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square miles of some of the most beautiful scenery
in western Canada, and offers great summer and
winter wilderness recreational fun. Enjoy adventure
tours, old-fashioned rodeos, heritage site camping
opportunities, fabulous fishing, golfing, hiking and
the city’s museum, located in the same building as the
Visitor Information Centre right off Hwy 11.
Red Deer
Location: Queen Elizabeth Highway 2; 146 km
(88 miles) north of Calgary; 150 km (90 miles)
south of Edmonton. Population: 98,585. Visitor
Information: Tourism Red Deer Information
Centre; 101-4200 Hwy 2, Red Deer, AB T4N
1E3; Phone: (403) 346-0180; Email: info@
tourismreddeer.com; Website: visitreddeer.com.
Red Deer County
Location: Red Deer County is located
approximately mid-way between Edmonton and
Calgary and is bisected by the Queen Elizabeth II Deep Sea Adventure, West Edmonton Mall
Highway. Visitor Information: www.rdcounty.ca photo by:
West Edmonton Mall
Ponoka
Location: Junction of Highways 2A and 53, Vegreville center full of open space areas including a public
approximately 50 km north of Red Deer and 9-hole golf course, beautiful parks and the scenic, 3.5
100 km south of Edmonton. Population: 7230. Location: Highway 16A (Yellowhead Highway); km “Crocus Trail” walking path with a trout-stocked
Visitor Information: Phone: (403) 783-6363; 100 km east of Edmonton. Population: 5,834. fish pond.
Email: town@ponoka.org; Website: www. Visitor Information: Tourist Information The town’s history began in 1904, when Edgerton
ponoka.ca; follow on Facebook and Twitter @ Centre 780-632-6800 or 780-632-3100. Email: Day purchased 12 townships (276,480 acres) of the
TownofPonoka. vegtown@vegreville.com; Website: www. “Kentucky Blue Grass Region of the West” from the
vegreville.com. Canadian Pacific Railway for $750,000. The land
Edmonton included the present day sites of Daysland, and nearby
Location: On Yellowhead Highway 16 and JCT. YELLOWHEAD HWY 16 EAST Strome and Killam to the east. Mr. Day was the first
Highway 2; 294 km (176 miles) north of & HWY 36 SOUTH - VEGREVILLE TO VIKING mayor of the Village of Daysland (1905) and the
Calgary, 362 km (217 miles) east of Jasper. Town of Daysland (1907). Daysland’s major industry
Population: approximately 1,000,000. Visitor continues to be providing services to the progressive
Information: Gateway Park Visitor Information Viking farmers of Flagstaff County.
Centre, located at the south entrance to the Location: In central Alberta at the intersection Visitors are warmly invited to join the town for any
city on Highway 2, or the Downtown Visitor of Hwy 14 (Poundmaker Trail) and Hwy 36 of the many cultural programs, which are held on a
Information Centre at 9990 Jasper Avenue in (Veterans Memorial Highway) south from frequent and seasonal basis. Volunteer groups work
the historic World Trade Centre; Phone: (780) Yellowhead Hwy 16, approximately 120 km to enrich community life with a variety of activities,
496-8400; Toll Free: (800) 463-4667; Website: (70 miles) east of Edmonton. Population: 1040. including the community theatre organization, an
www.edmonton.com and www.festivalcity.ca Visitor Information: Website: viking,ca; Phone historical society, the agricultural society and various
(780) 336-3466.
Located in the =valley of the North Saskatchewan
River, Edmonton is a city of uncommon variety and Beaver County
beauty. The valley forms Canada’s largest urban park, Location: 30 minute drive east of the city of
providing hundreds of kilometers of maintained trails Edmonton, serviced by Highways 14 and 36.
and facilities for year-round recreation. Population: 5700. Visitor Information Website:
Known as Canada’s Festival City, Edmonton loves beaver.ab.ca
to celebrate, hosting over thirty festivals throughout
the year. From the summertime blitz of music, theatre
and culture festivals to Canadian Finals Rodeo in the HWY 13 VIA HWY 2
fall and the Birkebeiner ski festival in the winter, EDMONTON TO CAMROSE
the celebrations never cease. Partake in the gold
rush fever of 1898 uring Klondike Days every July, Camrose
and celebrate Edmonton’s ethnic origins during the
Heritage Festival in August. Location: East central Alberta, 100 km southeast
Edmonton also enjoys a bustling arts and culture of Edmonton on Highway 13, which connects to
scene. From Shakespeare and chamber music to the Highway 2 Edmonton to Calgary corridor
experimental jazz and the Art Gallery of Alberta’s 60 km to the west. Population: 15,600. Visitor
international and provincial collection, Edmonton’s Information: Bill Fowler Centre 5402-48th
music, art and theatre scene is lively and diverse. Ave; City of Camrose 5204-50 Ave. Camrose,
Known as the Greatest Indoor Show on Earth, the AB T4V 0S8; Phone: (780) 672-4426; Website:
5.2 million square foot West Edmonton Mall is home www.camrose.ca.
to the world’s largest indoor amusement park and
more than 800 shops and services. HWY 28
Museum and history buffs will delight in the Royal NORTHEAST FROM EDMONTON
Alberta Museum, one of Canada’s most popular.
Daysland
YELLOWHEAD HWY 16 EAST
Location: On Hwy 13; 40 km (24 miles)
Bruderheim southeast of Camrose. Population: 824. Visitor
Information: Town of Daysland, Phone: (780)
Location: Approximately 47 km (29 mi) northeast of 374-3767; Email: info@daysland.ca; Website:
Edmonton, just north of the junction of Highways 15 www.daysland.ca
and 45. Population: 1348. Visitor Information: www.
bruderheim.ca. Daysland is a lovely and culturally rich agricultural
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