Category: Edmonton

Most customers pay about $43 per month for water usage on an average, single-family residential household bill. This does not include fixed fees or sewage charges. This amount may also fluctuate month-to-month, depending on how much water is used. What is the average water bill of a household? Cost of the Average Water Bill The […]

Wildfire smoke from neighbouring British Columbia is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility across much of Alberta, including the city of Edmonton, according to an advisory from Environment and Climate Change Canada. Where is all the smoke coming from Edmonton? The agency says smoke from wildfires near Lake Athabasca, in the northeast corner of […]

Edmonton averages about 425mm of precipitation per year, and the highest recent year was 1996 with 650mm. Montreal completely blows that away, averaging 1025mm per year, and the recent maximum was 1350mm in 2006. That is just overall precipitation, and we haven’t specifically looked at snow yet. Does Edmonton or Montreal have more snow? Montreal’s […]

Both cities do deal with cold climates. On record (google) Edmonton is the coldest by 1.6 degrees at 49.8 degrees Celsius. Winnipeg’s coldest was 47.8 degrees. Is Edmonton the coldest city in Canada? According to a new weather report from WX-Now, which tracks the world’s most extreme weather, Edmonton cracked the top 10 on a […]

Edmonton energy industry benefits from facts that: around 24700 industry workers are based in the region, 3d largest crude oil reserves in the world are found here, 97% of Canada’s total oil reserves are located here. Does Edmonton have oil? Conventional and non-conventional oil (including unprocessed bitumen and synthetic oil) production. Edmonton produced 3,422 m³ […]

In Alberta, cougar sightings have been confirmed across the entire province, although they are most common in the mountain and foothill regions. In recent years, sightings in the prairie, parkland and boreal regions have become more frequent. How do you tell if a cougar is in the area? If a cougar is in the area […]

In Edmonton, the living wage is now $21.40 an hour, an 18.23 per cent increase from $18.10 last year. Canmore’s and Fort McMurray’s living wages are $32.75 and $22.50 an hour, respectively. Lethbridge’s living wage is now $20.30 an hour. In comparison, the minimum wage in Alberta is $15 an hour. How much is Edmonton […]

The “City of Champions” moniker was developed in Edmonton as a result of the community’s response to a devastating tornado in 1987. Why was Edmonton known as the City of Champions? A tornado ripped through Edmonton. And as a heartbroken mayor Laurence Decore wiped tears away as he surveyed the damage, he coined a three-word […]

Turtle Island is a cultural awareness and anti-racism project in Edmonton, Alberta. Its volunteers guide and support businesses/organizations in their efforts to disrupt racism in their establishments. Why is Edmonton called Turtle Island? The name comes from various Indigenous oral histories that tell stories of a turtle that holds the world on its back. For […]

She and her new husband Prince Philip visited Calgary and Edmonton as part of a Canadian tour, drawing tens of thousands. Princess Elizabeth Avenue in Edmonton was named in honour of that visit. When did Queen Elizabeth visit Edmonton Alberta? The Queen toured Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, and finally Alberta. The Queen was accompanied by Prince Philip […]