Welcome to the City of Edmonton!
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Graduate Student Orientaon 2016 Welcome to the City of Edmonton! Presented to you by: ATLAS University of Alberta Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Students’ Society Photos: hp://exploreedmonton.com Transportaon PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ETS (Edmonton Transit System) Busses, LRT ‐ U Pass Capital Line (Clairview) and Metro Line (NAIT); Lines split at Churchill staon. Schedule: Online: hp://www.edmonton.ca/edmonton‐ transit‐system‐ets.aspx GSA office Google maps ETS app U of A app Transportaon ETS TEXT and RIDE ETS riders can send a text message to 31100 and get bus schedule informaon sent directly to their mobile phones in seconds. Transportaon AIRPORT Bus 747 from Century Park LRT staon $5 one way cket Sky shule Limited pick‐up locaons $18 one way cket Taxi Service ~ $50 Flexible mes/locaon Uber/TappCar Ask a Friend Transportaon Walking ‐ Safewalk Free service when walking alone aer dark 5 blocks from LRT staon 780 4 WALKME (780 492 5563) Cycling Bike lanes in University Area and Downtown Edmonton Bicycle Commuters –bike deals etc. Transportaon The Grid System Example Edmonton addresses are organized in a grid 10820 56 Ave – 108th street and 56th avenue system, with an origin in the Southeast. Street 6511 112 Street – 112th street and 65th avenue numbers increase from East to West, while Avenue numbers increase from South to North. Registries Social Insurance Number (SIN) card ‐ Canada Place Downtown (2 blocks East of Central Staon) Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) ‐ City center mall Download and complete applicaon form, provide proof of Alberta residency, identy, and legal entlement to be in Canada. Various locaons (i.e. City Centre Mall; North of Central Staon) GSA ihaveaplan ‐ addional health insurance (dental/glasses) Driver’s License ‐ Alberta Registry Services (various locaons i.e. Strathcona; Whyte Avenue) Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board Nova Plaza: provides advice and informaon to residenal tenants and landlords Always bring proof of identy and residence (originals – no photocopies) Groceries and Shopping Supermarkets close to U of A are the most expensive, i.e. Sobeys and Safeway Good alternaves: No Frills (close to Whyte Ave; 10467 80 Ave NW) Superstore (Walking distance from Southgate LRT Staon [5019 Calgary Trail NW], or Clareview LRT Staon [4950 137 Avenue NW]) H&W Produce (6 locaons in Edmonton) Southgate Mall (Safeway; Southgate LRT Staon) Kingsway Mall (Kingsway Staon on the Metro LRT Line [NAIT]) City Centre Mall (Central or Churchill LRT Staon) West Edmonton Mall (Bus 106 and 4 from the University) Banking TD Canada Trust CIBC Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce RBC Royal Bank BMO Bank of Montreal Scoabank All banks offer online banking Chequing account is free for students (need proof ‐ oneCard, schedule/proof of residence) Credit Card can be difficult to get as an internaonal student! Might ask for a deposit On Campus ATM Whyte Ave branches Reward System Visa Card Phone, Internet, TV Internet – TV – Home Phone Telus, Shaw currently have student deals (need to have student ID card), student deals are typically only available during the first few weeks of the fall and winter semesters Mobile Phones Rogers, Koodo, Virgin, Wind, Petro Canada Mobility – offer pay as you go plans – typically have worse coverage outside of the city Bell, Telus – typically only have 1‐2 year plans Check out each company’s website Ask for student deals; Phones are expensive! Nightlife Whyte Ave, Jasper Ave Bars/Pubs close to campus: Devaney’s, Sherlock Holmes Pub, Blues on Whyte Restaurants close to campus: Famoso Pizzeria, Next Act, LaPoune ATLAS Friday Beers Movie theaters: Princess Theatre (Whyte Avenue), IMAX Cineplex (WEM), Cineplex Odeon (South Edmonton Common) Edmonton – Fesval City: Fringe Fesval, Heritage Days, Shakespeare Under the Sky, Internaonal Street Performers Fesval, Internaonal Jazz Fesval, Folk Fesval, Cariwest Caribbean Arts Fesval and more! –check Edmonton Tourism website hp://exploreedmonton.com/ Urbanspoon and Yelp have great recommendaons Recreaon U of A Recreaon – many acvies and classes right on campus and good student discounts (yoga, maral arts, dance, workout classes, cycling…) hps://www.acvityreg.ualberta.ca/Acvies/AcviesAdvSearch.asp City Arts Centre (cooking, dancing, music, painng, poery..) Many other Community Recreaon Centres U of A Outdoors Club, Alpine Club of Canada Sports ‐ U of A, ATLAS/PS Warren Teams, Edmonton Rec Leagues Meet up Edmonton ‐ find people in your neighbourhood with the same interests Varsity sports are free for students! Check out Golden Bears and Pandas games throughout the year! Professional Sports Teams Oilers Games (October‐April) Edmonton’s Professional Hockey Team Can be expensive ($80+) Find ckets on Ticketmaster, Stub Hub, or SeatGeek Bears Vs. Oilers’ Rookies Sept. 21 ($30.00 at infolink booths) Eskimos (June‐November) Edmonton’s Professional Canadian Football Team Can get ckets for as low as $20 Edmonton FC (July to October) Tier II Soccer Team Cheap ckets Edmonton Prospects (May‐August) Collegiate summer baseball league Cheap ckets Acvies Bowling (e.g. Gateway Bowling Alley) Speeders GoKarng LaunchPad Trampoline Park West Ed Water Park West Ed Amusement Park (Galaxy Land) Cross Country Skiing in the River Valley Snow Shoeing in the River Valley (Rent at MEC for ~$10) Vercally Inclined, Rock Jungle, UofA Climbing Center MagicBus to Jasper – Skiing, Snowboarding Axe Hole (Axe Throwing) Volunteering Homeless Shelters Hope Mission, The Mustard Seed Children Stollery Children’s Hospital, Coach Sport Teams U of A Internaonal Student Centre, Outreach, ATLAS Animals Edmonton Humane Society, Scars Prairie Urban Farm, Green and Gold Garden (south campus – take home veggies) Fesvals Other Info • Finding places to live Kijiji Edmonton Renng spaces Edmonton • Finding used items in Edmonton; i.e. furniture, sporng equipment Kijiji Edmonton Craigslist Value Village • Bikes Edmonton Bicycle Commuters, Redbike (website) • Sport/Outdoor MEC Gear Swap, Totem Outdoor Ouiers, Allsports & Cycle Welcome to Edmonton! 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