LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.edmonton.ca/

Population:
712,391 (2005)

Founding Date:
1904 (incorporated)

• Mayor of Edmonton

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Edmonton Sun

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Vanguard College	1946
University of Alberta	1908

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Royal Alberta Museum	1967
Art Gallery of Alberta	1924

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tommy Chong	Actor	24-May-1938		The stoned half of Cheech and Chong
Paula Devicq	Actor	7-Jul-1965		Kirsten Bennett on Party of Five
Gordon R. Dickson	Novelist	1-Nov-1923	31-Jan-2001	Dorsai
Bernard Ebbers	Business	27-Aug-1941		CEO of WorldCom, 1985-2002
Nathan Fillion	Actor	27-Mar-1971		Richard Castle on Castle
Dianne Foster	Actor	31-Oct-1928		The Last Hurrah
Michael J. Fox	Actor	9-Jun-1961		Back to the Future
Jill Hennessy	Actor	25-Nov-1968		Crossing Jordan
Arthur Hiller	Film Director	22-Nov-1923	17-Aug-2016	An Alan Smithee Film
Eric Johnson	Actor	7-Aug-1979		Whitney Fordman on Smallville
Preston Manning	Politician	10-Jun-1942		Founder, Reform Party of Canada
Niall Matter	Actor	20-Oct-1980		Zane Donovan on Eureka
Bruce McCulloch	Actor	12-May-1961		The Kids in the Hall
Caleb McGillvary	Criminal Defendant	3-Sep-1988		Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker
Marshall McLuhan	Author	21-Jul-1911	31-Dec-1980	Understanding Media
Mark Messier	Hockey	19-Jan-1961		Hall of Famer, 25 years in NHL
Scott Niedermayer	Hockey	31-Aug-1973		Anaheim Ducks
Kavan Smith	Actor	6-May-1970		Maj. Evan Lorne on Stargate: Atlantis
Catherine Mary Stewart	Actor	22-Apr-1959		The Last Starfighter
Kenneth Welsh	Actor	30-Mar-1942		Windom Earle on Twin Peaks
Chandra West	Actor	31-Dec-1970		White Noise
Anne Wheeler	Film Director	22-Nov-1946		Better Than Chocolate

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