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 | | The city is bisected by the North Saskatchewan River, which originates at the Columbia Icefield in Banff National Park and empties, via the Saskatchewan River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, into Hudson Bay. |
 | | Jack Pine, Lodgepole Pine, White Spruce, Blue Spruce, White Birch, Aspen, Green Ash, Basswood, various Poplars and Willows, and Manitoba Maple are also abundant; Bur Oak is increasingly popular. |
 | | John Rowand, a fur trader for the North West Company, arrived in Edmonton in 1804 and was vital to the fort's importance, for he established it as the main distribution centre for the entire northwest. |
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