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Edmonton
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Edmonton /ˈɛdməntən/ is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, the city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The city had a population of 932,546 in 2016, making it Albertas second-largest city, also in 2016, Edmonton had a metropolitan population of 1,321,426, making it the sixth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada. Edmonton is North Americas northernmost city with a population over one million. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian, Edmontons historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities and a series of annexations ending in 1982. Known as the Gateway to the North, the city is a point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta. Edmonton is a cultural, governmental and educational centre and it hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname Canadas Festival City. It is home to North Americas largest mall, West Edmonton Mall, in 1754, Anthony Henday, an explorer for the Hudsons Bay Company, may have been the first European to enter the Edmonton area. By 1795, Fort Edmonton was established on the north bank as a major trading post for the Hudsons Bay Company. The new forts name was suggested by John Peter Pruden after Edmonton, London, the home town of both the HBC deputy governor Sir James Winter Lake, and Pruden. In 1876, Treaty 6, which includes what is now Edmonton, was signed between the Aboriginal peoples in Canada and Queen Victoria as Queen of Canada, as part of the Numbered Treaties of Canada. The agreement includes the Plains and Woods Cree, Assiniboine, and other governments of First Nations at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt. The area covered by the treaty represents most of the area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan. The arrival of the CPR and the C&E Railway helped bring settlers and entrepreneurs from eastern Canada, Europe, U. S. the Edmonton areas fertile soil and cheap land attracted settlers, further establishing Edmonton as a major regional commercial and agricultural centre. Some people participating in the Klondike Gold Rush passed through South Edmonton/Strathcona in 1897, in November 1905, the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in Edmonton, accelerating growth. During the early 1900s, Edmontons rapid growth led to speculation in real estate, in 1912, Edmonton amalgamated with the City of Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River, as a result, the city extended south of the North Saskatchewan River for the first time. Just prior to World War I, the boom ended, many impoverished families moved to subsistence farms outside the city, while others fled to greener pastures in other provinces. Recruitment to the Canadian army during the war contributed to the drop in population
Edmonton
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From top left:
Downtown Edmonton,
Fort Edmonton Park,
Legislature Building,
Law Courts,
Rexall Place,
High Level Bridge,
Muttart Conservatory
Edmonton
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Jasper Avenue in Edmonton, ca.1907
Edmonton
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Panorama of Edmonton's downtown skyline.
Edmonton
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Streambed in Hawrelak Park
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Alberta
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Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,196,457 as of July 1,2015, it is Canadas fourth-most populous province and its area is about 660,000 square kilometres. Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1,1905, the premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015. Alberta is bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U. S. state of Montana to the south. Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to only a single U. S. state and one of only two landlocked provinces. About 290 km south of the capital is Calgary, the largest city in Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton centre Albertas two census metropolitan areas, both of which have populations exceeding one million, while the province has 16 census agglomerations. Tourist destinations in the province include Banff, Canmore, Drumheller, Jasper, Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Victoria, Queen of Canada, and Albert, Prince Consort. Princess Louise was the wife of John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, Lake Louise and Mount Alberta were also named in her honour. Alberta, with an area of 661,848 km2, is the fourth largest province after Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. To the south, the borders on the 49th parallel north, separating it from the US state of Montana. The province extends 1,223 km north to south and 660 km east to west at its maximum width, with the exception of the semi-arid steppe of the south-eastern section, the province has adequate water resources. There are numerous rivers and lakes used for swimming, fishing, there are three large lakes, Lake Claire in Wood Buffalo National Park, Lesser Slave Lake, and Lake Athabasca which lies in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. The longest river in the province is the Athabasca River which travels 1,538 km from the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains to Lake Athabasca, the largest river is the Peace River with an average flow of 2161 m3/s. The Peace River originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows through northern Alberta and into the Slave River, Albertas capital city, Edmonton, is located approximately in the geographic centre of the province. It is the most northerly city in Canada, and serves as a gateway. The region, with its proximity to Canadas largest oil fields, has most of western Canadas oil refinery capacity, Calgary is located approximately 280 km south of Edmonton and 240 km north of Montana, surrounded by extensive ranching country. Almost 75% of the population lives in the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The land grant policy to the served as a means to populate the province in its early years
Alberta
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Welcome to Alberta sign traveling from east to west
Alberta
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Flag
Alberta
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Topographic map of Alberta
Alberta
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Moraine Lake in
Banff National Park
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Geographic coordinate system
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A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system used in geography that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation, to specify a location on a two-dimensional map requires a map projection. The invention of a coordinate system is generally credited to Eratosthenes of Cyrene. Ptolemy credited him with the adoption of longitude and latitude. Ptolemys 2nd-century Geography used the prime meridian but measured latitude from the equator instead. Mathematical cartography resumed in Europe following Maximus Planudes recovery of Ptolemys text a little before 1300, in 1884, the United States hosted the International Meridian Conference, attended by representatives from twenty-five nations. Twenty-two of them agreed to adopt the longitude of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the Dominican Republic voted against the motion, while France and Brazil abstained. France adopted Greenwich Mean Time in place of local determinations by the Paris Observatory in 1911, the latitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle between the equatorial plane and the straight line that passes through that point and through the center of the Earth. Lines joining points of the same latitude trace circles on the surface of Earth called parallels, as they are parallel to the equator, the north pole is 90° N, the south pole is 90° S. The 0° parallel of latitude is designated the equator, the plane of all geographic coordinate systems. The equator divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the longitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle east or west of a reference meridian to another meridian that passes through that point. All meridians are halves of great ellipses, which converge at the north and south poles, the prime meridian determines the proper Eastern and Western Hemispheres, although maps often divide these hemispheres further west in order to keep the Old World on a single side. The antipodal meridian of Greenwich is both 180°W and 180°E, the combination of these two components specifies the position of any location on the surface of Earth, without consideration of altitude or depth. The grid formed by lines of latitude and longitude is known as a graticule, the origin/zero point of this system is located in the Gulf of Guinea about 625 km south of Tema, Ghana. To completely specify a location of a feature on, in, or above Earth. Earth is not a sphere, but a shape approximating a biaxial ellipsoid. It is nearly spherical, but has an equatorial bulge making the radius at the equator about 0. 3% larger than the radius measured through the poles, the shorter axis approximately coincides with the axis of rotation
Geographic coordinate system
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Longitude lines are perpendicular and latitude lines are parallel to the equator.
