American Express -- The office at 10180 101st St., at 102nd Avenue (tel. 780/421-0608; LRT: Corona), is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Area Code -- Edmonton's area code is tel. 780.
Doctors -- If you need nonemergency medical care while in Edmonton, check the phone book for the closest branch of Medicentre, which offers walk-in medical services daily.
Emergency -- For fire, medical, or crime emergencies, dial tel. 911.
Hospitals -- The closest hospital with emergency service to downtown Edmonton is the Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Ave. (tel. 780/477-4111; bus: 9)
Newspapers -- The Edmonton Journal (www.edmontonjournal.com) and Edmonton Sun (www.fyiedmonton.com/htdocs/edmsun.shtml) are the local daily papers. Arts, entertainment, and nightlife listings can be found in the weekly See (www.seemagazine.com).
Pharmacies -- Shoppers Drug Mart has more than a dozen locations in Edmonton, most open until midnight. One central location is 8210 109th St. (tel. 780/433-2424; bus: 6).
Post Office -- The main post office is at 103A Avenue and 99th Street (LRT: Churchill).
Time -- Edmonton is on Mountain Time, the same as Calgary and Denver, and it observes daylight saving time.
Edmonton Travel Experiences
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Warburg, Alberta
After having breakfast with Martin & Agnes we headed for Warburg to visit with Fred & Eva (Dave's sister & husband). We... Continue reading »
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Worlds Largest Mall
Edmonton is home to the world’s officially largest mall. It has an aquarium with daily dolphin shows, an underwater submarine, a theme pa... Continue reading »
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Elk Island National Park
After a light day on Friday and a great Alberta beef steak dinner, I drove out to Elk Island to see the bison on Saturday. I got th... Continue reading »
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Shots and shopping
We finally finished up our course of shots, now we're all set against whatever might attack us on our trip. For those of you counti... Continue reading »
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Oilers vs. Ducks
Everything worked out well. I was a little worried about being tired and the timing because I wasn't able to fly until game day.&nb... Continue reading »
Popular Edmonton Hotels
- Matrix Hotel
- The Westin Edmonton
- METTERRA HOTEL ON WHYTE
- The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
- Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel
- Courtyard by Marriott Edmonton
- Holiday Inn Express Suites Sherwood
- Hilton Garden Inn West Edmonton
- Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe
- Eastglen Inn
Popular Edmonton Things to Do
- Sanctuary Curio Shoppe
- William Hawrelak Park
- Galaxyland
- Elk Island National Park
- Crankpots Ceramic Studio
- Muttart Conservatory
- West Edmonton Mall
- Edmonton's Capital EX
- Pacesetter Ski Shoppes
- Elephants Never Forget Etc.
Popular Edmonton Restaurants
- Bul Go Gi House
- Manor Cafe (The)
- Continental Treat
- Chianti
- Hardware Grill
- Characters
- Ronde (La)
- Haweli
- Khazana
- Oriental Veggie House
