Midland Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta , Canada .
68-641: Once the site of the Midland Coal Mine, it was designated as a provincial park on June 5, 1979. It now hosts the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology . It is located 6 km west of Drumheller on Highway 838 ( North Dinosaur Trail ). Activities in the park include canoeing , kayaking , fishing , wildlife viewing and hiking through willows and cottonwoods along the Red Deer River . Points of interest are fossil beds,
136-535: A Tyrannosaurus , including Black Beauty , the fourteenth-most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus in the world. Fossils in Focus is an exhibit that typically displays specimens of interest for the museum's research program. Triassic Giants is an exhibit dedicated to Elizabeth Nicholls, the museum's former curator of marine reptiles, and houses a specimen of a Shonisaurus , the world's largest marine reptile. Along with exhibits that are primarily concerned with
204-651: A community hall located at 100 Avenue and 103 Street. The Edmonton Oilers 's home arena, Rogers Place , is located in the north central part of downtown where it anchors the Ice District mixed-used development for sports and entertainment. The arts district is in the eastern part of the core with many award winning institutions like the Francis Winspear Centre for Music (home of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra ) and
272-558: A diorama of an Albertosaurus pack inspired by 22 specimens found in a bonebed in Alberta, as an homage to Joseph Tyrrell, who first discovered the dinosaur. Several exhibits are also organized by locale, or focused on a specific fossil-bearing deposit , such as the Burgess Shale exhibit. The Grounds for Discovery exhibit displays specimens found from commercial and industrial digs. The world's most well-preserved thyreophora
340-570: A large portion of its staff, was spun-off in 1981 in preparation for the opening of the new museum. The staff of the future palaeontology museum worked in a temporary office space in downtown Edmonton until 1982, when they were relocated to another temporary office, laboratory, and workshop in Drumheller. Prior to opening, the museum's informal working name was the Palaeontological Museum and Research Institute , although it
408-512: A mandate to document and analyze geological and palaeontological history. During the late 1970s, the government of Alberta began to consider building within, or adjacent to Dinosaur Provincial Park . In 1981, the provincial government formally announced plans to build a palaeontology museum. However, the museum was built in Midland Provincial Park near Drumheller , as opposed to Dinosaur Provincial Park. The construction of
476-572: A mine site and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. Following a two-day halt in operations due to overproduction, 237 miners resumed work at the Midland Provincial Park mine. At around 9:40 a.m., three blasts from the mine whistle alerted nearby residents to an emergency. The explosions were likely triggered by a spark, which could have been caused by a rock fall, a lamp flare, a short in an electric cable, or
544-582: A new underground parking structure. Transit service is provided by the Government Centre Transit Centre located near the Federal Building and by Government Centre station located just to the west. Jasper Avenue is the city's "main street". It starts at 77 Street in the east, running south west along the south edge of Boyle Street until it reaches the downtown core. It then runs due west through downtown and
612-611: A number of research collaborations with other institutions, including the Geological Survey of Canada, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology , other museums in North America, and universities based in Alberta. Many of the museum's research projects are based in Alberta, although it has conducted research projects out of the province. As of 2015, the museum has participated in 10 collaborative, and externally-funded research projects outside of Alberta,
680-485: A number of shops. Also in the late 1990s (after the malls became one), the mall received a makeover itself. Edmonton Transit System 's light rail system runs beneath the downtown core, with one station at Churchill Square ( Churchill LRT Station ), three stations along Jasper Avenue ( Central , Bay/Enterprise Square , and Corona ) and next to the Legislature ( Government Centre ). From Government Centre station,
748-404: A palaeontological research group, as well as a rotating roster of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. Palaeontological technicians of the museum assist, or oversee fieldwork operations; as well as prepare fossils for exhibits, or research. In 2015, the museum's group of palaeontological technicians had collectively over 150 years of cumulative experience. Although formally not employed for
