It lost that position to Calgary in , and together the two cities have completely overshadowed Winnipeg , the historic commercial centre of the Prairie region. With the expansion in production in the Athabasca oil sands since the early s, Edmonton has again regained a fast rate of growth. In the process of growth, the city of was engulfed by new urban development. The main street of Strathcona was a rare exception and is protected today as part of the Old Strathcona conservation area.
Edmonton's central area, by contrast, has been rebuilt continually since the s. A few noteworthy buildings survive and several are restored to fashionable use, but they are dwarfed by the clustered towers that now dominate the Edmonton skyline. Only a few older buildings on open riverbank sites the Legislature Building, Government House and the Macdonald Hotel retain some prominence.
The river valley, which is Edmonton's outstanding natural feature, profoundly influenced its development. It is both a barrier, crossed by many bridges, and a magnificent amenity. High-rise apartments and elite residential areas compete along both banks for views of the river, and parks, golf courses and woodland trails stretch through the valley.
Modern architecture, typified in the descending terraces of the Shaw Conference Centre, complements the valley setting. Downstream northeast to Fort Saskatchewan and beyond, the valley developed over the past 50 years into the largest industrial region in Alberta. Fort Saskatchewan's industrial base makes it unusual; most of Edmonton's other satellites are bedroom communities for people working throughout the widespread metropolitan region. Metropolitan development came with postwar growth and led in to the establishment of the first regional planning organization in Canada.
A city planning department emerged at the same time and was especially successful in ensuring that Edmonton's many new residential communities have been carefully designed. Unfortunately, this expansion took place on some of Alberta's richest farmland. From the s to the early s, Edmonton was one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada. The pattern changed again in the s, as birth rates fell and migration increased, though the majority of migrants now came from other Canadian provinces.
That largely ceased in the s, and Edmonton experienced its lowest growth of modern times. Since then, and especially since , it has once again experienced a high rate of growth, with renewed migration both from elsewhere in Canada and from overseas.
A further 5. Edmonton's economy has always been driven by resource wealth. It is the major supply and service centre for a vast territory extending from central Alberta to the Arctic Ocean. Agriculture, energy production coal , conventional oilfields, oil sands and natural gas , forestry and, most recently, diamond mining in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut provide the staples on which Edmonton's trade and service functions are based.
Processing and manufacturing have increased in importance as well, especially as Edmonton seeks to diversify its economy. Even with these developments, Edmonton's industrial base remains heavily dependent on natural resources e.
In terms of employment, Edmonton's greatest growth since has been in the tertiary or service sector. It is particularly notable as a centre for public administration federal and provincial and as home of the University of Alberta.
There is an array of high-tech industries, mainly in biotechnology and information technology, which have been vital to the restructuring of Edmonton's economy. In the mids, military services for Western Canada were consolidated at a new "superbase" called the 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton or locally, the Edmonton Garrison. Since the s Edmonton has been a major hub in the transportation network of Western Canada.
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 Railway system and to VIA Rail. As a road transport centre, it has one of the most important locations in Western Canada, at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway and Alberta's Highway 2 renamed the Queen Elizabeth II Highway in , which leads south to Calgary and the United States, and north to the Alaska Highway.
Edmonton also dominates the transportation system for petroleum products of all kinds, a pattern that arose from its proximity to the Leduc, Redwater and Pembina oil fields.
In the s and s, these were the most important oil fields in Alberta. Leduc is also the location of the Edmonton International Airport, opened in The original airport, located near the city centre, opened in and closed in Property owners can find the information they need on a variety of issues relating to their property. Popular Services. Popular Topics. Read More. Submit request.
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