Livin’ La Vida Leduc
Leduc, located just on the cusp of Edmonton’s City limits, is home to 23,000 people and growing! Leduc’s location is perfect for a number of reasons. It’s minutes from the Edmonton International Airport, seconds from Nisku and just off of Highway 2; which is the main highway between Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary. Leduc is also a 5 minute drive from Anthony Henday Highway Drive; the highway that circles Edmonton and makes stop and go driving almost non-existent.
Due to its central location, Leduc is fast becoming a hub for business in the West. Nisku, the Industrial Business Park surrounding the hamlet of Leduc, is home to 400 Businesses and employs more than 6000 Workers. Alberta Venture Magazine named the City of Leduc the #1 place to do business in 2009. Much of the business in Leduc is in relation to the Oil Sector. A big piece of Alberta history comes from ‘Leduc No. 1’; the Oil Well that exploded in 1947 proving that there was in fact oil in Alberta. This ‘find’ ushered in an era of unprecedented economic prosperity for the Province.
Leduc not only prides itself on a healthy economy, it also offers the tools for a healthy society. The City offers an abundance of recreational venues for its citizens; this includes 35 kilometres of multi-use outdoor pathways, 11 arenas, two major recreations centres and two premier golf courses.
Leduc also offers a plethora of Elementary and Secondary Vocational Institutes; making it an ideal and convenient place to raise a family. There are 4 different Elementary Schools and 3 High Schools located in Leduc:
Elementary Schools:
1. St. Benedict Catholic School – sb.faithinyourfuture.ca
2. Black Gold Regional School – www.blackgold.ab.ca
3. Notre Dame School – nd.starcatholic.ab.ca
4. Linsford Park School – www.blackgold.ab.ca/Schools1/Schools/Leduc/linsford/index.html
Junior/Senior High Schools:
1. Christ the King Junior/Senior High School – www.ctk.starcatholic.ab.ca
2. Star Outreach – Alternative Program – www.faithinyourfuture.ca/schools
3. Leduc Composite High School – www.blackgold.ab.ca/Schools1/Schools/Leduc/…/default.htm
With its close proximity to Edmonton, Leduc is also within arm’s reach of some World Class Post Secondary Institutions:
1. University of Alberta – www.ualberta.ca
2. Grant MacEwan University – www.macewan.ca
3. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) – www.nait.ca
4. Concordia University College – www.concordia.ab.ca
Leduc Community Hospital is also centrally located. To help offset the industrial nature of this City, places such as ‘The Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts’, with a 460 seat capacity offers a variety of entertainment shows in music, theatre and dance. Whether its City Hall located on 50th Avenue, Fred John’s Park or Telford Lake, there are many picturesque and historic sites to take in. The shopping in Leduc is also quite very diverse. Here you have the option of shopping at Mom and Pop Stores along 50th Avenue or you can choose to peruse the isles of the numerous chain stores. Leduc is located 10 minutes from Edmonton South Common (a major up and coming shopping hub, complete with retail stores, restaurants, a movie theatre and an IKEA) or 15 minutes from the World Famous ‘West Edmonton Mall’.
Whatever it is you’re looking for, you can’t beat Leduc’s unbelievable location, combined with the small town atmosphere. Minutes from Edmonton and yet a place onto its own, Leduc is the ideal place to call home!