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#1732780115302816-408: A prohibited cigarette. This spark ignited methane gas, which stirred up coal dust, leading to further blasts throughout the mine's tunnels. Of the 237 miners that had entered the mine that morning, only 46 emerged. In addition to the initial explosions, the resultant lack of oxygen and the rise in poisonous carbon dioxide gas, known as "blackdamp" or "afterdamp," posed significant threats. The force of
884-522: A way to better connect Churchill Square with the fountains and some festivities on the plaza at City Hall. Government Centre is an informal district located at the southwest corner of the downtown core and is the home of the Alberta provincial government . The most notable feature of this part of downtown is the Alberta Legislature Building and its surrounding parks, fountains, and gardens. An underground pedway system connects
952-462: Is a two part shopping mall with over 170 services on 102 Avenue. It is anchored by Sport Chek , Winners and Landmark Cinemas . It has four office towers (using the mall as a podium), plus a Delta hotel. When Edmonton Centre and the Eaton Centre became one in the late 1990s after the demise of Eaton's, a newer and larger pedestrian skyway was built to connect the two malls which also contains
1020-536: Is an important historical building located in downtown Edmonton. Named for Dr. William Morrison MacKay, a doctor with the Hudson's Bay Company and Alberta's first doctor. Construction began in 1904 when the cornerstone was laid by the Governor General of Canada , Lord Minto . The building was named a provincial historic resource in 1976. Due to declining enrollments, the school was closed in 1983. Today,
1088-539: Is located between 101 and 104 Street to 103 and 106 Avenue. It is a $ 2.5 billion mixed-use sports and entertainment district being developed on 10 hectares (25 acres; 120,000 sq yd) of land in Downtown. When completed it will be Canada’s largest mixed use and entertainment district. A new arena named Rogers Place , for the Edmonton Oilers , was approved in early 2013 and construction of
1156-529: Is located on North Dinosaur Trail at Midland Provincial Park, in Drumheller, Alberta. The area which the museum occupies is situated in the middle of the fossil-bearing strata of the Late Cretaceous Horseshoe Canyon Formation . The Badlands Interpretive Trail is a 1.4-kilometre (0.87 mi) hiking trail northeast to the museum building, and is used extensively by the museum public and school programs. The building
1224-408: Is one of the major retail, living, commercial, and entertainment districts of the city. Rice Howard Way comprises 100A Street between Jasper Avenue and 102 Avenue and 101A Avenue between 100 Street and 101 Street. The portion of 101A Avenue between 100A Street and 101 Street was closed to traffic, making it an open-air pedestrian walkway. The rest of Rice Howard Way
1292-484: Is open to vehicular traffic. Rice Howard Way has a few prominent office towers like Rice Howard Place and some restaurants. Rice Howard Way's southern edge (100A Street at Jasper Avenue) has an entrance to the Central LRT Station . The Warehouse District is located between Jasper Avenue and 104 Avenue and between 103 Street and 109 Street. During the first decade of the 20th century,
1360-468: Is situated within a 12,500-square-metre-building (135,000 sq ft) designed by BCW Architects at Midland Provincial Park . Efforts to establish a palaeontology museum were announced by the provincial government in 1981, with the palaeontology program of the Provincial Museum of Alberta spun-off to help facilitate the creation of a palaeontology museum. After four years of preparation,
1428-604: Is situated within the Grounds for Discovery exhibit, a fossil of a Borealopelta found by oil sand workers at the Athabasca oil sands . Other exhibits that display specimens from the museum's fossil collection includes the Dinosaur Hall, Fossils in Focus, and Triassic Giants. Dinosaur Hall houses over thirty mounted dinosaur skeletons including specimens of an Albertosaurus , Camarasaurus , Triceratops , and
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#17327801153021496-595: Is the heart of the Arts District. The square plays host to a large majority of festivals and events in Greater Edmonton . It is bordered on the north by 102A Avenue, on the west by 100 Street, on the south by 102 Avenue (Harbin Road) and on the east by Rue Hull (99) Street. In 2009, the portion of 102A Avenue that cut Churchill Square off from Edmonton's City Hall has been closed off to vehicular traffic as
1564-622: The China-Canada Dinosaur Project , the institution's first collaborative, out-of-province research project. The collaborative effort marked the first meaningful collaboration between Chinese and western palaeontologists since the Chinese Communist Revolution . On 28 June 1990, the museum was renamed the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, after it was bestowed the title royal by Queen Elizabeth II . The museum's volunteer support group ,
