After arriving in your new home:

- Renew your driver's license, auto registration and tags.

- Shop around for new insurance policies, especially auto coverage.

- Locate the hospitals, police stations, veterinarian and fire stations near your home.

Edmonton boasts the longest stretch of urban parkland in North America, the North Saskatchewan River Valley.

Every year it hosts the largest alternative arts festival in North America, the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. It also hosts Jazz City International Music Festival annually during the month of June as well as the Klondike Days Festival, as well as the Edmonton Folk Music Festival in early August.