FROM THE MAYOR
Welcome to Edson!
Amazing cultural, recreational, and business opportunities are abundant
in our community.
Please enjoy everything we have to offer, including some top notch stops
for families. Kinsmen Park hosts a top of the line spray park, playground
area, fire pits, washroom facilities and outdoor exercise equipment.
If you enjoy music, you can take in the Rotary Sundays in the Park
performances. On select Sundays throughout the summer there will be
local musicians, family games, and great food served up at Centennial
Park for our summer concert series.
Experience history with a visit to the Galloway Station Museum and
Travel Centre located in the beautiful Centennial Park. It’s the perfect
place to learn more about Edson’s origin and to gather information
about everything this region has to offer.
There are also some great opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast.
Check out our great local skiing, head out snowmobiling/quadding, play a
round of golf on our amazing 18 hole course, or explore our local hiking/walking trails.
Edson is also world famous for our passion for Slo-Pitch. Vision Park has 24 regulation ball diamonds and is host
to the Edson Kinsmen Slo-Pitch Tournament on August long weekend each year!
If you’re looking to start up a business, Edson is a great location for that as well. The Town is proud to work with
our local Chamber of Commerce and other local business groups to ensure that our business community is
provided with the best environment in order to promote growth and success. Our business district has been
very successful and we look forward to continuing to encourage that growth.
So whether you’re looking to relocate to our community, set up a new business, or just visit, Edson is a place
you can do it all!
Mayor Greg Pasychny
HEART OF THE YELLOWHEAD
The next 52 pages will tell you almost everything you need to know about Edson and surrounding Yellowhead
County, but you won’t really know this area until you experience it firsthand.
Use this publication as a guide to discover the multitude of family-friendly events and facilities in the area.
You’ll see photos of awe-inspiring County landscapes, read about Canada’s largest Slo-Pitch Tournament, learn
about a past full of pioneers and explorers, and be inspired to hike, bike, ski and play in Edson’s backyard.
Photo by A.J. Simmons www.ajsimmonsphoto.com
The 2016 Edson and Area Visitor Guide is a publication of the Edson & District Historical Society who holds sole copyright. No part of this
publication may be produced without the permission of the publishers. If you have a business or event that is not listed or for additional
copies of this guide, please contact the Galloway Station Museum & Travel Centre at 780-723-5696.
Cover photograph by Leanne Sharman (www.leamanexchange.com).
www.gallowaystationmuseum.com
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