1632-580: The Citadel Theatre . Edmonton City Hall is also located here with all these buildings facing onto Sir Winston Churchill Square. It is also the site of the new Art Gallery of Alberta , which opened in early 2010, and the Stanley A. Milner Library , Edmonton Public Library's main branch. Churchill Square (Officially "Sir Winston Churchill Square") is the main downtown square in Edmonton , and
1700-541: The Hotel Macdonald ) and some of Edmonton's tallest office towers , including Canadian Western Bank Place and Rice Howard Place ; however, the presence of the former limits that of the latter, and many tall buildings are found just off Jasper where land is easier to obtain. Together with help from nearby streets like 100 Avenue, 104 Street, 101 Street, and 102 Avenue, the Jasper West area (west of 97 Street)
1768-516: The Hudson's Bay Company began selling its land holdings in this area, and businesses were quick to move in. Between 1909 and 1914, no fewer than two dozen warehouses were constructed. In the later part of the century, warehouses closed and the buildings were redeveloped into commercial enterprises. In 1970s and 1980s, the Gay Alliance Toward Equality (GATE) had its location on 104th Street where they provided services to
1836-615: The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), opened in 2015. A third line, the Valley Line , connects downtown to Mill Woods , and as of 2024 , the Valley Line's west phase is under construction. The Edmonton Pedway is a pedestrian skywalk system that consists of bridges and tunnels connecting various buildings and LRT stations in the downtown area. A heritage streetcar line operates during
1904-600: The Palaeocene of Alberta, the Palaeozoic of the Canadian Arctic , and in the Palaeozoic, Triassic , and Early Cretaceous of British Columbia. Besides fieldwork, the museum has also acquired items for its collection through a variety of other means, including donations, exchanges, purchases, salvage operations of industrial excavations, and from palaeontologists archiving their works at the museum. Most of
1972-603: The Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology was opened in September 1985. The museum was later renamed the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in June 1990, following its bestowal of the title "royal" from Queen Elizabeth II . The museum's building was expanded twice in the 21st century. The first expansion was designed by BCW Architects, and was completed in 2003; while the second expansion was designed by Kasian Architecture, and
2040-469: The 2017–2020 phase. Station Lands will be a multi-use development in downtown Edmonton. It is being built in a 9.15-acre (37,030 m ) site north of CN Tower once occupied by the old Canadian National rail yard . Expected to be completed in 2019 to 2022, it will include four high-rise towers, a multi-story public plaza, and podium space. There will be 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m ) of office, retail, hotel, and residential space. The total cost of
2108-528: The Drumheller area, where members of the public participate in bonebed excavation. The museum has a suite of distance learning programs, providing educational programming to students. The museum operates a casting and molding program where it creates replicas of specimens from its own collections, providing them for use to other museums. The museum research program has a broad mandate to document and analyze geological and palaeontological history, with reference to Alberta. The museum's research program includes
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2176-656: The LRT continues south over the North Saskatchewan River to three University of Alberta stations ( University , Health Sciences , and South Campus ), as a part of the South extension . From Churchill Station, the LRT travels northeast towards Commonwealth Stadium and Northlands Coliseum . A second LRT line, the Metro Line , connecting to MacEwan University , Royal Alexandra Hospital , Kingsway Mall , and
2244-646: The Legislature to several of the surrounding buildings, including the historic Bowker Building and the Frederick W. Haultain Building. Federal government offices were housed in the Federal Building at the north-east corner of Government Centre until they relocated to Canada Place , located at the east edge of downtown, in the 1980s. The Federal Building is undergoing a $ 356 million renovation due to be completed in 2015 for provincial government offices and
2312-624: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Cooperating Society, was formed in 1993, and helps fund museum-sanctioned research projects, publications, postdoctoral fellowships, and other museum-centred events. In 2003, the museum completed its first major expansion to its building, the ATCO Tyrrell Learning Centre annex. Plans to expand the museum's building again were underway as early as 2013, although the museum did not announce its plans to expand
