Yellowhead Trans Canada Highway Association Profile Keynote Address Visitor Services East to West Man- Sask Section Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Yorkton Saskatoon, The Battlefords Lloydminster Parks Map Alberta-BC Section Vegreville Edmonton Jasper, Kamloops Prince George, Smithers Terrace Prince Rupert Sandspit Other centres to be added				Edmonton: Gateway to Jasper National Park, the Oilfields and Northern Adventures by Jerry W. Bird   As a rookie with The Edmonton Journal, my ear was glued to the radio for what many feel was the greatest football game of the century. With seconds to go, James Dickerson (Jackie) Parker scooped up a Montreal fumble and ran the entire field for a touchdown. Those few seconds kicked off Edmonton's amazing string of Grey cup victories. Never have I seen such a spontaneous eruption of civic pride as during my seven years in Alberta's capital. The cool, crisp air is a healthy tonic for body, mind and spirit -- and the work ethic was second to none. Most Edmontonians I knew were optimists - and I got to know some great ones, from hockey coaches like Bud Poile, to Mayor Bill Hawreluk, media moguls and captains of industry. In the years since, little has changed - Edmonton continues to amaze and to capture its share of victories in the arenas of sports and business. With the North Saskatchewan River flowing by, the Yellowhead Highways at its doorstep, a glorious Indian Summer that stretches the outdoor season, lakes galore and savory Ukrainian food, few places can match it as a healthy vacation spot and gateway to adventure." Read more about Edmonton when you finish this first page (Edmonton - Part two) Scroll or click for map	Adventure Roads Yellowhead Alaska Highway Rogers Pass Okanagan Valley Hope- Princeton Columbia Valley Icefields Parkway Gold Rush Trail Sea to Sky
				Edmonton's Airports: NAFTA's Northern Gateway is a magnet for tourism Edmonton's aviators and bush pilots were famous for opening up Canada's north, and the city played a prominent role during World War II. With high frequency year-round service by both major Canadian Airlines to London-Heathrow, the world's most international airport, Edmonton is very well-positioned. It has the best all weather airport in Canada, being closed four hours total in the past ten years. At the crossroads of Canada's Yellowhead Highway, and the main route to Alaska, Circle Tour development is flourishing to Jasper National Park returning via the Columbia Ice-fields Parkway and Banff-Lake Louise. Grant MacConachie, the Edmonton aviator who founded Canadian Pacific Airlines and established an Air Highway to the Orient is one of my heroes and has been for years, long before I read the book about him. We were good friends with his PR man, Leo McKinnon, who told us many stories about this famous aviator that didn't get into print. For the complete story of his remarkable achievments read "Bush pilot with a briefcase." Nonstop scheduled services: Overseas- London. Seasonal- Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Mazatlan, Puerta Vallarta, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Varadero, Cuba, Acapulco and Ixtapa. USA: Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Salt Lake City, St. Paul, Portland, Oregon, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Nevada, Los Angeles, Honolulu. Maui and Phoenix. As the gateway to Canada's high growth northern territories products, eco tourism and fly-in fishing, the future has arrived. The city's impressive location on the high banks of the North Saskatchewan gives visitors to its Conference Centre Complex a spectacular view of the river valley. Likewise, vacationers enjoy the largest parkland area in all of Canada, and a retail centre that not only leads the nation, but still boasts no provincial sales tax. West Edmonton Mall ranks in the Guinness Book of World Records as a key attraction. "Open Skies means that Edmonton's position as NAFTA's Northern Gateway is bound to strengthen over the years." That is how Dave Frank of International Commercial Centres reads the situation. Dave expects new nonstop flights from Edmonton to Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver and Chicago developing over time, as well as a continued strengthening of Delta Airlines service to their Salt Lake City hub, Northwest Airlines to their Minneapolis- St. Paul hub, and American Airlines to Dallas- Forth Worth. Strong, growing charter services will originate in Edmonton to European centres like Amsterdam and Warsaw, with domestic charters to Palm Springs, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Reno.   West Edmonton Mall http://www.westedmall.com/ A wonderfull Hotel only 11 blocks from the West Ed. Mall . Details at www.westharvest.com. Contact: Deborah Donick, Director of Sales & Catering. WEST HARVEST INN. PH 780-484-8000, Fax# 780-486-6060 Continued: More about Edmonton For details contact: Edmonton Regional Airport Authority (403) 944-6830 Fax (403) 425-0575. http://www.edmontonairports.com/