Mackwin
New Member
I still have yet to see any official announcement on this, and it does not appear bookable on the website.
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Gronk!
Senior Member
What may attract business travellers to Edmonton:
- oil and gas
- hydrogen
- gaming
- AI/ML
- start-ups
- finance
- healthcare
- education
- agriculture
- forestry
- telecommunications
- military
- provincial capital
- air and rail cargo
- retail
- food & beverage
- oil and gas
- hydrogen
- gaming
- AI/ML
- start-ups
- finance
- healthcare
- education
- agriculture
- forestry
- telecommunications
- military
- provincial capital
- air and rail cargo
- retail
- food & beverage
Glenco
Senior Member
Critical minerals. Don’t blow it.
www.aer.ca
Emerging Resources – Other Critical Minerals | Alberta Energy Regulator
Updated June 2025
www.aer.ca
Glenco
Senior Member
Key Critical Minerals & Resources
- Lithium: Alberta has some of the world’s largest lithium deposits located in underground brines within the Leduc formation, often accessed through existing oil/gas wells.
- Uranium:Significant potential exists in the Athabasca Basin of northeastern Alberta, with 171 documented occurrences
. - Vanadium & Rare Earth Elements (REEs): Key for batteries and high-tech applications, often associated with industrial byproducts.
- Nickel, Cobalt, and Magnesium: Alberta hosts key refineries for these materials and has potential for further production.
- Petroleum Coke: Can be used for synthetic graphite production, crucial for batteries.
Government of Alberta +5
- Fast-Track Approvals: Proposed legislation aims to accelerate the transition from discovery to production by reducing approval times for mining projects.
- Regulatory Framework: The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) oversees both brine-hosted (e.g., lithium) and rock-hosted (e.g., uranium) minerals, with established guidelines for development.
- Incentives: The government is exploring non-refundable processing tax credits and “flow-through share” tax incentives to attract investment.
- Economic Strategy: The goal is to build on Alberta’s oil and gas expertise to create a, "responsible and sustainable" mineral sector, focusing on North American battery and technology supply chains.
Alberta Energy Regulator +2
- Northeastern Alberta: Known for uranium, vanadium, and rare earth elements.
- Western/Central Alberta: Prime locations for lithium extraction from deep brine formations.
Alberta Geological Survey +4
ABAviationFan
New Member
These attractions are not going to bring in droves of tourists. Most of these are boring to attend. College, university campuses??? Are you kidding me?!
archited
Senior Member
Fort Edmonton Park should be on that List
EdmTrekker
Senior Member
No. But our Fringe and "Heritage" Festival have potential. Here is the Edinburgh Fringe and Edmonton Fringe from ChatGPT
Attendance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has seen a dramatic trajectory over the last decade, reaching a historic peak in 2019 before being halted by the pandemic and subsequently stabilizing at a "new normal" slightly below those record highs. The following data tracks tickets issued (which includes both paid and free ticketed shows). Note that "total attendance" is often estimated to be higher when accounting for un-ticketed street performances.
Edinburgh Fringe Attendance by Year (2015–2025)
| Year | Tickets Issued | Notable Context |
| 2025 | 2,604,404 | Attendance "stalled" with a slight 0.3% dip from 2024. |
| 2024 | 2,612,913 | A strong post-pandemic year despite rising accommodation costs. |
| 2023 | 2,445,609 | Continued recovery; ticket sales up roughly 11% from 2022. |
| 2022 | 2,201,175 | The first full-scale return after the pandemic. |
| 2021 | ~400,000+ | A "hybrid" festival with limited in-person and online shows. |
| 2020 | N/A | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | 3,012,490 | All-time record. The first time the Fringe topped 3 million. |
| 2018 | 2,838,839 | A then-record, showing 5% growth over 2017. |
| 2017 | 2,696,884 | The 70th anniversary year. |
| 2016 | 2,475,143 | Continued steady growth trend. |
| 2015 | 2,298,090 | Marked the first time breaking the 2.2 million barrier. |
The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival has seen a roller coaster of attendance over the last decade—peaking in 2019, weathering a total shutdown and digital pivot during the pandemic, and recently roaring back to set a new all-time record in 2025. Attendance is typically measured in two ways: Ticket Sales (indoor shows) and Site Visits (the "outdoor" festival atmosphere). Here is the breakdown of the last 10 years.
