Lloydminster

The city was founded in 1903, at a time when modern-day Alberta and Saskatchewan were still part of the Northwest Territories. The provinces were created later with a boundary at 110° west longitude, right down 50th Avenue (Meridian Ave.). By 2011 the city had 27,800 people; principal local industries include agriculture and oil refining.
Due to differing sales tax structures (Alberta has no provincial sales tax) and time zones (Alberta observes Mountain Daylight Savings Time seasonally, Saskatchewan keeps Central Standard Time year-round), Lloydminster and its immediate trading area are part of Alberta's time zone and its businesses follow Alberta's sales tax rules. A 163-bed hospital in Saskatchewan serves both provinces; the city's Lakeland College campus is in Alberta and the local airport (YLL) moved from Saskatchewan to Alberta in 1981.
Saskatchewan addresses may be identified by their postal codes (which have a leading 'S') and telephone area codes (usually +1 306, sometimes +1 639).

• Travel Alberta Lloydminster Visitor Information Centre

  address: North side of Hwy 16 east of yown

There is no bus service to Lloydminster.

By car

Lloydminster is on Yellowhead Highway 16 at roughly the halfway point between Saskatoon and Edmonton. The highway is divided for most of this route (except for the portion within Lloydminster itself). A second highway, Highway 17, runs north-south through the city, but is primarily only a local route.

By plane

• Lloydminster Municipal Airport

  address: 8301 75 Street
  A local airport with one 1700m asphalt runway hosts Central Mountain Air's weekday scheduled flights to Calgary.
• Edmonton and Saskatoon offer the closest international airports to Lloydminster.

Lloydminster has no public transit.

• Viper Taxi +1 306-825-5558
• Lloyd Taxi +1 306-825-3333
• Courtesy Cabs +1 306-825-8885

• Lloydminster Handivan Society

  phone: +1 780-205-1666
  Accessible vehicles. Rides must be booked 24 hours in advance. Service is also available to non-residents. Attendants ride free.

• Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre

  phone: +1 780-874-3720
  address: 4420 50th Avenue
  A public art gallery, wildlife taxidermy display, and interactive heavy oil science centre.

• Border Markers

  address: Highway 16/44 St & 50 Ave
  Located at City Hall on the intersection of Hwy. 16 & 17. Lloydminster, Canada's only city on a provincial border, is home to the world's largest border markers. To signify the provincial boundary and 4th meridian which marks the border, these four high giant survey markers were erected. All shaped like the survey stakes used during the original survey of the border between Alberta & Saskatchewan. They represent four themes: Oil & Gas, the Barr Colonists, Agriculture and First Nations & Métis. The gap between the steel pillars of each monument is the actual border.

• Bud Miller All Seasons Park

  address: 59th Avenue
  A playground for having a picnic, playing in the spray park (10AM-8PM summer only), walking the trails or playing sports. Baseball diamonds, beach volleyball, bike trails, cross country skiing, ice skating, indoor pool, lawn bowling, mini golf, trout fishing lake, tennis courts.

• LloydMall

  phone: +1 780-875-6996
  address: 5211 44 Street

• Harvest to Home Market

  address: 4102 70 Ave
  A local food market, café & catering company. Fresh, local products from many small, local vendors. Almost everything they serve s made from scratch. No preservatives used in their food, honey and maple syrup sweeten most of their products.

• Mr. Bill's Family Restaurant

  phone: +1 780-875-3388
  address: 10-5405 44 St
  Greek, Canadian, vegetarian friendly.

• Tasty K's

  phone: +1 780-872-7713
  address: 5008 39 St,
  Sandwiches, soups, donairs.

• The Root Community Emporium

  phone: +1 306-825-5885
  address: 4901 50 Ave
  Vegetarian friendly, vegan options. Live music events weekly.

• Meridian Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 780-875-3030
  address: 8150 45 St
  Free Wi-Fi Internet and Continental breakfast. All guestrooms features compact refrigerator, microwave, in room coffee & 39” flat screen HDTV. Some rooms have a kitchenette and separate lounge and eating area.

• Good Knight Inn

  phone: +1 306-825-0124
  address: 4729 44 St
  37 clean and comfortable, climate controlled units, free Wi-Fi Internet, cable TV and kitchenettes in some units. Pets are welcome.

• Royal Hotel Lloydminster

  phone: +1 780-875-6113
  address: 5620 44 St
  free Wi-Fi, and a 24-hour fitness centre. On-site restaurant and lounge, free breakfast, business centre, free parking, pet-friendly rooms.

• Edmonton and Saskatoon are both approximately 2.5-3 hours' distant on the Yellowhead Highway.