Never even thought about checking the big box stores. Good idea, thanks for the help chaps!

I saw a nuimber of Deborah maples at Home Depot here in Airdrie just last night which is why I was researching them on the internet.  I can't remember how much they were...$40 or $60 I think.  They were really nice looking and in good shape.  I was tempted to get one (and I still might if I can figure a place to plant it) but I just put in two Prairie Splendor Norway Maples to add to the one I planted 2 years ago.  It is a red leafed maple (all summer) with huge leaves and is reported as hardy to zone 3.  The one I planted two years ago has lived right to the tips each year and it is not planted in an enviable spot (dry and lots of poplar root competition) so I consider it a success, at least so far.  I also have two Autumn Blaze maples--smaller maple shaped green leaves, turns bright red most autumns.  I've had them since 2004 and they are doing wonderfully well, esp the one out front is starting to look like a real tree.  It is a faster grower than the PSNM esp if it gets lots of moisture (2 or 3 feet a year even in our short summer).  I got them as little saplings for less than $12 each at Walmart so, needless to say, I am thrilled at how well they've performed.  I'm from Ontario and will miss it for as long as I live so I really appreciate finding any maples (with the true maple leaf shape) that will grow in this inhospitable climate.