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Public library funding
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A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries, Public libraries exist in many countries across the world and are often considered an essential part of having an educated and literate population. Public access to books is not new, romans made scrolls in dry rooms available to patrons of the baths, and tried with some success to establish libraries within the empire. In the middle of the 19th century, the push for public libraries, paid for by taxes. Public libraries were started with a donation, or were bequeathed to parishes, churches. These social and institutional libraries formed the base of many academic and public collections of today. The establishment of circulating libraries in the 18th century, by booksellers and publishers provided a means of gaining profit, the circulating libraries not only provided a place to sell books, but also a place to lend books for a price. These circulating libraries provided a variety of including the increasingly popular novels. Circulating libraries were not exclusively lending institutions and often provided a place for other forms of commercial activity and this was necessary because the circulating libraries did not generate enough funds through subscription fees collected from its borrowers. As a commerce venture, it was important to consider the factors such as other goods or services available to the subscribers. The Malatestiana Library, also known as the Malatesta Novello Library, is a public library dating from 1452 in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna and it was the first European civic library, i. e. belonging to the Commune and open to everybody. It was commissioned by the Lord of Cesena, Malatesta Novello, the works were directed by Matteo Nuti of Fano and lasted from 1447 to 1452. In the early years of the 17th century, many famous collegiate, norwich City library was established in 1608 and Chethams Library in Manchester, which claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, opened in 1653. Claude Sallier, the French philologist and churchman, operated an early form of library in the town of Saulieu from 1737 to 1750. He wished to make culture and learning accessible to all people, the Załuski Library was built in Warsaw 1747–1795 by Józef Andrzej Załuski and his brother, Andrzej Stanisław Załuski, both Roman Catholic bishops. The library was open to the public and indeed was the first Polish public library, at the start of the 18th century, libraries were becoming increasingly public and were more frequently lending libraries. The 18th century saw the switch from closed parochial libraries to lending libraries, before this time, public libraries were parochial in nature and libraries frequently chained their books to desks
Public library funding
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Patrons studying and reading at the New York City Public Library.
Public library funding
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A public library in
Maadi,
Egypt
Public library funding
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Entrance to the National Library in
Tehran,
Iran
Public library funding
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Thomas Bodley founded the
Bodleian Library in 1602 as an early public library.
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Library
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A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a building or room, or a virtual space. Libraries range in size from a few shelves of books to several million items, in Latin and Greek, the idea of a bookcase is represented by Bibliotheca and Bibliothēkē, derivatives of these mean library in many modern languages, e. g. French bibliothèque. The first libraries consisted of archives of the earliest form of clay tablets in cuneiform script discovered in Sumer. Private or personal libraries made up of books appeared in classical Greece in the 5th century BC. In the 6th century, at the close of the Classical period. A library is organized for use and maintained by a body, an institution. In addition to providing materials, libraries also provide the services of librarians who are experts at finding and organizing information, Libraries often provide quiet areas for studying, and they also often offer common areas to facilitate group study and collaboration. Libraries often provide facilities for access to their electronic resources. Modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats, the first libraries consisted of archives of the earliest form of writing—the clay tablets in cuneiform script discovered in temple rooms in Sumer, some dating back to 2600 BC. These archives, which consisted of the records of commercial transactions or inventories, mark the end of prehistory. Things were much the same in the government and temple records on papyrus of Ancient Egypt, the earliest discovered private archives were kept at Ugarit, besides correspondence and inventories, texts of myths may have been standardized practice-texts for teaching new scribes. There is also evidence of libraries at Nippur about 1900 BC, philosopher Laozi was keeper of books in the earliest library in China, which belonged to the Imperial Zhou dynasty. Also, evidence of catalogues found in some destroyed ancient libraries illustrates the presence of librarians, the Library of Alexandria, in Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter or during the reign of his son Ptolemy II, an early organization system was in effect at Alexandria. The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Anatolia, now part of Selçuk, Turkey was built in honor of the Roman Senator Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus by Celsus’ son, the library was built to store 12,000 scrolls and to serve as a monumental tomb for Celsus. Private or personal libraries made up of books appeared in classical Greece in the 5th century BC
Library
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Library at
Melk Abbey in Austria
Library
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St. Florian Library at
Melk Abbey in Austria
Library
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Tablet from the
Library of Ashurbanipal containing part of the
Epic of Gilgamesh
Library
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Artistic rendering of the
Library of Alexandria, based on some archaeological evidence
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Public library
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A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries, Public libraries exist in many countries across the world and are often considered an essential part of having an educated and literate population. Public access to books is not new, romans made scrolls in dry rooms available to patrons of the baths, and tried with some success to establish libraries within the empire. In the middle of the 19th century, the push for public libraries, paid for by taxes. Public libraries were started with a donation, or were bequeathed to parishes, churches. These social and institutional libraries formed the base of many academic and public collections of today. The establishment of circulating libraries in the 18th century, by booksellers and publishers provided a means of gaining profit, the circulating libraries not only provided a place to sell books, but also a place to lend books for a price. These circulating libraries provided a variety of including the increasingly popular novels. Circulating libraries were not exclusively lending institutions and often provided a place for other forms of commercial activity and this was necessary because the circulating libraries did not generate enough funds through subscription fees collected from its borrowers. As a commerce venture, it was important to consider the factors such as other goods or services available to the subscribers. The Malatestiana Library, also known as the Malatesta Novello Library, is a public library dating from 1452 in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna and it was the first European civic library, i. e. belonging to the Commune and open to everybody. It was commissioned by the Lord of Cesena, Malatesta Novello, the works were directed by Matteo Nuti of Fano and lasted from 1447 to 1452. In the early years of the 17th century, many famous collegiate, norwich City library was established in 1608 and Chethams Library in Manchester, which claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, opened in 1653. Claude Sallier, the French philologist and churchman, operated an early form of library in the town of Saulieu from 1737 to 1750. He wished to make culture and learning accessible to all people, the Załuski Library was built in Warsaw 1747–1795 by Józef Andrzej Załuski and his brother, Andrzej Stanisław Załuski, both Roman Catholic bishops. The library was open to the public and indeed was the first Polish public library, at the start of the 18th century, libraries were becoming increasingly public and were more frequently lending libraries. The 18th century saw the switch from closed parochial libraries to lending libraries, before this time, public libraries were parochial in nature and libraries frequently chained their books to desks
Public library
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Patrons studying and reading at the New York City Public Library.
Public library
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A public library in
Maadi,
Egypt
Public library
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Entrance to the National Library in
Tehran,
Iran
Public library
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Thomas Bodley founded the
Bodleian Library in 1602 as an early public library.
