Airlines Air Canada and
Air BC (tel 423-1222 or
1-888/247-2262); American (tel
1-800/433-7300); Canada 3000 (tel
890-4592); Delta (tel 426-5990,
890-4410 or 1-800/221-1212);
Northwest Airlines (tel
1-800/225-2525); NWT Air (tel
1-800/267-1247).
Airport information
tel 890-8382.
Ambulance tel 911 or
426-3232.
Bike rental River
Valley Cycle & Snowboards,
9124-82nd St (tel 465-3863).
Bookshops Old
Strathcona is renowned for its
many stores selling both new and
secondhand books: Greenwood's (tel
439-2005) on 82nd Ave between
103rd and 104th, is one of the
city's best; Athabasca Books (tel
431-1776) on 105th St north of
82nd Ave, is a quality
secondhand outlet. Or try big
modern outlets such as Chapters,
9952-170th St (tel 487-6500).
Bus enquiries
Greyhound (tel 413-8747 or
1-800/661-8747); Jasper Express
(tel 1-800/661-4946); buses from
airport to Jasper. Red Arrow:
for Calgary, Red Deer and Fort
McMurray (tel 424-3339 or
1-800/232-1958). Sky Shuttle/Airporter
to and from the airport (tel
465-8515).
Car rental Avis (tel
890-7596 or 423-2847); Budget (tel
448-2000 448-2060,
1-800/661-7027); Discount (tel
448-3888 or 1-800/263-2355);
Hertz (tel 450-9610 or
1-800/263-0600); National (tel
1-800/227-7368); Rent-a-Wreck (tel
986-3335 or 1-800/223-3033);
Thrifty (tel 428-8555); Tilden (tel
1-800/227-7368).
Dentist Contact the
Alberta Dental Association (tel
432-1012).
Directory enquiries
Telephone information (tel 411).
Emergency tel 911.
Exchange Thomas Cook,
ManuLife Place, 10165-102nd St
(Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat
11am-4pm; tel 448-3660).
Hospitals Edmonton
General, 1111 Jasper Ave (tel
482-8111): no emergency service.
Emergency departments at Royal
Alexandra Hospital, 10240
Kingsway (tel 477-4111);
Misericordia Community Hospital
& Health Centre, 16940-87th
Ave (tel 930-5611); and
University of Alberta Hospital,
8440-112th St (tel 407-8822).
Laundry Jasper Place
Coin Laundry, 11122-153rd St
(daily 7.30am-8pm; tel
454-1907).
Library Centennial
Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill
Square (Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat
9am-6pm, Sun 1-5pm; tel
496-7000).
Maps and guides Map
Town, 10344-105th St (Mon-Fri
9am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm; tel
429-2600).
Outdoor equipment
Mountain Equipment Co-op,
12328-102nd Ave (tel 488-6614);
Totem, 7430-99th St (tel
432-1223).
Police (tel 423-4567,
421-3333 or 945-5330).
Post office 9808-103A
Ave (tel 944-3271 or
1-800/565-3271).
Public transport tel
496-1611 for all city transport.
Road conditions tel
471-6056.
Taxis Alberta Co-op (tel
425-2525); Barrel (tel 489-777);
Checker Cabs (tel 484-8888);
Skyline (tel 468-4646); Yellow
Cabs (tel 462-3456).
Tickets For tickets to
most sporting and other events,
call Ticketmaster tel 451-8000.
Time tel 449-4444.
Tourist information
tel 496-8400, 1-800/463-4667 or
1-800/661-8888.
Tours Edmonton
Discovery (tel 482-5991): nature
tours. Nite Tours (tel
453-2134): night excursions on
London double-decker buses. Out
an' About Travel (tel 909-8687):
general tours.
Train information VIA
Rail (tel 422-6032 or
1-800/561-8630).
Travel agent Travel
Cuts, 10127A-124th St (tel
488-8487).
Weather information
tel 468-4940.
