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Services
Groups must be booked in advance with Jeanne Visser-Vliegen, Education Director. The average program length is 1.5 hours. Call 1-866-987-4323 to book your class, scouts, guides or special interest group or to reach us any time for more information.
Visitors with French, Dutch or German language requirements can be accomodated with prior notification. To book a tour, please call 1-866-987-4323. Regular admission rates apply to group tours. Tea and Coffee may be booked ahead for an additional $1/person, and catering services are available. Please inquire at the time of booking.
To order book or gift items over the phone, please have your Visa, Mastercard or American Express ready and call 1-866-987-4323 (for
security resons, please do not send your credit card number in an
email).
Leduc Redwater Judy Creek And Beyond... Atlantic 1948 #3 Corridors of Time II Corridors of Time III A Sampling of Searchers A Traveler's Guide to Geological Wonders in Alberta Pumped - Everyone's Guide to the Oil patch Blowout Doodlebugging in Saskatchewan The Great Canadian Oil Patch 2nd Edition - The Petroleum Era from Birth to Peak
Bit of Fun 2nd Edition - Energy Activity Book "40 Years of Laffs" - The Roughneck Joke Book The Super Roughneck - 50 Years of Canadian Oil patch History
Gateway City - Stories from Edmonton's Past Oil patch Recollections of the "Way Things Were" Roughnecks Rock Bits and Rigs - The Evolution of Oil Well Drilling Technology in Alberta, 1883-1970
Alberta Remembers - Recalling Our Rural Roots The Valley Beneath Our Feet - An Earth Science Walk Across Edmonton's River
Alberta Originals - Stories of Albertans Who Made a Difference
A Little Colouring Book About Margaret Going to School in Alberta in 1935
Reading the River - Traveller's Companion to the North Saskatchewan River
For Devon's Sake - A History of the Town of Devon Oil Fare - A Cookbook Our Petroleum Challenge 7th Edition - Sustainability into the 21st Century
Imagineering - A "Yes We Can!" Sourcebook for Early Technology Experiences - Grades K-3
Take a Technowalk - To Learn About Mechanisms and Energy Teacher's Guide - Black Gold, The Story of Oil and Leduc No. 1
Our serviced campground features 20 RV stalls with 15/30 amp power and water. There is also an overflow area available that is not serviced (no power and water). Indoor showers/washrooms, and a children's play area are accessible for anyone registered in the campground. There is a sewer-dump station five minutes away, in the Town of Devon. Please call for further details on this or other campgrounds within the area. Our campground is currently closed for the season and will re-open with the spring thaw. Self-registration.
We offer Tourist Information services for the local region. Please feel
free to call us or stop by our Visitor Information Centre during regular
operating hours 9am-5pm. We also offer related industry news publications such as the Wildcatter and Alberta Oil Magazine and free literature on companies operating in the Alberta oil patch.
Meetings & Special Events
The Discovery Centre Theatre is located on the main floor and comfortably seats 72 in plush, comfortable burgundy seats that once adorned the Edmonton Jubilee Auditorium. A stage, podium, ceiling mounted projector and full screen audio/visual system are perfect for delivering your power point presentation or workshop. We are currently investigating the possibility of making the theatre available for birthday parties (movies). User Fee: $200.00/day or $50.00/hour
This stand alone facility sits in the midst of our 13 acre outdoor exhibits with North and South doors opening to parking and picnic areas. This is a 160 person capacity hall and is complete with washrooms, showers, kitchen, bar service area, horseshoe pits, speaker stand, public address system and stage area. BBQs are also available at an additional cost. Your party is responsible for setting up and taking down tables and chairs, and for making your own catering arrangements. Should you require caterer suggestions for the local area, please don't hesitate to contact our staff. This facility is wheelchair accessible. The multi-use facility must be reserved in advance. Pre booked tours or self guided tours of the Centre are available for your function's attendees. Please call to inquire.
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Interactive, hands-on educational programs with Alberta curriculum matches are available for grades K-12. Contact our Education Director: Jeanne Visser-Vliegen to arrange your group's educational tour for any
age level. Programs are provided by interpretive guides, and/or oil patch
veterans and volunteers of our Society who will lead the students through
our 23,000 square foot facility and cover topics ranging from geology, history
and of course natural resources. The highlight of the tour includes a visit
outdoors onto a 1940's era drilling rig. We provide the hardhats — you
bring the cameras!
You may choose to do a self-guided tour of the gallery and outdoor exhibits or
have a guide walk with you to explain all the mysteries of discovery,
production and transportation. We have full time staff on hand to serve you throughout the summer and encourage you to ask questions. To ensure
a guided tour for a group, please make arrangements at least 2 weeks in
advance.
Open during regular operating hours, the Morisson Gift Shop offers a wide
selection of books on the petroleum industry in Canada and other science and history related toys and
gifts. Perfect for that "Canadian historian", "budding geologist" or "hard to shop for guy or gal". All taxes are included in the price, and shipping costs will be determined upon receipt of your order and weight measurement by Canada Post.
The Don Hunt and Atlantic #3 Executive Board rooms are located upstairs
and are frequently use for community meetings and industry training courses such as First Aid, H2S and Fall Arrest. They seat 20 and may
include the use of a white board, flip chart, overhead projector and coffee/tea/juice services, as needed. The boardrooms are
wheelchair accessible and located inside the Discovery Centre, offering your guests a unique environment to meet and learn.