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University of Alberta
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The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and its enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act. The university comprises four campuses in Edmonton, the Augustana Campus in Camrose, the original north campus consists of 150 buildings covering 50 city blocks on the south rim of the North Saskatchewan River valley, directly across from downtown Edmonton. 39,000 students from Canada and 150 other countries participate in 400 programs in 18 faculties, the University of Alberta is a major economic driver in Alberta. The university’s impact on the Alberta economy is an estimated $12.3 billion annually, with more than 15,000 employees, the university is Albertas fourth-largest employer. According to the 2014 QS World University Rankings the top Faculty Area at the University of Alberta is Arts and Humanities, the University of Alberta is also a leading institution for the study of Ukraine and is home to the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. The university was modelled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work, the president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the two bodies and perform institutional leadership. Heated wrangling took place between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton over the location of the capital and of the university. It was stated that the capital would be north of the North Saskatchewan River, the city of Edmonton became the capital and the then-separate city of Strathcona on the south bank of the river, where Premier Alexander Rutherford lived, was granted the university. When the two cities were amalgamated in 1912, Edmonton became both the political and academic capital, with Henry Marshall Tory as its first president, the University of Alberta started operation in 1908. Under Torys guidance, the years were marked by recruitment of professors. Percy Erskine Nobbs & Frank Darling designed the plan for the University of Alberta in 1909–10. Nobbs designed the Arts Building, laboratories and Power House, with Cecil S. Burgess, Nobbs designed the Provincial College of Medicine. Architect Herbert Alton Magoon designed several buildings on campus, including St. Stephens Methodist College, the University of Alberta awarded its first degrees in 1912, the same year it established the Department of Extension. The Faculty of Medicine was established the year, and the Faculty of Agriculture began in 1915. Despite these setbacks, the university continued to grow, by 1920, it had six faculties and two schools. There were 851 male students and 251 female students, and 171 academic staff, in the early part of the 20th century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work, in 1929, the university established a College of Education
University of Alberta
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Old Arts Building, University of Alberta campus, designed by
Percy Erskine Nobbs &
Frank Darling 1909–10.
University of Alberta
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Henry Marshall Tory Building at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
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Rutherford House, on the northeast corner of the University of Alberta campus.
University of Alberta
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Biological Sciences Building at the University of Alberta
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MacEwan University
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MacEwan University is a post-secondary educational institution located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. MacEwan University is the largest transfer-in post-secondary institution in Alberta and it offers nine baccalaureate degrees, two applied degrees and more than 40 diploma and certificate programs. The university’s five faculties and schools offer programming in fine arts and communications, health and community studies, liberal arts and sciences, nursing, during the 2014-2015 academic year,19,606 full- and part-time students were registered in credit programs. Established in 1971 as Grant MacEwan Community College, the institution was named after Dr. J. W. Grant MacEwan, author, educator, the college was established by the Government of Alberta to fill a perceived need for college-level programs that focused on career development. Initial educational offerings included one and two-year certificate and diploma programs, in 1988 the college was granted approval to offer university transfer credit. In 2004, MacEwan became an accredited degree-granting institution offering its first baccalaureate degrees, on September 24,2009, the institution became Alberta’s sixth university and was officially renamed Grant MacEwan University. In September 2013, the university rebranded itself as MacEwan University for all public communication and marketing purposes, legally. The university states it “provides student-focused instruction in a warm and supportive atmosphere and it also says, We focus on teaching, so our students can focus on learning. It’s been a cornerstone of who we are for more than 40 years, and we continue to build on that reputation. ”MacEwan University offers many scholarships, awards, and bursaries to program students pursuing post-secondary education. In the 2014/2015 academic year, the Student Awards Office managed the distribution of $7.4 million dollars, from internal and external sources, MacEwan Universitys sports teams are known as the Griffins. Mens and womens sports include, basketball, hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, curling, the Griffins compete in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference, against 16 other post-secondary institutions in Alberta as well as in the Canada West conference of U Sports. Student-athletes on all teams are expected to meet requirements and adhere to sport-specific athletic requirements. In 2011, MacEwan’s athletic department submitted an application to Canada West Universities Athletic Association in an effort to transfer to the national U Sports level of competition, MacEwan University was admitted as a probationary member in 2013. As of 2016, MacEwan University has three campuses, City Centre Campus is the largest of the three campuses, currently spanning six city blocks in downtown Edmonton. The Alberta College Campus is also located downtown, in its early years, MacEwan operated out of a number of small store-front-style campuses in Edmonton. The facilities included Old Scona School, the Workmens Compensation building, construction on City Centre Campus began in 1991 on the former site of the Canadian National rail yards on the northern fringe of the downtown Edmonton core. The land was donated by CN, in September 2009, MacEwan Universitys Board of Governors approved a plan to move all of the university’s operations—spread across four campuses at the time—to the main City Centre Campus. The first step of this consolidation was taken with the opening of the University Service Centre in April 2011
MacEwan University
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MacEwan University
MacEwan University
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Main entrance of MacEwan City Centre Campus.
MacEwan University
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Alberta College Campus
MacEwan University
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Centre for the Arts and Communications
9.