2380-467: The approximate total area of the museum building to 12,500 square metres (135,000 sq ft). The original building was designed by the Calgary -based BCW Architects, with Doug Craig as the lead architect. Although the design was largely left to Craig, he was given a list of 27 architectural requirements from the museum's director. Several of these requirements included the necessity to harmonize
2448-621: The arena started in March 2014. It was named Rogers Place in December 2013 with an agreement from Rogers Communications for 10-year naming rights deal. It opened in September 2016. Phase One started after the Ice District announcement 2014–2016. It has A new Office tower, and attractions along with Rogers Place. Edmonton Tower , Winter Garden, and Grand Villa Casino Edmonton , are expected to open in 2016. The MacEwan LRT Station
2516-631: The building has a new lease on life, and is the home of the Edmonton Public School Board Archives and Museum. In addition to its educational role, the building was also used by the Alberta Legislature during 1906 and 1907, when the legislature's first two sittings were held here. The 1881 Schoolhouse, an older wood frame building and Edmonton's oldest school, is located on the same site. Edmonton City Centre (formerly Eaton Centre and Edmonton Centre)
2584-488: The building with the surrounding badlands , make the entrance easy to locate by routing the driveway to pass the front of the building, and providing adequate space for visitors' eyes to adjust from the light outside and inside the building. The main structure includes several galleries with interactive displays, a cafeteria, gift shop, and a theatre. The museum's main lobby features a mural made of ten 1.2-by-2.4-metre (4 by 8 ft) ceramic panels; titled The Story of Life ,
2652-470: The collection are placed on display in the museum's exhibits. Approximately half of these items are fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. The majority of these fossils originate from Alberta, with approximately 85 per cent of the fossils from the province being collected from the museum's fieldwork. In addition to the Cretaceous fossils of Alberta, the museum also holds a number of fossils from
2720-597: The construction of the Fox Towers condo complex at the northwest corner of 104 Street and 102 Avenue underway. In 2016, Michael Phair Park , located in the Warehouse District was named after former City Councillor Michael Phair , in celebration of his political career, and community advocacy, as well as in acknowledgment of his many contributions to the LGBTQ2S+ community. The Ice District
2788-459: The curved Birks building as the entrance to 104 Street at Jasper Avenue, serving the residential population until its closure in 2014. 104 Street (in between Jasper Avenue and 104 Avenue) is the main street in the Warehouse District and features shops, restaurants, cafes and a variety of services. The area is also known for lofts in old warehouses. The street is very dense, and has seen new projects completed in 2009 and 2010 ( Icon I and II ) with
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2856-559: The downtown core on McDonald Drive. The University of Alberta has redeveloped the site of the Bay building on Jasper Avenue between 102 Street and 103 Street as Enterprise Square (2008). "The building will house TEC Edmonton, a jointly operated research commercialization centre presently located in the U of A's Research Transition Facility." The opening of Enterprise Square marks the University's 100th Anniversary and first presence north of
2924-494: The downtown core. The largest of these is MacEwan University whose City Centre Campus is located along the northern edge of the downtown core between 105 Street and 112 Street, and between 104 Avenue and 105 Avenue. This site used to be part of an old Canadian National rail yard that started redevelopment in the 1990s. MacEwan University also operates the Alberta College Campus located near the southern edge of
2992-543: The exhibition of specimens and dioramas, the museum also has two exhibits related on palaeontology, Foundations , and Preparation Lab ; the latter exhibit allowing visitors to watch technicians as they prepare fossils for exhibits or research. Other exhibits in the museum includes the Cretaceous Garden, which is designed to mimic the Albertan environment during the Cretaceous era by planting living relatives of
3060-495: The explosions also had above-ground impacts, including the destruction of a 20 cm (8 in.) thick concrete wall of the hoist house. Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology ( RTMP ; often referred to as the Royal Tyrrell Museum ) is a palaeontology museum and research facility in Drumheller , Alberta , Canada. The museum was named in honour of Joseph Burr Tyrrell , and
3128-487: The first being the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project in 1985. As of 2015, these collaborative, out-of-province research projects has resulted in over 75 research publications. Downtown Edmonton 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
