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Edmonton also has a large army reserve element from 41 Canadian Brigade Group ( 41 CBG ), including The Loyal Edmonton Regiment ( 4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ); 41 Combat Engineer Regiment ; HQ Battery, 20th Field Artillery Regiment ; and B Squadron of The South Alberta Light Horse, one of Alberta's oldest army reserve units.
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Also in Edmonton, the local transit authority assigned a rush-hour bus route numbered No. 99 which also runs on Wayne Gretzky Drive for its commute.
* On August 9, 1988, in what became the biggest trade in NHL history ( also known as " The Trade Of The Century "), Wayne Gretzky was traded along with teammates Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski from Edmonton to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Martin Gelinas, Jimmy Carson, three first round draft picks, and $ 15 million cash ( approximately $ 18 million CAD in 1988 ).
They also live in the aspen parklands north of Calgary and Edmonton, where they share habitat with the moose.
He also worked at the Edmonton Journal for one summer, where he met his future biographer, David L. Humphreys.
Chicago proved they were no fluke the next season, also making the third round before losing to the eventual runner-up Edmonton Oilers.
The Oilers also worked out a trade with the Ottawa Senators for star right wing Dany Heatley, but Heatley refused to be dealt to Edmonton and was later acquired by the San Jose Sharks.
Two games later, on October 13, 1993, also on home ice, the Ducks won the first game in franchise history 4 – 3 versus the Edmonton Oilers.
Other MPs including Ian Twinn MP ( formerly Edmonton ) and Andrew Rowe MP ( formerly North Kent ) have also, or still do, live in the neighbourhood.
In 1933, the North Circular Road was completed through Edmonton and Southgate, and also in 1933, the London Underground Piccadilly Line was extended from Arnos Grove ( where it had reached the previous year ), through Southgate tube station, on to Enfield West ( now known as Oakwood ).
The Edmonton Composting Facility, the largest of its type in the world, is also the largest stainless steel building in North America.
The Edmonton Examiner is a city-wide community based paper also published weekly.
Despite being far from Canada's coasts, Edmonton is also the home of HMCS Nonsuch, a naval reserve division.
NAPLPS-based systems ( Teleguide ) were also used for an interactive Mall directory system in various locations including, the Worlds largest indoor mall, West Edmonton Mall ( 1985 ) and the Toronto Eaton Center.
Tom Emberton, the 1971 Republican gubernatorial nominee and a former judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, also resides in Edmonton.
Plaque for the " Fort Garry to Fort Edmonton Trail " Events of National Historic Significance ( Canada ) | National Historic Event, also known as the Carlton Trail
During 1936-37 he also played Mr Horner in The Country Wife, Orlando in As You Like It, Warbeck in The Witch of Edmonton and Laertes to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet.
* Stadium Road, also known as 107 Avenue, Edmonton, Canada
The IRL also picked up the Edmonton and Surfer's Paradise races for 2008, and revived the Toronto race for the 2009 season, albeit under different promoters.
Douglas, for his part, provided mixed results: on his way to Edmonton he publicly repudiated Aberhart's impugned pamphlet and also pronounced himself against the creation of a provincial social credit political vehicle.
Brownlee also invited Aberhart to come to Edmonton and prepare proposals on which the government could act ; this was an attempt to force him to take specific positions that could be attacked rather than relying on vague assurances of economic salvation, but was foiled by Aberhart's continued evasiveness.
The legislature also controversially, and with Rutherford's support, selected Edmonton over rival Calgary as the provincial capital.
The Edmonton and Calgary stations also began broadcasting a daily 30-minute magazine show, Your City, instead of a full-fledged newscast.
Citytv also airs The Quon Dynasty, a reality restaurant show based in Edmonton, AB.
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As of the end of the 2011 season only one member of the North American League has, in fact, played in the Northern League-the Edmonton Capitals ( the former Cracker-Cats ).
* Edmonton Cracker-Cats ( 2007 left to join Golden Baseball League, has since changed name to Edmonton Capitals )
The growth of the RPG / MMO Group as part of Electronic Arts in 2008 + has resulted in three additional studios being added to the BioWare Group outside BioWare's original home base in Edmonton.
Of these four teams, only Edmonton has avoided relocation and renaming ; the Nordiques became the Colorado Avalanche in 1995, the Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes in 1996, and the Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997.
Over his career, Stairs has played for six other minor league teams: The Indianapolis Indians ( Triple-A ) in 1992, the Ottawa Lynx ( Triple-A ) in 1993, the New Britain Red Sox ( Double-A ) in 1994, the Pawtucket Red Sox ( Triple-A ) in 1995, the Edmonton Trappers ( Triple-A ) in 1996 and a few rehab games for the Nashville Sounds ( Triple-A ) in 2003.
Edmonton has three publicly funded school boards ( districts ) that provide kindergarten and grades 1 – 12.
Also, since 1994, the Francophone minority community has had their own school board based in Edmonton, the Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2, which includes surrounding communities.
Edmonton has become one of Canada's major educational centres, with more than 60, 000 full time postsecondary students spread over several institutions and campuses ( total enrollment among the schools is over 170, 000, which includes students enrolled in multiple institutions ).
Edmonton has eight local broadcast television stations shown on basic cable TV or over-the-air.
Edmonton has two large-circulation daily newspapers, the Edmonton Journal and the Edmonton Sun.
Edmonton has four sister cities, with one American city listed by Sister Cities International.
The band has traveled to: Mexico, Edmonton, Chicago, Washington, D. C., Florida, Atlanta, St. Louis, Missouri, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Virginia Beach.
Telus has been a sponsor of Rogers Sportsnet's regional broadcasts of Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers games.
Today, Alberta has the largest number of elms unaffected by Dutch elm disease in the world ; many streets and parks in Edmonton and Calgary are still lined with healthy, mature trees.
The City of Edmonton has banned elm pruning from March 31 to October 1, since fresh pruning wounds will attract the beetles during the warmer months.
* Telus Field, home of the Edmonton Capitals has a-high green monster which boasts the record of never having a home run hit over it
It has served as home to several minor league baseball clubs, most recently the Edmonton Capitals of several different independent leagues ; its last affiliated tenant was the Edmonton Trappers, a AAA Pacific Coast League club.
In the new millennium, the league has given birth to four new expansion teams — the Vancouver Giants in 2001, the Everett Silvertips in 2003, the Chilliwack Bruins in 2005, and the Edmonton Oil Kings in 2007, as the Oilers have taken an interest in cultivating a junior team in the Alberta capital.
* The Merry Devil of Edmonton ( play )-anonymous ; has been attributed to William Shakespeare, Michael Drayton and others.
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