Alberta’s Capital Region River Valley Park
Creating a legacy… for generations to come
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5. Valley Parks
From Dawson Bridge to the future Anthony Henday Drive east
Take in a round of golf or a walk along the river edge in Hermitage Park. This segment of the river valley contains parks and golf courses, walking trails and a proposed new marina to give people direct access to an afternoon cruise up and down the river. A new Coal Mine Interpretative Centre is proposed for Rundle Park and a river marina could be built in Hermitage Park. A new River Science Centre and Aquarium proposed for Clover Bar Park would provide an opportunity for people to learn first hand what makes rivers like ours unique and special.
River Valley Factoid
Early settlers established the City of Edmonton quickly and successfully, partly due to the abundance of coal in the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. By 1874, a few settlers had begun to mine coal. Boat builder, lumberman and first Edmonton industrialist, John Walter, imported the first coal stove to the region around this time. Coal production continued in the Capital Region River Valley Park from this time until the last mine closed in 1970, nearly 100 years later.