The city of Edmonton has a lot of golf courses located along the valley of the river. This a retreat for the sport lovers. The city experiences long morning hours. Thus it can provide you a good game of golf extending well into the evening. These parks, courses and other sporting arenas have become a winter recreation for the inhabitants as well as the visitors. Cross country skiing is a popular winter sport in Edmonton city. There are four downhill slopes along the river valleys as well. Two of these slopes are within the city while two are located outside.
Let us now take a look at the neighbourhood of Edmonton city. Under this context, the topic that immediately comes to mind is the downtown core. Edmonton city has many district neighbourhoods. Downtown Edmonton comprises the commercial core, the arts district, Rice Howard Way pedestrian Mall, McKay Avenue, jasper west, the warehouse district and the Grandin neighbourhood.
Edmonton also has many city neighbourhoods radiating from the core part. These include Oliver, Glenora, Westmount, Queen Mary Park, Inglewood, Central McDougall, Boyle Street, Alberta Avenue and Norwood. These places lie on the north of the river. The south of the river is lined by Windsor Park, Garneau, Old Strathcona and Bonnie Doon.
Edmonton being a large city, gives way to a lot of suburbs. One of the most famous places within the Anthony Hendav Drive is Mill Woods. This place has a population of 100,000. If Mill Woods be a separate individual establishment, then it would have been Canada’s third largest city following Calgary and Edmonton. Other well known communities include the Riverbend. This is located between the North Saskatchewan River and the Whitemund creek. There are many other well known communities as well. Some of these are Aspen Gardens, Westbrook Estates, Royal Gardens, Sweet Grass, Blue Quill, Blue Quill Estates, Greenfield, Lansdowne and Grandview Estates. The main transporting centre for these suburbs is the Southgate Transit Centre. There are newer communities that have developed around the century park like the Twin Brooks and the Yellowbird. Communities like Summerside, McEwan, Terwillegar, Southbrook and Rutherford are still in the formative stage.
Thus we see that Edmonton city is pretty much a thriving city. To top it all, several transit oriented developments are now appearing along the LRT line at Clareview. In this context, we should also take a close look at the metropolitan area of Edmonton city. Edmonton is located at the heart of a metropolitan area that houses 25 independent municipalities. The larger of these communities are Sherwood Park, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Nisku, Beaumont, Devon and Morinville. This is definitely an example of large scale fragmentation. Thus for people who aspire to settle down in Edmonton city, it should be pretty encouraging. For the visitors, it is pretty clear that Edmonton is a flourishing city and has all resources that one requires while travelling outside.