3196-555: The geology, and fossils of Midland Provincial Park, Dinosaur Provincial Park, and other areas in the province. The museum has maintained a 500-square-metre (5,400 sq ft) permanent field station at Dinosaur Provincial Park since 1987. Other areas in Canada where the museum's research program has conducted fieldwork includes British Columbia, the Canadian Arctic, Manitoba , and Saskatchewan . The museum has conducted
3264-400: The items in the exhibit. Several artistic works by Vladimir Krb are also exhibited in the museum's exhibits. A number of these exhibits are organized by geologic eras , displaying specimens and dioramas from those periods. These exhibits includes Cenozoic Gallery, Cretaceous Alberta, Cretaceous Garden, Palaeozoic Era, and Terrestrial Palaeozoic. The Cretaceous Alberta exhibit features
3332-527: The local community and acted in a political advocacy role. The street was also host in the same period to the Flashback club, a gay bar that is being featured in an upcoming film. In the late 1990s lofts were created in these former warehouses. In recent years, the area has seen a revival, with new lofts and condos being constructed or proposed, along with many designer shops. The area also included Canada's first urban format Sobey's Fresh Market, flanking
3400-445: The mural was crafted by Lorraine Malach . The museum contracted BCW Architects again to help design the ATCO Tyrrell Learning Centre, a 1,485-square-metre-annex (15,980 sq ft) to the main museum. The ATCO Tyrrell Learning Centre was completed in 2003 and included several classrooms with distance learning technology to allows researchers to remotely connect with field sites, and a laboratory. The ATCO Tyrrell Learning Centre
3468-404: The museum building until 2016. The expansion plan saw the construction of a learning lounge annex, that increased the building's size by an additional 1,300 square metres (14,000 sq ft). The learning lounge annex was created in response to the feedback received from the museum, which requested more hands-on exhibits and activities at the museum. The expansion for the museum was funded by
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#17327801153023536-486: The museum formed a part of a larger initiative from premier Peter Lougheed , to establish a network of provincially-operated museums and interpretive centres in select small towns and rural areas throughout Alberta. The provincial government had allocated C$ 30 million to build the museum. The development of the museum was largely led by the institution's first director, David Baird. The Provincial Museum of Alberta 's palaeontology program, including its collection, and
3604-406: The museum with the largest fossil collection in Canada. As of November 2021, the museum's collection holds five Guinness World Records due to its unique collection of fossils; including the best-preserved Borealopelta , and a Albertonectes fossil that has the longest neck recorded. Items from the collection are either used for research, or for museum exhibits. Approximately 0.5 per cent of
3672-407: The neighbourhood of Oliver until it reaches 125 Street. Jasper Avenue is a major public transit route as several of Edmonton's busiest bus routes travel along it. The LRT travels underneath Jasper Avenue between 99 and 110 Streets. Jasper Avenue has no street number but sits where 101 Avenue would otherwise be. Jasper Avenue is home to many of Edmonton's oldest heritage buildings (for example
3740-549: The north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue and Rossdale Road to the south, and the North Saskatchewan River to the southeast. Surrounding neighbourhoods include Oliver to the west, Queen Mary Park , Central McDougall and McCauley to the north, Boyle Street and Riverdale to the east, and Rossdale to the south. The residents of Downtown Edmonton are represented by the Downtown Edmonton Community League , established in 1999, which runs
3808-574: The project is estimated to be CA$ 240 million . On December 7, 2007, it was announced that EPCOR Utilities Inc. has entered into a 20-year lease to become the anchor tenant of Tower A (renamed EPCOR Tower ), a commercial office tower that was completed in 2011. As of the 2019 Edmonton Municipal Census, there were 12,423 people living in Downtown Edmonton. As of 2016, there were approximately 92,735 jobs in Downtown Edmonton. There are several institutions providing educational opportunities in
3876-412: The provincial and federal governments, costing approximately C$ 9.3 million. The provincial government provided C$ 5.7 million, while the remaining C$ 3.5 million was provided by the federal government. The expansion marks the first time the museum's received cultural infrastructure funding from the federal government. The learning lounge annex was formally opened to the public on 28 June 2019. The museum
