44 Facts About Edmonton Alberta

Edmonton Alberta is North America's northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each.

Fort Edmonton Alberta was called Fort-des-Prairies by French-Canadians, trappers, and coureurs des bois.

In 1876, Treaty 6, which includes what is Edmonton Alberta, was signed between First Nations and the Crown, as part of the Numbered Treaties.

In 1912, Edmonton Alberta amalgamated with the City of Strathcona south of the North Saskatchewan River; as a result, the city held land on both banks of the North Saskatchewan River for the first time.

World War II saw Edmonton Alberta become a major base for the construction of the Alaska Highway and the Northwest Staging Route.

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The terrain in and around Edmonton Alberta is generally flat to gently rolling, with ravines and deep river valleys, such as the North Saskatchewan River valley.

The aspen woods and forests in and around Edmonton Alberta have long since been reduced by farming and residential and commercial developments including oil and natural gas exploration.

Edmonton Alberta has a humid continental climate with typically freezing, dry winters and warm, sunny summers, prone to extremes and large swings at all times of the year.

Much of the precipitation that Edmonton Alberta receives in the summer comes from late-day thunderstorms, which are frequent and occasionally severe enough to produce large hail, damaging winds, funnel clouds, and tornadoes.

Edmonton Alberta is at the centre of Canada's sixth-largest census metropolitan area, which includes Edmonton Alberta and 34 other municipalities in the surrounding area.

The City of Edmonton Alberta announced in March 2013 its intent to annex 156 square kilometres of land from Leduc County.

Edmonton Alberta is divided into 375 neighbourhoods within seven geographic sectors – a mature area sector, which includes neighbourhoods that were essentially built out before 1970, and six surrounding suburban sectors.

Edmonton Alberta's Downtown is within the city's mature area or inner city.

The Hindu Community in Edmonton is served by the Hindu Society of Alberta and the Maha Ganapathy Society of Alberta .

The 1990s saw a solidification of the economy, and Edmonton Alberta is home to Canadian Western Bank, the only publicly traded Schedule I chartered bank headquarters west of Toronto.

Edmonton Alberta has been the birthplace of several companies that have grown to international stature.

Edmonton Alberta is home to several shopping malls and the largest mall in North America, West Edmonton Alberta Mall, which is considered to be the 10th largest mall in the world.

Edmonton Alberta has many big box shopping centres and power centres.

In 2012 Edmonton Alberta Northlands conducted a poll to rename the festival that resulted in changing the name to "K-Days".

Edmonton Alberta has a history of opera and classical music performance; both have been supported by a variety of clubs and associations.

The city is a centre for music instruction; the University of Edmonton Alberta began its music department in 1945, and MacEwan University opened a jazz and musical theatre program in 1980.

Downtown Edmonton Alberta has undergone a continual process of renewal and growth since the mid-1990s.

West Edmonton Alberta Mall holds several after-hour establishments in addition to its many stores and attractions.

Edmonton Alberta is known for its natural scenery, food, history and facilities.

The City of Edmonton Alberta has named five parks in its River Valley Parks System in honour of each of "The Famous Five".

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Edmonton Alberta's heritage is displayed through historical buildings, costumed historical interpreters, and authentic artifacts.

The University of Edmonton Alberta operates its own internal Museums and Collections service.

From 2005 to 2012, Edmonton Alberta hosted an annual circuit on the Indy Racing League known as the Edmonton Alberta Indy.

Edmonton is the capital of the province of Alberta and holds all main provincial areas of government such as the Provincial Legislature of Alberta.

Edmonton Alberta is represented by nine Members of Parliament, with one being elected to represent each of its federal electoral districts.

Edmonton Alberta Fire Rescue, established in 1892, is a full-time professional firefighting department which provides a variety of services in Edmonton Alberta and the surrounding region.

Canadian Forces Base Edmonton Alberta is home to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, the Regular Force army brigade group of 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army.

Edmonton Alberta experienced a decrease in crime in the 1990s, an increase in the early 2000s, and another downturn at the end of the decade.

Noteworthy events that have occurred in Edmonton include the 1965 Edmonton aircraft bombing, the 2011 murder of Johnny Altinger, the 2012 University of Alberta shooting, the 2014 Edmonton shooting, and the 2017 Edmonton attack.

Edmonton Alberta serves as a major transportation hub for Canadian National Railway, whose North American operations management centre is located at their Edmonton Alberta offices.

Edmonton Alberta currently constructing the southeast leg of the Valley Line, which starts in Mill Woods and ends in the downtown core.

Edmonton Alberta is a member of the Edmonton Alberta Metropolitan Transit Services Commission, which will begin service in mid-2022.

Edmonton Alberta delivers source-separated organics waste collection to all single-unit, and some multi-unit homes.

Edmonton Alberta Composting Facility was the largest of its type in the world, and the largest stainless steel building in North America.

Those post-secondary institutions based in Edmonton that are publicly funded include Concordia University of Edmonton, MacEwan University, King's University, NorQuest College, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and the University of Alberta .

Edmonton Alberta has seven local broadcast television stations shown on basic cable TV or over-the-air, with the oldest broadcasters in the city being CTV and CBC .

The Edmonton Alberta Examiner is a citywide community-based paper published weekly.

In 2015, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean visited Edmonton Alberta, addressing the crowd at the Edmonton Alberta Folk Music Festival, celebrating the 25th anniversary of becoming sister cities.

That year, more than 150 Canadians visited Nashville to attend Edmonton Alberta-born Brett Kissel's Grand Ole Opry debut and to meet with Sister Cities representatives.