Wîhkwêntôwin (formerly Oliver) is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Wîhkwêntôwin is immediately to the west of the downtown core, and overlooks the North Saskatchewan River valley south of the neighbourhood.
The Victoria Promenade (part of Edmonton's Heritage Trail) offers attractive vistas of the river valley at the western end of Wîhkwêntôwin.
This part of the neighbourhood was recently redeveloped, and includes apartment buildings, the Unity Square and Unity Square West strip shopping centres, some old warehouses converted shops, and parking for the MacEwan University downtown campus.
[9][10] The neighbourhood was originally named after Frank Oliver, an early Edmonton resident, businessman, and politician.
[11] On February 21, the city council officially approved the renaming of the neighbourhood to wîhkwêntôwin ᐄᐧᐦᑫᐧᐣᑑᐃᐧᐣ,[12][13] which came into effect on January 1, 2025.
As the city grew, Wîhkwêntôwin became a central neighbourhood and underwent a significant amount of redevelopment.
[16] In addition, there are a small number of duplexes,[17] row houses, and single-family dwellings.
In addition, a Canadian Pacific rail yard, immediately to the east of Wîhkwêntôwin, was also redeveloped as a strip shopping centre.