3944-399: The purposes of research, palaeontological technicians have performed independent, or collaborative research projects at the museum in the past. The majority of the research papers authored by members of the museum's research program is devoted to vertebrates , with its members having published less than 40 papers on macro plants, palynomorphs , and invertebrates as of 2015. Findings from
4012-414: The research program are regularly incorporated into the museum's exhibits, and educational outreach programs. The museum's research team was initially founded in the early 1980s, and was initially tasked with searching for specimens for the museum's exhibits and collections. After the demand for exhibit-quality specimens was met, the museum's researchers were reoriented towards documenting and interpreting
4080-435: The river since it was founded in 1908. Enterprise Square also houses the University's Alumni Services, Faculty of Extension programs, and a U of A Bookstore. The Edmonton Public School Board operates a high school, Centre High, in the redeveloped Boardwalk and Revolution buildings. NorQuest College is located between 107 Street and 108 Street at 102 Avenue and provides upgrading and diploma services. McKay Avenue School
4148-465: The specimens that were purchased were acquired in the early 1980s, when the institution was provided a large acquisition budget in preparation for its opening. Approximately 3,000 specimens are added to the collection annually. Guided tours of the surrounding Midland Provincial Park are offered by the museum staff. The museum also operate several outreach programs, providing students hands-on field training, and conducting several "pay-to-dig" programs in
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#17327801153024216-513: The vegetation that grew in Alberta during that era. Opened in 2019, the Learning Lounge is the museum's newest exhibit, and serves as the museum's interactive and hands-on exhibit, and includes a bronze statue of an Albertosaurus , and interactive displays on how dinosaurs ate, moved, and interacted with other organisms. As of 2020, the museum's collection held over 350 holotypes , and approximately 160,000 cataloged fossils; providing
4284-559: Was changed by Baird to the Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, in honour of Joseph Tyrrell , a geologist of the Geological Survey of Canada . Tyrrell accidentally discovered the first reported dinosaur fossil at the Red Deer River valley, while searching for coal seams in 1884. The Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology was opened to the public on 25 September 1985. In the same year, the museum announced its participation
4352-413: Was completed in 2019. The museum's personal collection includes over 160,000 cataloged fossils, consisting of over 350 holotypes , providing the museum with the largest collection of fossils in Canada. The museum displays approximately 800 fossils from its collection in its museum exhibits. In addition to exhibits, the museum's fossil collection are also used by the museum's research program, which carries
4420-593: Was contracted to build the learning lounge expansion. The expansion saw the Distance Learning Studio and accessible washrooms enlarged, as well as the creation of additional classrooms, laboratory spaces, an interactive learning lounge and rest area, and other multipurpose rooms. As of 2020, the museum building houses thirteen exhibits that display approximately 800 fossils on permanent display. Audio-visual, interactive computers, and video programs and displays typically provide relevant information on
4488-428: Was designed to accommodate students from elementary to post-secondary levels of education. In 2019, the museum completed construction of a learning lounge, adding approximately 1,300 square metres (14,000 sq ft) to the main building. The learning lounge expansion was designed by Kasian Architecture, along with the museum, and the government of Alberta. LEAR Construction, a Calgary-based construction firm,
4556-558: Was designed to function as a museum, and as a laboratory/research facility. The original structure was completed in 1985, and was expanded twice in the 21st century. The original structure and its first expansion has a total area of 11,200 square metres (121,000 sq ft) of space. The original structure, with its first expansion holds approximately 4,400 square metres (47,000 sq ft) worth of exhibit space. The building's second expansion annex comprise approximately 1,300 square metres (14,000 sq ft) of space, bringing
4624-487: Was opened in September 2015. The next Phase X will is from 2017–2020. This includes Stantec Tower , and the JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District & Residences expected to open in 2018. Other projects include; A public plaza, future residences, and retail attractions, such as a Rexall pharmacy, Cineplex UltraAVX & VIP Cinemas , and grocery shopping centres. Opening throughout
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