Fitness & Leisure Centre
10535 – 65th St. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-496-1493 

 This facility has a 25-metre swimming pool, whirlpool, steam room, sauna, slide, swing rope and a fitness centre.

 

Jasper Place Fitness & Leisure Centre

9200 – 163rd St. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-496-1411 

 There is a 23-meter swimming pool, shallow warm water teach pool, steam room, diving boards, waterslide, swing rope and pool toys. There is also a fitness centre, indoor ice arena, tennis courts and sports fields.

 

Kinsmen Sports Centre

9100 Walterdale Hill 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-496-1411 

Edmonton's premier multi-purpose sports facility features world-class amenities including an aquatic area, indoor track, fitness centre, fieldhouse, fitness program rooms, basketball, badminton, tennis, and volleyball courts. 

 

Londonderry Fitness & Leisure Centre

14528 – 66th St.

 Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-496-7342 

 Amenities include a 25-metre gradual depth swimming pool, whirlpool, warm water teach pool, steam room, sauna, waterslides, kid’s slide, pool toys and zero depth edge. There is also a fitness centre and indoor ice arena, tennis courts, sports fields and running track. 

 

Mill Woods Recreation Centre

7207 – 28th Ave. 

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-496-2900 

 Mill Woods features a large wave pool, fitness centre, and many other first class amenities such as a whirlpool, warm water teach pool, sauna, dive tank, diving boards, waterslide, swing rope, slides, pool toys and zero depth edge. There is also an indoor playground, racquet courts, tennis courts, sports fields and running track.

 

O’Leary Fitness & Leisure Centre

8804 – 132nd Ave.

Website

Edmonton, AB 

Phone: 311 or 780-496-7373 

O'Leary is an exceptional community facility for fitness and family activities.  There is a 25-metre gradual depth swimming pool, whirlpool, shallow water teach pool, water spray features, steam room, dive tank, diving boards, waterslide, pool toys and swing rope. There is also an indoor playground and fitness centre.

 

Peter Hemingway Fitness & Leisure Centre

13808 – 111th Ave. 

Website

Edmonton, AB

 Phone: 780-496-1405 

 Peter Hemingway amenities include a 50m swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna and steam room, and fitness centre. Coronation Arena, outdoor tennis courts, sports fields, lawn bowling greens, ball diamonds, and picnic sites are also located in Coronation Park.

 

Camping

Explore Alberta

Website: www.albertaparks.ca/

This site has campgrounds around Alberta.


Festival and Events

City of Edmonton

Website: www.edmonton.ca

 In the above website, there is a list of events in Edmonton under ‘Attractions & Recreation - Festivals & Events’.


Outdoor Activities and Trails

Edmonton Pathway and Bikeway Map

Website: http://www.edmonton.ca/

 Explore the city's extensive trail system. Edmonton has more than 160 kilometres of maintained multi-use trails. 

 

River Valley

The 160-kilometre of maintained pathways and 20 major parks makes up the largest urban park in Canada.  At 7,400 hectares, Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River valley is the largest stretch of urban parkland in North America. There are 22 major parks and over 150 kilometres of trails on which you can enjoy walks, bike rides, picnics, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and more. 

 

Skiing

Rabbit Hill

Website: http://www.rabbithill.com/

 Rabbit Hill offers over 40 acres of ski trails.

 

Silver Summit Alpine Ski Resort

49 km north of Edson on Hwy 748 

Edmonton, AB Phone: 780-447-4476 

 

Silver Summit offers great skiing for the downhill rider and the cross-country enthusiast. Silver Summit is proud to boast over six hundred acres of riding terrain. The mountain also maintains 25 km of trails, all close to the Silver Summit area, providing enjoyable skiing in beautiful surroundings for both beginners, and the more advanced.

 

Marmot Basin

Phone: 780-852-3816

Toll free: 1-866-952-3816 Website 

 

With 86 marked trails, the terrain is nicely varied; from long, gentle, winding novice runs to steep, high alpine bowls and chutes and glade skiing through verdant pine forests. The ski and snowboard runs are split evenly between easy, intermediate and advanced, making this an ideal destination for the whole family and all abilities.

 

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