Edmonton Fringe Attendance Snapshot (2016–2025)
| Year | Ticket Sales (Approx.) | Site Visits (Approx.) | Notes |
| 2025 | 138,500 | 850,000+ | All-time box office record; record $1.47M to artists. |
| 2024 | 120,000+ | 750,000+ | Strong post-pandemic recovery; $1.29M to artists. |
| 2023 | 114,632 | 550,000 | First year back to "full scale" since 2019. |
| 2022 | 100,000+ | 500,000 | Rebuilding year; focus on "Together We Fringe." |
| 2021 | 35,000+ | Variable | Hybrid model (indoor/outdoor/digital) with capacity limits. |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | Cancelled (Live event) due to COVID-19; digital-only. |
| 2019 | 127,000 | 800,000+ | Previous all-time record; "Where the Wild Things Fringe." |
| 2018 | 125,000 | 800,000 | Highly stable year with very strong outdoor turnout. |
| 2017 | 130,000 | 800,000 | Set a then-record for ticket sales. |
| 2016 | 122,000 | 850,000 | Peak year for outdoor site visits due to ideal weather. |
Gronk!
Senior Member
I said may, not will.
archited
Senior Member
The Valley Zoo also has "unreached" potential.
David A
Senior Member
It does. We are a northern zoo, so maybe a polar bear or two, for a while panda's were very popular elsewhere also.
BrettB
Active Member
The number of screened passengers at YEG was down slightly in February compared to February 2025, due to the collapse of U.S. (-7,859 passengers, -19.5%) and international (-3,173, -8.8%) traffic, which was not fully offset by the increase in domestic passengers (+9,106, +5.3%).
The data are from Statistics Canada and count only passengers who passed through security, eliminating people who may have connected or arriving passengers.
Canada as a whole saw a 1% increase in traffic over 12 months ago.
Apologies if my math is off.
The data are from Statistics Canada and count only passengers who passed through security, eliminating people who may have connected or arriving passengers.
Canada as a whole saw a 1% increase in traffic over 12 months ago.
Apologies if my math is off.
| Screened traffic | February 2025 | March 2025 | April 2025 | May 2025 | June 2025 | July 2025 | August 2025 | September 2025 | October 2025 | November 2025 | December 2025 | January 2026 | February 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total passengers | 248,392 | 269,497 | 262,533 | 287,086 | 299,673 | 344,780 | 353,557 | 296,857 | 304,936 | 276,582 | 285,069 | 275,642 | 246,464 |
| Domestic sector passengers | 172,104 | 189,332 | 200,625 | 249,122 | 262,009 | 304,933 | 312,421 | 260,647 | 258,631 | 211,817 | 215,840 | 201,740 | 181,210 |
| Transborder sector passengers | 40,363 | 43,138 | 35,319 | 29,400 | 29,519 | 32,437 | 32,760 | 28,669 | 34,677 | 32,584 | 34,411 | 35,323 | 32,502 |
| Other International sector passengers | 35,925 | 37,027 | 26,589 | 8,564 | 8,145 | 7,410 | 8,376 | 7,541 | 11,628 | 32,181 | 34,818 | 38,579 | 32,752 |
EdmTrekker
Senior Member
“The data are from Statistics Canada and count only passengers who passed through security, eliminating people who may have connected or arriving passengers.”
Aren’t airlines submitting passages totals on every flight arriving and departing. AIF tracking?.
Aren’t airlines submitting passages totals on every flight arriving and departing. AIF tracking?.
BrettB
Active Member
StatsCan uses data from CATSA. The reports from the airlines and airports take longer, which is why airports usually report a couple of months after the fact -- or several months if you're YEG.
Yeggy
Active Member
another downside of limiting immigration.
archited
Senior Member
Where are the car-pacious beings?