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Collectively, these parks form the largest municipally-operated urban park and the largest contiguous area of urban parkland in the country. [16] [17] The park system encompasses over 7,300 hectares (18,000 acres) of land. [10] Several municipal parks and Strathcona Science Provincial Park form the North Saskatchewan River valley parks system.
The beginnings of the trail started in 1967 with Fred Dorward, the trail's founder, pitching the idea to the Oil Capital Kiwanis group who provided funding and support. . Other people and organizations involved at this time were the Edmonton Regional Planning Commission, Edmonton Parks and Recreation, the Alberta Department of Youth, Alberta Public Works, the Canadian Hostelling Association ...
Highway 28 is a 293-kilometre (182 mi) highway in north-central Alberta, Canada that connects Edmonton to Cold Lake.It begins at Yellowhead Trail in Edmonton as 97 Street NW, running through the city's north suburbs before entering Sturgeon County and passing CFB Edmonton.
Highway 63 is the main route through Fort McMurray, seen here near Prairie Loop Blvd and the Hangingstone River crossing. Highway 63 is a 434-kilometre (270 mi) highway in northern Alberta, Canada that connects the Athabasca oil sands and Fort McMurray to Edmonton via Highway 28.
It takes the name Maskêkosihk Trail (/ m ʌ s ˈ k eɪ ɡ oʊ s iː /) as it enters Edmonton at 215 Street/Winterburn Road, before terminating at Anthony Henday Drive. [1] Portions of 23 Avenue and 184 Street NW between Winterburn Road and Anthony Henday Drive were renamed Maskêkosihk Trail in February 2016 to honour Cree heritage.
In Edmonton, the most southerly portion of the route is named Fort Road, followed by Manning Drive to the north, a developing freeway. Highway 15 is designated as a core route of Canada's National Highway System , between Highway 16 and the intersection with Highway 28A within Edmonton and is part of the Edmonton- Fort McMurray corridor.
The ravine was once home to part of the Edmonton, Yukon & Pacific Railway line. The line ran from the Canadian Pacific line (the Calgary & Edmonton Railway) at about 67 Avenue, across 99 Street and down into Mill Creek ravine. The rail-line went down through the ravine and across the Low Level Bridge, built in 1900.
Highway 29 is a 153-kilometre (95 mi) highway in east–central Alberta, Canada that connects Highway 15 near Lamont to Highway 41 north of Elk Point.It runs mostly west to east across aspen parkland through Hairy Hill, turning north through Duvernay, Brosseau, Foisy, St. Brides, and east to St. Paul before ending at Highway 41 approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Elk Point, concurrent with ...