City of Edmonton

The City of Edmonton is a multi-faceted organization where employees are service orientated. The team works collaboratively to achieve organizational goals.

City of Edmonton employees are passionate about their work! Employees are supported by their leadership and co-workers to achieve their goals and are recognized for their efforts.

Employees also have access to training and development opportunities, along with tools and information allowing them to work effectively and efficiently. Numerous programs, technologies and initiatives have been implemented to support employees in this dynamic workplace.

Stories about Working in Edmonton

  • The Old Timers Take It! - Kim Scheie User submitted story
    Did you know we also pioneered the first cellular network? Eat that cow town!
  • The Yellow Beetle - Ed Jones
    The most amazing thing about that game and that day was that I’d look up in the stands and see not one empty seat. I said, “These people are tough. Sitting out there for 3 to 4 hours in this kind of weather – these people are either tough or they’re crazy.”
  • Time For a Change - Jenn Dahlen
    I promised myself that I wouldn’t work in food service for the rest of my life.

Stories about Living in Edmonton

  • Field Trip - Adrianne Thomson
    We were trying to figure out where in Canada we should live. And then I remember being somewhere in the McKernan area and seeing all these little kids from a daycare out on a field trip.
  • Living in #YEG - Alex G. Lee User submitted story Story has video
    This video is a combination of 10 interviews from new and old residents of Edmonton in different walks of life. I wanted a diverse sample space of opinions to show that Edmonton is truly a world class city.
  • Peaceful City of Nations - Bob Coe User submitted story Story has video
    Edmonton’s Heritage Festival is a long midsummer weekend of cascading sounds, smells and colourful sights as nationalities from around the world display their foods, dances, traditions and histories.

Stories for Spouses and Children

  • All the Stories Stay Together - Lisa Thang Story has audio
    One of Lisa's favourite memories involves chopstick day, and she was really excited to find out that it still existed when she returned to Kildare to teach.
  • Life, Hockey, and Bugs - Cam Somerville
    When I grow up I want to be a writer. Fiction. I really look up to Edmonton writer Marty Chan. I’ve read every single one of his books and he came to our school. He goes to all kinds of schools.
  • Love Conquers All - Lisa Kozak User submitted story
    Never had I been more proud of my son. Or more ashamed of my own ignorance. It may have been the third day of school for them, but I was the one who learned the lesson that day.

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