Old Strathcona Branch (Edmonton Public Library)
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The Old Strathcona Branch, one of the oldest libraries in Alberta, completed in 1913, was the first library erected in the City of Edmonton. Nevertheless, the Strathcona Library does have a background as to its historical status within the Edmonton Public Library system. It is located on 104th Street, a block off of Whyte Avenue in the heart of Old Strathcona, in 1897, the Strathcona Library Society was formed, with the idea to build a public library in the young city of Strathcona. In 1910, a petition from citizens was eventually presented to the city council, the city quickly bought up the land for $6,250 from a local farmer, and organized the Strathcona Library Board. The American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie eventually offered the city $15,000 to build a small, however, the board did not feel this would provide the library they were hoping to build, and they declined Carnegies offer. Costs for the new library were eventually paid for as part of the agreement when Strathcona, construction began in 1912, and the new library was opened on March 13,1913 by ex-Strathcona Mayor John Joseph Duggan and Edmonton Mayor William Short. Final cost of the library was approximately $27,000, the library was popular upon opening, and boasted an impressive circulation for the size of Edmonton at the time. The first minor renovation was completed in 1948, which converted the original reading room in the basement into a childrens library. The post-WWII years, however, saw a decline in usage as Edmonton rapidly expanded outward in the post-war boom. The completion of the larger and more modern Stanley A. Milner central library downtown in 1967 further perpetuated this decline. By the late 1960s, the aging and poorly maintained building began to require significant upkeep costs, the director of Edmonton Public Library attempted to close the branch in 1970. The early 1970s, however, saw a resurgence of support for the Old Strathcona Branch, proposed south-side to downtown freeways threatened to destroy the remaining historic elements of Old Strathcona around Whyte Avenue. This led to a new interest in preservation and restoration. This resurgence brought great support for the library, and in 1976 the building was declared a Registered Historic Resource of Alberta by the provincial Minister of Culture. Since the mid-1980s, the branch has become one of Edmonton Public Librarys busiest. In 2004, the City of Edmonton named the building a Municipal Historic Resource and this expansion added a large semi-circular addition, modern facilities to provide handicap accessibility, modern and efficient mechanical systems, and nearly doubled the librarys original size. The renovation, however, was careful to maintain the original historical elements. The Old Strathcona branch of the Edmonton Public Library as well as the overall Edmonton Public Library system of branches is celebrating a milestone of 100 years in 2013
Old Strathcona Branch (Edmonton Public Library)
Old Strathcona Branch (Edmonton Public Library)
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The American philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie had his offer rejected by the library's board
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Carnegie library
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A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems. At first, Carnegie libraries were almost exclusively in places where he had a connection, namely his home-town in Scotland. Beginning in 1899, Carnegie substantially increased funding to libraries outside of these areas, in later years few towns that requested a grant and agreed to his terms were refused. By the time the last grant was made in 1919, there were 3,500 libraries in the United States, the first of Carnegies public libraries, Dunfermline Carnegie Library was in his birthplace, Dunfermline, Scotland. It was first commissioned or granted by Carnegie in 1880 to James Campbell Walker, the locally quarried sandstone building displays a stylized sun with the carved motto Let there be light at the front entrance. The first library in the United States to be commissioned by Carnegie was in 1886 in his hometown of Allegheny. In 1890, it became the second of his libraries to open in the USA, the building also contained the first Carnegie Music Hall in the World. It was the second Carnegie Library in the United States to be commissioned,1887, an 1893 addition doubled the size of the building and included the third Carnegie Music Hall in the United States. Initially Carnegie limited his support to a few towns in which he had an interest and these would be in Scotland and the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. In America,6 out of the first 7,7 of the first 10, until 1898, only one library was commissioned in America outside of Southwestern Pennsylvania—a library in Fairfield, Iowa, commissioned in 1892. Beginning in 1899, his foundation funded an increase in the number of libraries. They led the establishment of 75–80 percent of the libraries in communities across the country, under segregation black people were generally denied access to public libraries in the Southern United States. Rather than insisting on his libraries being racially integrated, Carnegie funded separate libraries for African Americans, for example, in Houston he funded a separate Colored Carnegie Library. The Carnegie Library in Savannah, Georgia, opened in 1914 to serve black residents, the privately organized Colored Library Association of Savannah had raised money and collected books to establish a small Library for Colored Citizens. Having demonstrated their willingness to support a library, the group petitioned for. Future U. S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his memoirs that he used it as a boy. Most of the buildings were unique, constructed in a number of styles, including Beaux-Arts, Italian Renaissance, Baroque, Classical Revival
Carnegie library
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Carnegie portrait (detail) in the
National Portrait Gallery.
Carnegie library
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Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy as golden shower. Puck magazine cartoon by Louis Dalrymple, 1903
Carnegie library
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The world's first Carnegie library, in Dunfermline
Carnegie library
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Carnegie's library motto over the entrance of
Edinburgh 's
Central Library.
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Telus Plaza
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ATB Place formerly TELUS Plaza is an office complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that was completed in 1972. The twin buildings are ATB Place Tower and TELUShouse, the namesake tenant are ATB Financial and Telus. The south tower, TELUShouse, at a cost of C$22 million, for many years the 33rd floor was home to Vista 33, a telephone and telecommunications museum. There was also an observation deck which afforded panoramic views of Edmonton from what was then the citys tallest building, Vista 33 was closed in 1993. ATB Tower is 90 metres tall and was completed in 1969 and it contains retail space at the ground level and via Edmonton Pedway system to the Edmonton LRT in the concourse of ATB Place. The concourse courtyard was added after TELUS moved in and renovated it and it opened as McCauley Plaza, named after the first mayor of Edmonton, in which a bronze bust was displayed. The location was later renamed TELUS Plaza, after the name change to ATB Place, the bust was removed from public viewing. A third building, the ATB Place annex is currently vacant after long time tenant Williams Engineering moved out to its First and Jasper development. Prior to the construction of the AGT buildings this site was the home of the branch of the Edmonton Public Library which stood there from 1923 to 1969. List of tallest buildings in Edmonton TELUS House Triovest profile South Emporis profile
Telus Plaza
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Top: TELUShouse Bottom: ATB Place Tower
Telus Plaza
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Downtown Edmonton
