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Edmonton offers some of the best employment prospects in the country across a wide array of industries.

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  • 100-Mile Diet - Ivor MacKay
    One-hundred-mile diet-wise, I grew up doing that in Nova Scotia. That’s the way we lived. When I started doing it in Edmonton, it created a greater sense of community with the surrounding area.
  • Gateway of Happy Arrival - Karen Carleton User submitted story
    Moving to Edmonton was only logical for me. I had long lived in the Northwest Territories, traveling to Edmonton for conferences, medical appointments, meetings, shopping and departures for exotic holidays.
  • A Real Sense of Community - Sam Vaitheeswaran
    I traveled many parts of the world during my career as a welder and pipefitter before coming to Edmonton in 2008. And now I’m happy to call this place home.
  • All Kinds of Energy - Marcio Mendes
    Marcio sees Edmonton as a place of opportunity, not only for work but for entertainment as well.
  • Blue Sky - Dave Mowat Story has video
    Edmonton’s compact business community gives Dave the chance to regularly share ideas with talented businesspeople, and he sees Edmonton as becoming a more and more interesting place in the future.
  • Come Give Us a Try - Joanne Beaton Story has video
    Joanne Beaton loves doing business in Edmonton.
  • Fancy a Change? - Raymond Surage
    As a child, Raymond studied the topography of North America. His interest in wide open spaces was one of the reasons he came to Edmonton.
  • Happy to be an Edmontonian - Dr. Gary Lopaschuk
    I moved to Edmonton with a five year plan--I expected to move away in five years. Twenty-six years later, I'm still here and happy to be an Edmontonian.
  • Opportunity in Edmonton - Bob Story has video
    Bob, an engineer originally from the UK, moved to Edmonton to start a new position with Stantec – and he loved it here. Moving to Edmonton meant he could afford a home twice the size of one he would have in the UK and gave him access to over 84 golf courses within an hour’s drive – a golfer’s dream.
  • Setting Down Roots - Keith Blackie
    Years ago, my wife and I honeymooned in Canada. We took a bus tour across the entire, sprawling country, from East to West. We decided there and then that when our kids were school-aged, we’d leave the UK and settle in Canada.
  • Single Best Find/Mistake - Tony Vesseur
    I’ve got a lot of really good customers who are really devoted to the store. Who really support the store. The guy who bought the lamp comes up from Calgary to shop here all the time.
  • Dancing with the Lions - Paula Kirman Story has video User submitted story
    One of the most exciting aspects of Edmonton, for me, is the multicultural face of the city.
  • Passionate About Responsible Tourism - Laura McGowan
    Edmonton is a Responsible Tourism destination. This is a shift from traditional tourism and goes beyond just being green, it supports the community socially and financially and much more.

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