Town of Edson

"Heart of the Yellowhead"

The Town of Edson is located in west-central Alberta on the Yellowhead Highway #16 and is accessible by plane, car or rail.

"Heart of the Yellowhead"

Edson is strategically placed on Highway 16 - the Yellowhead Route - and benefits from private, commercial and industrial traffic.

Contact

  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Town of Edson
  • 5433 - 3rd Avenue, Edson, AB
  • T7E 1L5
  • Tel: (780) 723-4918
  • Fax: (780) 723-5545
  • Web: http://www.town.edson.ab.ca/

Demographics

  • 1998 - 7,400
  • 2001 - 7,815

Key Linkages

  • Highway #16, #47, #748
  • Bus Line - Greyhound
  • Trucking - Grimshaw Trucking, Byers Transport
  • Railway - CN, VIA Rail
  • Airports - Edson Airport
  • Airlines - None
  • Natural Gas Pipeline - ATCO
  • Electric - EPCOR
  • Communication - Telus
  • Cellular - Telus Mobility

Major Industries

  • Mining
  • Oil and Gas
  • Forestry
  • Agriculture
  • Tourism

Major Industrial/Commercial Employers

  • Luscar Sterco
  • Weyerhaeuser Canada
  • Sundance Forest Industries
  • Nova Corporation of Alberta

Corridor Advantages

  • Services over 22,000 people

Air Transport

Edson Airport

Nearest commercial services are at the Edmonton International Airport

  • All weather facilities and a 6,000 ft lighted runway
  • 24 hour fuel service
  • Highland Helicopters provide charter services

Rail Transport

  • CN and VIA Rail
  • CN provides freight service to Edson
  • VIA provides passenger rail service to Edson

Road Transport

Hwy #16 (Yellowhead/Trans-Canada)

  • 199 km West of Edmonton
  • 163 km East of Jasper

Hwy #47

  • South to Robb and the David Thompson highway (#11)

Hwy #748

  • North to Whitecourt (104 km)

Bus and Freight Transport

  • Greyhound Bus Lines provides regularly scheduled inter-community services