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Downtown Edmonton is the central business district of Edmonton, Alberta. Surrounding neighbourhoods include Oliver to the west, Queen Mary Park, Central McDougall, and McCauley to the north, Boyle Street and Riverdale to the east, and Rossdale to the south. The arts district is in the part of the core with many award winning institutions like the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. Edmonton City Hall is also located here with all buildings facing onto Sir Winston Churchill Square. It is also the site of the new Art Gallery of Alberta, which opened in early 2010, Churchill Square is the main downtown square in Edmonton, and is the heart of the Arts District. The square plays host to a majority of festivals and events in Greater Edmonton. It is bordered on the north by 102A Avenue, on the west by 100 Street, on the south by 102 Avenue, Government Centre is an informal district located at the southwest corner of the downtown core and is the home of the Alberta provincial government. The most notable feature of this part of downtown is the Alberta Legislature Building and its parks, fountains. An underground pedway system connects the Legislature to several of the buildings, including the historic Bowker Building. Federal government offices were housed in the Federal Building at the north-east corner of Government Centre until they relocated to Canada Place, located at the east edge of downtown, in the 1980s. The Federal Building is undergoing a $356 million renovation due to be completed in 2015 for provincial government offices, Transit service is provided by the Government Centre Transit Centre located near the Federal Building and by Grandin LRT Station located just to the west. Jasper Avenue is the main street. It starts at 77 Street in the east, running south west along the edge of Boyle Street until it reaches the downtown core. It then runs due west through downtown and the neighbourhood of Oliver until it reaches 125 Street, Jasper Avenue is a major public transit route as several of Edmontons busiest bus routes travel along it. The LRT travels underneath Jasper Avenue between 99 and 110 Streets, Jasper Avenue has no street number but sits where 101 Avenue would otherwise be. Rice Howard Way comprises 100A Street between Jasper Avenue and 102 Avenue and 101A Avenue between 100 St and 101 St, the portion of 101A Avenue between 100A Street and 101 Street was closed to traffic, making it an open air pedestrian walkway. The rest of Rice Howard Way is open to vehicular traffic, Rice Howard Way has a few prominent office towers like Scotia Place and some restaurants. Rice Howard Ways southern edge has an entrance to the Central LRT Station, the Warehouse District is located between Jasper Avenue and 104 Avenue and between 102 Street and 109 Street
Downtown Edmonton
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Downtown Edmonton from the air
Downtown Edmonton
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Image of Downtown Edmonton and
Low Level Bridge from 98 Avenue
Downtown Edmonton
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Edmonton's
Winspear Centre in the Arts District
Downtown Edmonton
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Alberta Legislature Building viewed from the High Level Bridge
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Streetcar
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A tram is a rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way. The lines or networks operated by tramcars are called tramways, Tramways powered by electricity, the most common type historically, were once called electric street railways. However, trams were used in urban areas before the universal adoption of electrification. Tram lines may run between cities and/or towns, and/or partially grade-separated even in the cities. Very occasionally, trams also carry freight, Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than conventional trains and rapid transit trains, but the size of trams is rapidly increasing. Some trams may also run on railway tracks, a tramway may be upgraded to a light rail or a rapid transit line. For all these reasons, the differences between the modes of rail transportation are often indistinct. In the United States, the tram has sometimes been used for rubber-tired trackless trains. Today, most trams use electrical power, usually fed by a pantograph, in some cases by a sliding shoe on a third rail. If necessary, they may have dual power systems — electricity in city streets, trams are now included in the wider term light rail, which also includes segregated systems. The English terms tram and tramway are derived from the Scots word tram, referring respectively to a type of truck used in coal mines and the tracks on which they ran. The word tram probably derived from Middle Flemish trame, a Romanesque word meaning the beam or shaft of a barrow or sledge, the identical word la trame with the meaning crossbeam is also used in the French language. The word Tram-car is attested from 1873, although the terms tram and tramway have been adopted by many languages, they are not used universally in English, North Americans prefer streetcar, trolley, or trolleycar. The term streetcar is first recorded in 1840, and originally referred to horsecars, when electrification came, Americans began to speak of trolleycars or later, trolleys. The troller design frequently fell off the wires, and was replaced by other more reliable devices. The terms trolley pole and trolley wheel both derive from the troller, Modern trams often have an overhead pantograph mechanical linkage to connect to power, abandoning the trolley pole altogether. Conventional diesel tourist buses decorated to look like streetcars are sometimes called trolleys in the US, the term may also apply to an aerial ropeway, e. g. the Roosevelt Island Tramway. Over time, the trolley has fallen into informal use
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Trams in Vienna, one of the largest existing networks in the world
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The
Welsh Swansea and Mumbles Railway ran the world's first passenger tram service
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Steam hauled tram in
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San Francisco cable car: a cable pulled system, still operating as of 2015 [update]
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Bookmobile
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A bookmobile or mobile library is a vehicle designed for use as a library. It is designed to hold books on shelves in such a way that when the vehicle is parked they can be accessed by readers. Mobile libraries are used to provide library services to villages. They can also service groups or individuals who have difficulty accessing libraries, for example, as well as regular books, a bookmobile might also carry large print books, audiobooks, other media, IT equipment, and Internet access. The British Workman reported in 1857 about a library operating in a circle of eight villages. A Victorian merchant and philanthropist, George Moore, had created the project to diffuse good literature among the rural population, the Warrington Perambulating Library, set up in 1858, was another early British mobile library. This horse-drawn van was operated by the Warrington Mechanics Institute, which aimed to increase the lending of its books to enthusiastic local patrons, fairfax County, Virginia had a bookmobile operating in the northwestern part of the county in 1890. County-wide bookmobile service was begun in 1940, in a truck loaned by the Works Progress Administration, the WPA support of the bookmobile ended in 1942, but the service did not. Another early American bookmobile was developed by Mary Lemist Titcomb, as a librarian at the Washington County, Maryland Free Library, Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all the people it could. The annual report for 1902 lists 23 branches, i. e. collections of 50 books in a case placed in stores, the Hennepin County Public Library started operating a bookmobile in 1923. Sometimes they relied on a contact to help them distribute the materials. The Library in Action was a late-1960s Bronx, NY, program aiming to bring books to teenagers of color in under-served neighborhoods, bookmobiles reached their height of popularity in the mid-twentieth century. Bookmobiles are still in use, operated by libraries, schools, activists, the Internet Archive runs its own bookmobile to print out-of-copyright books on demand. The project has spun off similar efforts elsewhere in the developing world, in the U. S. the American Library Association sponsors an annual National Bookmobile Day annually, on the Wednesday of National Library Week, in April. Bookmobiles and similar services are used in countries, in some locations without a vehicle. Some examples include, A Camel Library Service in Kenya is funded by the Kenyan government and as a charity in Garissa and Wajir, near the border with Somalia. The service started with three camels in October 1996 and had 12 in 2006, delivering 7000 books, daily, in English, Somali, masha Hamilton used this service as a background for her novel The Camel Bookmobile. A donkey-drawn mobile library in Zimbabwe not only books but access to the Internet and multimedia
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The bookmobile of the
Ottawa Public Library. Note the backwards branding (in both English and French, owing to Ottawa's large anglophone and francophone populations). This particular model is based on a
Saf-T-Liner HDX chassis.
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The Perambulating Library of 1859 in
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Lincolnshire mobile library covering small villages in this English county.
