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IT’S OFFICIAL: CITY NAMED CANADA’S CULTURAL CAPITAL Edmonton won that designation for good reason: It is absolutely bursting at the seams with arts and culture.
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Short commutes are just one selling point in Edmonton’s robust housing market.
44 PARLEZ-VOUS FRANÇAIS? (OR GERMAN? OR CHINESE?)
HEAD FOR THE GREATER OUTDOORS
In the Edmonton Public Schools, students must study a foreign language for a minimum of six years.
There’s no place like Greater Edmonton for people who love recreation.
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47 IT’S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Heil will try to repeat at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Thousands of international students are enrolled in Edmonton’s array of colleges and universities.
24 SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES Edmonton’s high per capita disposable income and low taxes attract thousands of newcomers each year.
HOME, SWIFT HOME
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NEW NAME, FRESH FACE When it opens in 2009, the Art Gallery of Alberta will be an artistic creation itself.
ON THE COVER Alberta Legislature Building Photo by Jeffrey S. Otto
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