Thanks, Ron.
As for your eastward trip to our fair province, I don't really know what you're looking for, so I've divided the possibilities into four categories. If you want any more info, feel free to message me directly.
GOINGS-ON: Klondike Days here in Edmonton. I can take or leave most of it (typical midway crap at the exhibition grounds), but if you happen by downtown - Winston Churchill Park specifically - check out Taste of Edmonton. All the best restaurants in the city have a booth and have a snack-size sample of some of their best dishes. Yummy treats all week long.
LAYOUTS: Edmonton Model Railroad Assoc has their bigass layout at Fort Edmonton, always worth a look (Fort Edmonton is a historic park, it'll cost you to get in); another club has their layout at Capilano Mall, but it's not nearly as impressive. Both are viewable on weekends.
STORES: Chinook Hobby in Calgary (been a while since I've been there, but according to the Kato distributor for the prairies, it's the biggest store in his region); in Edmonton, Hobby Centre (149 Str & Yellowhead) - decent prices, good selection; and Hobby Wholesale (Calgary Trail Northbound & 61 Ave) - smaller inventory but good diversity, particularly of locos and railcars (pathetic structure stock), and really really good prices.
RAILFAN: can't speak to Calgary, but the CN east-west intercontinental passes through Edmonton. CN has a large yard in the northeast part of the city, trains pass through the city every two hours or so throughout the day and night between Yellowhead Trail and 130 Avenue. CP Rail has a smaller yard, but there's almost always something to see (and their switchers are almost always moving something around), just off Calgary Trail Northbound, between 76 and 82 Avenue. I think there's only a couple of trains weekly, though.