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Mobile
Idea Store, London, 2008
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Stanley A. Milner Library
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The Stanley A. Milner Library was the main library for Edmonton Public Library. It was located on the side of Sir Winston Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton, near City Hall, Edmonton City Centre mall, the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. As a central location in Edmonton, the library took part in various events held at Churchill Square. In 2010, the library held a book sale in the square, selling aging. The Stanley A. Milner Library had a number of meeting rooms and a theater in the lower level. The building is connected to the underground pedway network and to Edmontons LRT. A number of ETS bus routes serve the library along Harbin Road and 100 Street. Underground parking, run by the city, is also available, in 2016, the library closed its doors after that the new Enterprise Square Branch would open. The Stanley A. Milner Library was also a centre for assistive services, the Stanley A. Milner Library was opened in 1967 on the southern edge of Churchill Square. The site of the library was home to Market Square, Edmontons main square. Although the square and market were considered a hub of Edmontons community, the library replaced the original downtown library, which was located one block south on Macdonald Drive and 100th Street. The original downtown library was funded by a donation from Andrew Carnegie, the building was small though, and the citys growth boom in the post-WWII years fueled demand for a larger building. The new building was designed in the Brutalist style, common for public buildings constructed in Edmonton in the 1960s. It features a second level above a smaller lower level, exposed concreted, plate glass window walls, podium pillars. It opened in 1967, and was named the Centennial Library in honour of the Canadian Centennial that year. The small public square on the side of the library building was also named Centennial Square. The original downtown library was sold and demolished in 1968, to room for the Alberta Government Telephones Tower. The library closed in 2016 to make way for the Enterprise Square Branch, direct connection to Edmontons underground pedway system was added in 1978 when construction was completed on the original LRT line downtown
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Clareview Town Centre, Edmonton
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Clareview Town Centre, formerly comprising Clareview Business Park and Clareview Campus, is a mixed-use neighbourhood located in the Clareview area of northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 137 Avenue, on the west by Manning Drive, on the north by 144 Avenue and it was originally two separate neighbourhoods – Clareview Campus east of the Canadian National rail line and Clareview Business Park west of the rail line. In the City of Edmontons 2012 municipal census, Clareview Town Centre had a population of 3,230 living in 1,588 dwellings, with a land area of 0.36 km2, it had a population density of 8,972.2 people/km2 in 2012. According to the 2001 federal census, there was an amount of residential development in the former Clareview Campus neighbourhood during the 1970s. It was at time that one in twenty of the residences in the neighbourhood were built. There was no residential development until the 1990s. The remaining 94. 9% of the residences were built between 1991 and 2000, there has been a significant amount of residential construction since the completion of the 2001 federal census. According to the census, there were 195 residences in the former Clareview Campus neighbourhood. When the municipal census was conducted in 2005, this had increased to 420, the most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, are rented apartments and apartment style condominiums. These account for seven out of ten of all residences in the neighbourhood, single-family dwellings account for roughly one in eight residences. The remaining 4% are row houses, just over half of the residences are rented and just under half are owner-occupied. The Clareview Arena is located in the neighbourhood, the neighbourhood is served by the Clareview LRT station. The LRT provides access to Northlands Coliseum, Commonwealth Stadium, the core. Clareview Station has park and ride facilities, allowing users to park their cars at the station. Londonderry Mall is located to the west of Clareview Town Centre along 137 Avenue at 66 Street, the Edmonton Police Services North Division headquarters is located at 142 Avenue and 50 Street, just outside Clareview Town Centres west boundary
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The Meadows, Edmonton
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The Meadows is a residential district in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located in southeast Edmonton, The Meadows is bounded by Whitemud Drive to the north,34 Street to the west, the residential district of Mill Woods is immediately west of The Meadows across 34 Street, while Strathcona County is located to the east across Anthony Henday Drive. The Meadows Area Structure Plan planned for seven separate neighbourhoods, the Meadows area includes the following, Aster, Larkspur, Laurel, Maple, Silver Berry, Tamarack, and Wild Rose. The naming theme applied to neighbourhoods within The Meadows area are Trees, Flowers, the Meadows is home to the following three schools. RioCan Meadows is a development at the southwest corner of Whitemud Drive and 17 Street on the northern edge of The Meadows. It features retailers of varying sizes and includes such as Best Buy, Home Depot. A smaller commercial development is located in the portion of The Meadows on 23 Avenue. It includes a Save-On-Foods and numerous small retailers, directly east of RioCan Meadows is another similar sized commercial development under Dream Centres. It is being developed in three sections, Edmonton Tamarack SE, Edmonton Tamarack NE, and Edmonton Tamarack N, the largest store include, GoodLife Fitness, Walmart Super Center, and a Shoppers Drug Mart. With many smaller stores within the same area Southeast of Silver Berry in Meadows District Park, the Meadows Community Recreation Centre amenities include, Aquatic Centre, Fitness Centre, Gymnasium,2 NHL-sized arenas, and Outdoor Sport Fields along with programs corresponding to them. The Meadows Transit Centre operated by ETS opened in September 2010 on the east side of 17 Street across from RioCan Meadows, the transit centre has a park and ride, public washrooms, and 24-hour video surveillance. Four main arterial roads,34 Street,23 Avenue,17 Street, Silver Berry Road runs though the Silver Berry Neighborhood ending at an intersection with 17 Street. Two highways including Anthony Henday Drive on the south and east, list of neighbourhoods in Edmonton Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03
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Londonderry Mall
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Londonderry Mall is a shopping centre located in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It contains over 150 stores and services with seven major tenants, the mall opened in 1972 and has been expanded and renovated since. The mall is undergoing a renovation that is scheduled for completion in 2017. Londonderry Mall opened in 1972 with 85 stores and services, when it opened, it was the largest two-floor enclosed shopping centre in western Canada. Original tenants included The Bay, Woolco, and a movie theatre, later, it would expand to include Safeway. The mall underwent its first major expansion in late 1979, then again in the later 1980s, the mall added a wing to the west, and then to the south, which included Eatons, and the Edmonton Public Library. The mall expanded to 150 stores and services, and increased in popularity, a renovation was completed in 1990 which saw the opening of a brand new food court in the centre of the mall. The renovation completely upgraded the mall from dark, and enclosed to an open, beautiful. In the late 1990s, Eatons closed, and left an empty space, save-On-Foods took that spot and is still there today. 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of the malls opening, the mall launched a large campaign around the anniversary, and hosted events such as contests and outdoor movie nights. The main contest was titled 40 Days Of Giveaways and at the end a car was given away, in late 2013, the relocation and closing of many major tenants and small stores left the mall with many unoccupied spaces. In late 2014, the mall announced a complete mall renovation, in September 2014, Londonderry Mall publicly announced a renovation and remerchandising project. This renovation is being designed by MMC Architects and GH+A Design, amongst the list of comparable malls are, St
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The old Sport Chek Supercentre getting replaced by Simons
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Londonderry Mall escalator being taken down.
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The mall in early 2014 as the renovation begins.
