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3 unusual facts about Fort Edmonton Park


Fort Edmonton Park

A 1981 SCTV sketch "SCTV Afterschool Special: Pepi Longsocks" with John Candy as the titular character was filmed at Fort Edmonton Park, using the fort, 1885 Street's Bellerose School and Egge's Stopping House, and 1905 Street's Henderson Round Barn as filming locations.

; Rutherford House : This was the house of Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first Premier of Alberta and a major figure in the University of Alberta's inception.

; Al-Rashid Mosque:The Al-Rashid Mosque has the distinction of being the first purpose-built mosque in Canada.


Fox Drive

It begins at Whitemud Drive at the southern approaches to Quesnell Bridge, then crosses Whitemud Creek after providing access to Fort Edmonton Park.

Parkallen, Edmonton

Commencing in 2008, residents were connected to the LRT system when the South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station opened just west of the Neil Crawford Centre.


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