Your home is located 80 miles from Edmonton, the Capital City of the
Province of Alberta. Edmonton covers a 270 square mile area and has a
present population of 937,840, that is projected to reach 1,037,455 by
the year 2007. The city hosts a wide variety of attractions for
visitors. The North Saskatchewan River Valley, of which you look out on
from the west deck of your home, courses through the city of Edmonton,
and creates many miles of hiking and cross-country ski trails within a
beautiful band of green parkland.
Edmonton has more parkland area per capita than any other city in
Canada.
Edmonton is the sister city of Nashville, Tennessee, a tie that was
created in 1990. It is known as the "Festival City". Each year nine
major music, arts and cultural events are staged and have attracted
international acclaim for their productions.
Visitors and residents alike enjoy a shopping extravaganza in the
world-acclaimed West Edmonton Mall. With over 800 stores and five world
class attractions, the "Mall" is a vibrant location in Edmonton.
In 1795, Edmonton House was established as a Hudson Bay trading post.
This created the foundation around which the city was built. With
Klondike Gold Rush in 1847, the population grew by the thousands as
people came to seek their fortunes, continuing their journeys to the
Yukon. Many of those people staying on or returned and settled in
Edmonton, and in 1904, the City of Edmonton was incorporated. In 1947,
with the major oil discovery in Leduc, a few miles southwest of the
city, Edmonton was established as a major hub for the oil and
petrochemical industries. Edmonton continues to grow at a rapid pace,
the economy is booming, with housing starts and construction permits
exceeding one billion dollars this year, up 26% from 2001.
Edmonton is, without a doubt, an important business and industrial
centre in western Canada, but cultural life is also at centre stage in
Edmonton. The Symphony Orchestra is well-known throughout North America,
and hosts the finest performers, conductors and musicians from the
world's stages. They are two symphony halls in the city, the Winspear
being constructed in 1996. Current operas, popular music performances,
plays and musicals are presented several times a year in Edmonton, using
the best facilities and talent available anywhere in North America.
Audience participation levels are among the highest on the continent.
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Edmonton is rich in
natural beauty and just a short drive
from this home in west central Alberta. |