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Mill Woods Town Centre
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Mill Woods Town Centre is a shopping centre located in south Edmonton, Alberta in the neighbourhood of Mill Woods. It contains 85 retailers including Canadian Tire, CO-OP, and Shoppers Drug Mart, some surrounding satellite stores are located in and around the malls exterior properties such as Petcetera and a medical centre. There is also an ETS transit centre on the side of the property. Development for the mall started in the late 1970s, it was designed so that people would not have to leave Mill Woods to get access to department stores. In 2012, Zellers closed to become Target, in 2013, Safeway closed and became a Co-Op. The Edmonton Public Library branch closed in 2015 and moved to a nearby location, list of Edmonton malls Mill Woods Town Centre Page
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Shoppers Drug Mart Entrance
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Southgate Centre
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Southgate Centre is a shopping centre located in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, covering just under 90,000 square metres. It contains 165 retailers including Hudsons Bay, Aritzia, Zara, Michael Kors, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Coach, browns Shoes and Edmontons only Restoration Hardware and Crate & Barrel. Apple opened a store in Edmonton at Southgate Centre on May 28,2010. The Centre is located adjacent to Whitemud Drive and 111 Street, and is located across from a transit bus station. Following major expansion, the mall marked its reopening in August 2009, including a new food court and added parking. These expansions included 40 new stores under a new parking deck. An Edmonton Public Library branch operated until 2002, when it relocated to nearby Whitemud Crossing, Hudsons Bay 21,976 square metres Safeway 4,884 square metres Sears 24,435 square metres On August 12,2010, Southgate celebrated the 40th anniversary of its opening. In 1993, Woodwards went bankrupt, its space was converted to Eatons, in addition, Safeway occupied the food floor of the former Woodwards. Southgate Centre Ivanhoe Cambridge Leasing Fact Page
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Sign at the entrance of Southgate mall
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Edmonton Public Schools
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Edmonton Public Schools is the largest public school district in Edmonton, the second largest in Alberta, and the sixth largest in Canada. The district offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, as a public system, Edmonton Public Schools accepts all students who meet age and residency requirements. Edmonton Public Schools operates 199 schools, the proposed operating budget is $939.5 million for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Over 83,000 students attend Edmonton Public Schools and there are over 7,000 full-time staff equivalencies, a group of nine elected trustees sit on the Board of Trustees for Edmonton Public Schools. Each trustee represents one ward in the city and they are elected every four years, in the regular municipal election. In the election, Edmonton voters can vote for a trustee to one of the two main school boards. The last election was held in October 21,2013, the public and Catholic systems operate independently of each other, and are both under the direct authority of the provincial government of Alberta. Edmontons first schoolhouse was built in 1881, the wooden frame building is situated on the same grounds as historic McKay Avenue School. Known now as the 1881 Schoolhouse, it was the first free school in Alberta. While in use, until 1904, it served as a courthouse. Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum is located in historic McKay Avenue School, the buildings cornerstone was laid in 1904 by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Minto. The year 1904 marked the beginning of an important new era of growth and prosperity in Alberta, the design included unique features such as the Ionic Romanesque pillared entranceways. McKay Avenue School served as the site of the first two sessions of the Alberta Legislature and it was in the third floor Assembly Hall that the important decision was made to make Edmonton the capital of Alberta. McKay Avenue School was designated a Provincial Historic Resource in 1976, Edmonton Public Schools pioneered the concept of site-based decision making in Canada. In 1976, the district initiated a project in seven of its schools. Today, school-based management is functioning successfully in other educational jurisdictions across Canada, rideau Park School Edmonton Public Schools offers Regular programs, Alternative programs and Special education programs. There are more than 30 Alternative programs available with a focus on a type of arts, athletics, language, faith. This includes, Aboriginal education, Cogito, American Sign Language, Hockey Training, Waldorf and this program supports children with mild/moderate and severe disabilities, aged 2½ to 4½ years
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Edmonton Catholic Schools
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Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No.7 or the Edmonton Catholic School District is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Edmonton Catholic School District has 41,338 students,1,910 certificated staff, ECSD has a total of 88 schools. In 1888, three sisters from the order of the Faithful Companions of Jesus began teaching 23 Catholic students in the very first Catholic school in Edmonton, in August 1888, Edmonton Catholic parents applied to organize a separate school district for their children. In October of that year three sisters from the Faithful Companions of Jesus sailed from France to open a convent and a school in Edmonton. They began teaching at the newly formed St. Joachim Catholic School on 2 November 1888 and that first year the sisters taught 23 students. At that time compulsory schooling began at age seven and was complete by the age of 12, from then they have grown from one school with 23 students to 88 schools with more than 41,000 students. Edmonton Catholic Schools offers a program for children aged 3 1/1 and 4 1/2 called the 100 Voices program which is available at a number of different schools in the district. The Edmonton Catholic School District offers a number of language programs, anne Fitzgerald Annunciation Archbishop Joseph MacNeil Ben Calf Robe/St. Clare Cardinal Léger Father Michael Troy Fresh Start Mill Woods & Guardian Angel Outreach Fresh Start Northwest & Guardian Angel Outreach H. E, beriault Holy Cross Holy Family J. H. Picard J. J
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Edmonton Transit System
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The Edmonton Transit System, also called ETS, is the public transit service owned and operated by the city of Edmonton, Alberta. It operates Edmontons bus and light rail systems, ETS provides service on buses and light-rail transit within the City of Edmonton limits, in addition to Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, and the Edmonton Garrison at Namao. It also provides connections to transit services operated by the City of St. Albert. Another trial service to Beaumont in 2003-2004 was discontinued due to low ridership, ETS provides service to the Edmonton International Airport, while Leduc Transit provides bus service to Leduc. ETS operates a fleet of accessible low floor buses, which have been progressively introduced into the system since 1993. These include the 858 40-foot New Flyer D40LF, and the 33 60-foot D60LF articulated models, ETS uses the timed-transfer system, where suburban feeder routes run to a transit centre, and passengers can then transfer to a base route/LRT to the city centre or the university. Some feeder routes provide express service to and from the city centre. The Ookspress was an express route that ferried people from Churchill Station directly to the main NAIT campus that primarily used electric buses. The Ookspress was cancelled when the Metro Line opened on September 6,2015, as of November 2014, there are 22 routes equipped. A mobile app, ETS Live to Go, has been released, over 750 buses have Smart Bus technology as of May 2016. Mobile data terminals inform the drivers how to drive a route if they are unfamiliar, the buses equipped have internal covert cameras to monitor safety. City council has approved funding for Smartbus deployment on all bus routes as of 2019 and 2020, on September 4th 2016, all 928 busses in the ETS fleet had been fully equipped with Smart bus technology, earlier than initially planned. Late Night Owl Service Night service began in September 2015, routes 1,4,8, and 9 and 512. These buses operate until 3,30 AM, morning service then resumes around 5,00 AM. LRT route night service is provided by Route 512 which stops close to each Capital Line LRT station overnight, other routes end service at varying times. In May 2007, Edmonton Transit Security were appointed Peace Officers under the Alberta Peace Officer Act, Transit Peace Officers can hand out tickets for Provincial Statutes and Edmonton bylaws on Transit property. Transit Security uses Crown Victoria Police Interceptor cruisers as their source of transportation. Routes numbered 30-99 are south Edmonton routes, while routes 100-199 run north of the river, for example, routes 60 to 79 are located in Mill Woods, while routes 160-179 are located in Castle Downs
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High Level Rail Bridge with lower LRT bridge and train crossing
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ETS trolley bus
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An Edmonton LRT train at Health Sciences Station.
