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Garneau, Edmonton — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Garneau is one of Edmonton's oldest neighbourhoods, carrying the name of Laurent Garneau, a Métis man who came here from the Red River Valley.
About Garneau
Where to stay in Garneau
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Rooms cluster by the arena. Blocks near Clare Drake Arena and the Kinsmen Field House suit anyone who wants event nights and a short walk home afterwards, since Garneau measures well under a square kilometre from end to end. Quieter stays sit toward Rutherford House, among the older lots where the Emily Murphy Residence and the Sarah McLellan House stand.
About Garneau
What are the main landmarks in Garneau?
Sport and study sit side by side. Clare Drake Arena and the Kinsmen Field House give Garneau its indoor gathering places, while the Strickland Entomological Museum keeps insect collections a few streets off and Rutherford House opens a preserved home to visitors. Designated houses fill in around them.
The Emily Murphy Residence, the George Harcourt Residence, the Sarah McLellan House and the John Walker Barnett House all carry heritage status.
What is the history of Garneau?
Garneau began outside Edmonton. Prior to 1912 the neighbourhood belonged to the City of Strathcona, and it counts among the oldest districts anywhere in Edmonton. Laurent Garneau gave it his name.
He had taken part in the Red River Resistance of 1870, and after its military suppression he brought his family from the Red River Valley to work for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Edmonton, leaving again around 1901.
Where is Garneau?
Garneau covers about 0.83 square kilometres of Edmonton, a compact grid of older lots wrapped around Rutherford House and Clare Drake Arena.
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Updated September 2026