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Downtown Edmonton is the central business district of Edmonton, Alberta. Located at the geographical centre of the city, the downtown area is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue and Rossdale Road to the south, and the North Saskatchewan River to the southeast.
Edmonton is home to Alberta Innovates, a provincially-funded applied research and development corporation based in Edmonton's Bell Tower. [198] Edmonton is the major economic centre for northern and central Alberta and a major centre for the oil and gas industry. As of 2014, the estimated value of major projects within the Edmonton Metropolitan ...
Previously, Facebook had its privacy settings spread out over 20 pages, and has now put all of its privacy settings on one page, which makes it more difficult for third-party apps to access the user's personal information. [199]
In 1974, the City Centre Place office tower (Oxford Tower) was completed within the larger Edmonton Centre development; TD Tower was added in 1976. [3] In 1978, Oxford Tower (now MNP Tower) and the Four Seasons Hotel (now Sandman Signature Edmonton) were built on the north edge of the site.
EPCOR Tower and CN Tower Winspear Centre is a major theatre and music centre in downtown Edmonton. Alberta Legislature Building; Art Gallery of Alberta (formerly Edmonton Art Gallery) Chinatown; Citadel Theatre; Edmonton City Hall; Edmonton Ski Club; EPCOR Tower (current tallest building in Edmonton by spire) Francis Winspear Centre for Music
In mid-2006, 11.9% of Edmonton's population were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13.7% in Canada. [27] The median age was 35.3 years of age, compared to 37.6 years of age for all of Canada. Also, according to the 2006 census, 50.5% of the population within the City of Edmonton were female, while 49.5% were male.
The McLeod Building during construction. Kenneth McLeod was a former Edmonton alderman, contractor and real estate speculator, who in 1912 announced the construction of the McLeod Building, which he claimed would be the tallest in the city, 25 ft (7.6 m) taller than the Tegler Building.
Edmonton House is a 45-storey building located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta. Opened as an apartment hotel, the building was re-branded into a hotel in 2006 before converting back in 2013. Opened as an apartment hotel, the building was re-branded into a hotel in 2006 before converting back in 2013.