[221] The largest is the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM), which was formerly known as the Provincial Museum of Alberta until it was renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's 2005 Alberta centennial visit. The Edmonton Alberta Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Edmonton. Council has the responsibility of approving the city's budget, and develops laws and policies intended to promote the health and safety of Edmonton residents. [57] Much of the precipitation that Edmonton receives in the summer comes from thunderstorms,[68] which can be frequent and occasionally severe enough to produce large hail, damaging winds, funnel clouds, and tornadoes. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Edmonton metropolitan region recorded a population of 1,321,426 living in 502,143 of its 537,634 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2011 population of 1,159,869. With direct air distances from Edmonton to places such as London in United Kingdom being shorter than to other main airports in western North America,[262] Edmonton Airports is working to establish a major container shipping hub called Port Alberta.[263]. As a modern rail centre, it occupies a key position in the transcontinental freight system of the Canadian National rail system, and has strong links to the Canadian Pacific Railwaysystem and to VIA Rail. 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[citation needed], Some private schools exist as well, including Edmonton Academy,[296] Progressive Academy[297] and Tempo School. Other Abrahamic religions active in Edmonton include the Baháʼí Faith, operating a Baháʼí Centre in Norwood, and Druze, with its Canadian Druze Centre located in the Northwest Industrial District. Metro, Edmonton's only free daily newspaper, ceased printing on December 20, 2019. The major roads connecting to other communities elsewhere in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan are the Yellowhead Highway to the west and east and Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway) to the south. The Edmonton Valley Zoo is in the river valley to the southwest of the city centre.[223]. Its five-year population change of 12.1 percent was second only to the Calgary CMA between 2006 and 2011. Did you know the Edmonton Metropolitan Region’s geographic location gives us a natural competitive advantage when [49] The terrain in and around Edmonton is generally flat to gently rolling, with ravines and deep river valleys, such as the North Saskatchewan River valley. There are many museums in Edmonton of various sizes. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". [36] Recruitment to the army during the war also contributed to the drop in population. [251][252] Some of the service's major tasks include fire suppression, assistance in medical emergencies, watercraft rescues on the North Saskatchewan River, and emergencies which involve hazardous materials. Located in Alberta, Edmonton has a prairie-steppe type climate. The satellite coordinates of Edmonton are: latitude 53°32'39"N and longitude 113°29'27"W There are 446 places (city, towns, hamlets …) within a radius of 100 kilometers / 62 miles from the center of Edmonton (AB), the nearest place in the area is Bryan, Alberta. The Edmonton & Area Land Trust (EALT) is a charity focused on conserving natural areas in Edmonton and surrounding municipalities. [306], 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 (NAIT) and the University of Alberta (U of A). Edmonton's teams have rivalries with Calgary's teams and games between Edmonton and Calgary teams are often referred to as the Battle of Alberta. In total, it covers the region's history from approximately 1795 to 1929 (represented by Fort Edmonton), followed chronologically by 1885, 1905, and 1920 streets, and a recreation of a 1920s midway. The following is a list of municipalities in the Edmonton CMA, with those that are members of the EMRB indicated accordingly. A fragmentation in regional cooperation and partnership has long played a divisive role within the EMR. Edmonton is the capital of the province of Alberta and holds all main provincial areas of government such as the Provincial Legislature of Alberta. 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