What is Edmonton, Canada?

Edmonton is the capital of Alberta in Canada. It is located in the middle of the province, across the banks of North saskatchewan river, 560 kilometers away from the US-Canada border, and is the gateway to the north. With a population of 782,439 [3] (data in 2009), it is the second most populous city in Alberta (after Calgary) and the sixth largest city in Canada [4]. Edmonton is the cultural, government and educational center of Alberta. The city has light rail transit, many festivals a year, and the largest indoor shopping center in the world-Edmonton Shopping Center in the west and Fort Edmonton Park, the largest historical park in Canada. Historical exploration and settlement took place around 3000 BC, or earlier than 10000 BC. Today, there are human activities in this place called Edmonton. Local residents enjoy the rich timber resources in this area, and the water and wildlife in this area have survived for thousands of years. 1754, Anthony Handy, a research explorer of Hongtun Bay Company, crossed the Canadian prairie, trying to find aborigines and set up a fur trading center with them. He may be the first European immigrant to arrive in Edmonton. From 1795, the Hudson's Bay Company and the European businessmen of Northwest Company set up a trading post, which is currently located at the border of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon Province and later developed into the urban area of Edmonton. The trading post set up by Northwest Company was named "Augustus" border exchange, and at the same time, Hudson's Bay Company named its exchange Britain (now located in the northern suburb of London), the hometown of Mr. James Wendell Lake, the director of the company. John Rowande, a fur dealer of Northwest Company, came to Edmonton on 1804. According to Rowande's plan, Edmonton border trade post has become one of the main economic source centers. The two companies merged in 182 1, and the last trading post was built in the current Alberta Provincial Assembly Building. By the end of19th century, Edmonton had become an important stop of the gold rush in North America. Edmonton was founded in 1904 with a population of 8350. Since September 1905, it has become the capital of the newly-built Alberta province. 19 12 merged Nan 'an City. 1947, oil fields were discovered in the south of the city, which made the city develop rapidly. During the First World War 19 10 generation, Edmonton began to develop rapidly because of the increase of its real estate price. 19 12, Edmonton merged with Rascona, south of North saskatchewan river, and became a city across the river. Before World War I, due to the sudden interruption of the real estate boom market, the urban population dropped from 72,500 in 19 14 to 54,000 two years later. After the war broke out, because many young and middle-aged Canadians joined the army, the urban population declined again. Population and economy recovered somewhat after World War I, but generally speaking, the twenty years after World War I (namely 1920-30) were a period of slow development in Edmonton. 1929, Blackford airport opened, which was the first Canadian airport to be licensed, and later became the predecessor of Edmonton downtown airport. This airport is used as the main base for mail, food and medicine transportation in northern Canada, which also makes Edmonton a veritable northern gateway. It was not until the outbreak of World War II that Edmonton gradually became an important base of Alaska Expressway, thus entering the second period of vigorous development. During the boom of the oil industry, oil in Alberta was first discovered in Ruddick town in the south of Edmonton on February 1947, and oil was continuously discovered near Leduc Water town in the 1940s and 1950s. Because Alberta's oil reserves are mainly concentrated in the north and middle, Edmonton has since become the center of the province's oil industry. The prosperity of the oil industry has made Edmonton the oil capital of Canada. Since 1950s, the urban population has increased from149,000 to 269,000, and this migration trend has declined in 1960s. However, with the oil crises of 1973 and 100, the urban population has reached 52 1 000 at 198 1. In recent years, 198 1 year, the West Edmonton Shopping Mall was completed and opened. At that time, it was the largest shopping center in the world. At present, it is still the largest in northern Alberta and has become one of the tourist attractions in the province, with an indoor amusement park, two indoor small golf courses, a bowling alley, a shooting range and the largest indoor water park. A skating rink, a luxury hotel, more than 800 shops, 100 restaurants, 19 cinemas. 1987 On July 3 1, a devastating tornado hit the city, and 27 people were killed in this disaster. A train was blown away from a bridge north of Saskatchewan River. The citizens overcame the disaster through hard work. At that time, the mayor praised Edmonton as "the city of champions", which became a famous slogan of the city. After 1990, the city's economy began to prosper again. Based on the oil industry, Edmonton has formed a diversified employment market. A large number of workers from all over Canada poured into the city. According to the forecast, from 2006 to 20 10, Edmonton will accept more than 83,000 new residents, most of whom are young men. Geography Edmonton is located in the middle of the province, with an altitude of 668 meters. The North Saskatoon River from Jasper National Park runs through the city and divides Edmonton into two parts. Climate Edmonton is one of the most sunny cities in Canada, with four distinct seasons and a typical northern continental climate, but it is warmer in winter than Winnipeg and Regina in the south, with an average temperature of-11.7 C, cooler in summer and an average temperature of17.5 C in July. (The data comes from 197 1 to 2000) [1] Economic Edmonton's GDP in 2007 is predicted to be $4.41billion, an increase of 3.6% over 2006. In addition, according to the data report in 2005, the total value of large-scale projects under construction in Northern Alberta is 81500 million Canadian dollars, of which1820 million Canadian dollars is in the Greater Edmonton area. Traditionally, Edmonton is the central axis city of Alberta's petroleum industry, and has gained the reputation of "Canadian Petroleum Capital" since 1940s. Driven by the supply and service industry and supported by the development of new technology, Alberta's huge oil, natural gas and oil sands reserves have added more value. It is reported that its reserves rank second in the world, second only to Saudi Arabia. [2] Although the oil industry is the most important, Edmonton's economic diversity ranks second in Canada. Baidu encyclopedia has it