Alberta’s Capital Region River Valley Park
Creating a legacy… for generations to come
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3. Valley Attractions
From the City of Edmonton’s Anthony Henday Drive to Groat Road
The pace is different here, with opportunities to visit some of the river valley’s leading attractions — Fort Edmonton Park, Valley Zoo, John Janzen Nature Centre, the Whitemud Equine Centre, and Hawrelak Park. The plan calls for major upgrades to all of these attractions to make sure they continue to be vibrant and exciting places to visit. Terwillegar Park is proposed as a new nature-based outdoor recreation park to serve the rapidly expanding southwest Edmonton population. A new landmark pedestrian bridge would provide access to both sides of the river.
River Valley Factoid
Glacial Lake Edmonton clays found in the Capital Region River Valley Park have been used locally to make textured, wire-cut bricks. In 1898, Frank and John Pollard abandoned their trip to the Klondike during a stop in Edmonton. The saw opportunity in the local clays, and started making bricks by hand on the south side of the river, just below today’s High Level Bridge. Bricks fired at Pollard Brothers were used in the construction of many of the older buildings at the University of Alberta. Brick rubble can still be seen west of the first High Level Bridge pier in the lowest river terrace bank.