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List of Carnegie libraries in Canada
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There are a total of 125 public Carnegie libraries in Canada. Of these, the vast majority were built in Ontario and they were constructed and opened from 1903 to 1922. Place names as they were during the grant period are used, in a few cases, Carnegie made multiple donations. An attempt is made to note these and sum the total amount and it addition, one academic library was built for Victoria University in the University of Toronto by architect Henry Sproatt, from a $50,000 grant awarded April 16,1906. Building still operating as a library Building no longer standing Building standing, the Best Gift, a Record of the Carnegie Libraries in Ontario. Yvan Lamonde, Patricia Lockhart Fleming, Fiona A. Black, history of the Book in Canada, 1840-1918
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Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania
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Coat of arms of Edmonton
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The coat of arms of Edmonton was granted on 28 October 1994. Crest, features a mace at the top representing Edmonton as Albertas capital. Shield, The sun emblazoned on the shield represents Edmontons above-average amount of sunshine, the citys importance as an aviation and industrial centre is illustrated by a winged wheel. A wavy ribbon symbolises the North Saskatchewan River, supporters, On the left, a métis explorer, a reminder of the citys fur trading past, looks to the future. On the right, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, represents education, compartment, The compartment or base is a simple grassy mount. Motto, A scroll below the arms reads Industry – Integrity – Progress Flag of Edmonton Coat of arms of Alberta
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Coat of Arms of Edmonton
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Demographics of Edmonton
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According to the 2011 census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 812,201 residents, compared to 3,645,257 for all of Alberta, Canada. The total population of the Edmonton census metropolitan area was 1,159,869, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada, in 2014, a municipal census indicated the city had a population of 877,926. In the five years between 2006 and 2011, the population of the City of Edmonton grew by 11. 2%, the population density of the City of Edmonton averaged 1,186.8 km2, compared with an average of 5.7 km2 for Alberta altogether. In mid-2006,11. 9% of Edmontons population were of retirement age compared with 13. 7% in Canada, the median age was 35.3 years of age, compared to 37.6 years of age for all of Canada. Also, according to the 2006 census,50. 5% of the population within the City of Edmonton were female, while 49. 5% were male, children under five accounted for approximately 5. 6% of the resident population of Edmonton. This compares with 6. 2% in Alberta, and almost 5. 2% for Canada overall, in 2011, people of European ethnicities formed the largest cluster of ethnic groups in Edmonton, mostly of English, Scottish, German, Irish, Ukrainian, and French origin. Also in 2011, visible minorities accounted for 30% of the population, the 2011 National Household Survey identified 55. 8% of Edmontonians as Christian, while 31. 1% of residents were identified as having no religion. ^2 All percentages are rounded to nearest 0. 1%
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Edmonton panorama skyline
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Edmonton Journal
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The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the Postmedia Network, the Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J. W. Cunningham — as a rival to Albertas first newspaper, the 23-year-old Edmonton Bulletin. Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper, The Edmonton Post, in 1912, the Journal was sold to the Southam family. It remained under Southam ownership until 1996, when it was acquired by Hollinger International, the Journal was subsequently sold to Canwest in 2000, and finally came under its current ownership, Postmedia Network Inc. in 2010. In 1905, The Journal began operating from a building on the corner of a lot on 102nd Avenue and its present location at 101st Street and 100th Avenue was established in 1921, and Albertas first radio station, CJCA, began broadcasting from the building a year later. After the Bulletin folded in 1951, the Journal was left as Edmontons oldest, the monopoly continued until The Edmonton Sun began publishing in 1978. Today, the Journal publishes six days a week, with sections including News, Sports, Opinion, A&E, Life. It also supports community events such as the Canspell National Spelling Bee, according to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the Journal boasts a weekly circulation of 583,328 as of 2013. The Journal has also begun operating under a new commitment to digital media in addition to traditional print, list of newspapers in Canada Official website Historical Columnists Blogs Subscription Information
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Edmonton Journal building
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Religion in Edmonton
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Religion in Edmonton consists of the diverse religious traditions of the people who live in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. As of the 2011 National Household Survey,55. 8% of Edmonton residents Christian and 25. 9% are Catholic. 12. 5% belong to other Christian denominations,5. 5% are Muslim,2. 6% are Sikh,2. 1% are Buddhist, and 31. 1% have no religious affiliation. One of Albertas three Baháí Centres is located in Edmonton, the two centres are situated in Sylvan Lake, Alberta and Athabasca, Alberta. The first mosque established in Canada-the Al-Rashid Mosque, founded by Abdullah Yusuf Ali—is situated in Edmonton, Edmonton has an Ahmadiyya mosque, named Baitul Hadi Mosque. Edmonton also hosts a Maronite Catholic church, on 76th Avenue/98th Street, with services in English on Saturdays, the Lebanese community also has a Druze Community Centre on the north side of the city. The Edmonton Alberta Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated on December 11,1999, the Hindu Community in Edmonton is served by the Hindu Society of Alberta and the Maha Ganapathy Society of Alberta. The Sikh community in Edmonton is served by four Gurudawaras, the Jewish Community in Edmonton is served by Jewish Federation of Edmonton. The region is served by five synagogues, Edmonton is the home several episcopal sees, or the official headquarters of a Christian bishop located at a cathedral, including, Demographics of Edmonton
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LDS Edmonton Alberta Temple, at the 53rd Avenue exit on the east side of the Whitemud Freeway.
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Sacred Heart Church, on "Church Street" (96 Street) in Edmonton's inner city area.
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Al-Rashid Mosque Canada's oldest Mosque
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Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh (Sikh Temple) in north Edmonton.
