Emergency Medicine Residents

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Emergency Medicine Residents Top Ten Guide to
Edmonton
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Welcome!

• Thanks for your interest in the U of A Emergency
  Medicine program. We have compiled a number of
  top ten lists to help you get a feel for life
  in Edmonton. Despite receiving the inappropriate
  label Deadmonton, and rumors of year long minus
  40 Celsius, there are a ton of great things to
  see and do in Albertas capital. Just take a
  look

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Outline

• Top Ten Must do/see
• Top 10 restaurants
• Top Ten Bars/clubs

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Top Ten Must do/see

• 1) Enjoy the River Valley located in the heart
  of Edmonton, it comprises the largest urban
  parkland system in North America. Run, bike,
  rollerblade, skate, ski, or golf through 150
  kilometers of maintained trails and parks along
  the North Saskatchewan River. Edmonton averages
  12.32 hour of sunlight a day, up to 17 hours per
  day in summer!
• 2) Go to a festival Edmonton is also known as
  the Festival City. Each year we are home to
  over 30 festivals ranging from the popular
  Fringe Theatre Festival to the Folk Music
  festival to the multicultural Heritage Days
  festival.

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Top Ten Must do/see

• 3) Go to a pro sports game in The City of
  Champions The Oilers and the Eskimos, what more
  to say? Edmonton is a great sports town and being
  at Rexall Place or Commonwealth Stadium are
  experiences you shouldnt miss.
• 4) Visit Elk Island National Park Camp, canoe,
  hike, or just hang out with the wild Buffalo,
  Moose, Elk, Deer or 250 bird species.
• 5) Go to the Rodeo! Edmonton plays host to the
  Canadian Finals Rodeo each year. Don't miss the
  wildly exciting entertainment, including bull
  riding, steer wrestling and saddle bronc riding
  shine up your belt buckle, grab your hat and
  check out your country side when you check in to
  Canadian Finals Rodeo. Okay, we didnt write
  that, in fact we stole it off the CFR
  website.but it is pretty funny!

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Top Ten Must do/see

• 6) Shop at West Edmonton Mall It isnt the
  biggest mall in the world anymore, and it is a
  bit sad that most of Canada thinks that all
  Edmonton has is a mall, but it is worth seeing.
  Where else can you buy a new outfit, lounge on
  the beach, eat lunch, ride a roller coaster or
  submarine, shoot a 9mm handgun (not that we
  condone violence), bungee jump, go dancing,
  pick-up and stay in a fancy hotel (not that we
  condone picking up at bars).
• 7) Enjoy the Arts Edmontons Jubilee Theatre is
  home to the Edmonton Opera, Royal Alberta Ballet,
  and numerous touring Broadway Musicals. The
  Windspear Theatre is a world-class venue housing
  the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and other musical
  performances.

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Top Ten Must do/see

• 8) Go to a garden The Muttart Conservatory is a
  great escape during the winter months. Visit the
  four glass pyramids and experience climates
  ranging from the arid dessert to a tropical
  island. The Devonian Botanical Gardens are
  maintained by the University of Alberta and
  showcase a large Japanese garden as well as a
  collection of native and alpine plants.
• 9) Take a trip back in time Visit Fort Edmonton
  Park. It is a living history museum that traces
  the growth and development of Edmonton through
  four historical periods. It was also the
  location used for Brad Pitts upcoming Jesse
  James movie.

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Top Ten Must do/see

• 10) Check out the Legislature Built in 1912,
  this architectural treasure has many interesting
  facts. The grounds are beautifully landscaped
  and are host to many cultural events.

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Top Ten Restaurants

• Edmonton has a ton of great restaurants serving
  up pretty much any flavour you want. This is a
  list of some of our favourites at many different
  price ranges and styles.
• 1) Hardware Grill considered by many Staff Docs
  to be the best restaurant in Edmonton. Taste
  Alberta style dishes in an historic building
  formerly used as, you guessed it, a hardware
  store.
• 2) New Asian Village great Indian food, super
  atmosphere with curtained booths.

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Top Ten Restaurants

• 3) Culina Canadian/ international
• 4) Dadeo Cajun/Southern food. Cool 1950s
  atmosphere. Great sweet potato pancakes
• 5) Koutoukis Greek, nice atmosphere
• 6) Best Alberta Beef Hys Steakhouse, The Keg
• 7) Best patios Hotel MacDonald, Riverside
  Bistro, Chilis, Joeys Southside

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Top Ten Restaurants

• 8) Best pub food Brewsters, OByrnes, The Druid
• 9) Best Romantic The Crêperie, Manor Café, Café
  De Ville
• 10) Best Coffee/Dessert Upper Crust (Sticky
  Toffee!), Block 1912, Marble Slab (Ice cream),
  Sugar Bowl

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Top Ten Watering Holes

• 1) Suede Lounge
• 2) Fluid Lounge
• 3) Joeys Southside/Jasper Ave
• 4) Sapphire Lounge
• 5) Hudsons
• 6) Obyrnes Pub
• 7) The Savoy
• 8) Four Rooms
• 9) The Billiard Club
• 10) The Iron Horse