For example, the University Library is now the second largest in Canada, with a total volume equivalent of close to 5 million, including 26,000 serials. The Department is prominent in regional and national philosophical communities, participating annually in the Canadian and Western Canadian Philosophical Association meetings and in meetings of the American Philosophical Association. Department members serve as officers of philosophical associations and as journal editors. Philosophy in Review is edited in the Department. Its river valley offers one of the largest metropolitan park areas anywhere, and superb recreational opportunities in summer and winter both.
Summer is pleasantly warm and features a lively series of special events, viz.
Klondike Days, Heritage Days, Jazz City, the ArtWorks, and the hugely successful Fringe Theatre and Folk Music Festivals. Theatre life is particularly lively throughout the year, with an unusually high number of professional and non-professional companies for a city of Edmonton's size, led by the nationally prominent Citadel Theatre. Rental accommodation is very reasonably priced by Canadian and international standards. Applications Students may commence their graduate studies in either September or January. Students who wish to be considered for all forms of financial assistance should have fully completed applications for admission as well as an application for a general award submitted by January 15 preceding either a September or January commencement.