Posted on: August 24, 2018
We recently attended a family function in the Greenview neighbourhood and, as is usually the case, I promised my kids we’d tie a park trip into our day. At the end, we said goodbye to our hosts, and drove off into an unfamiliar neighbourhood, eyes peeled for a playground. I
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Posted on: August 17, 2018
15 years working in television taught me a lot of things, but arguably the one I think of the most, especially when I’m writing, is that you have to let the pictures tell the story. That was all I could think about when we visited Hazeldean Playground! Hazeldean is a
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Posted on: August 16, 2018
A few years back, I participated in the Tour de l’Alberta – a one-day cycling event that, at the time, wound its way through a region North of Edmonton. There were a number of families that opened their farms to serve as pit stops for cyclists along the way. Word
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Posted on: August 10, 2018
I recently attended a barbecue at the home of a friend who doesn’t have children. Another friend and I wondered what we’d do to occupy our kids in a toyless home with a small backyard crowded with adults. We spotted a park around the corner and decided to walk our
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Posted on: August 3, 2018
It is simply fact – playgrounds are getting cooler. I present Exhibit A: Argyll Community Playground. This park is so new (at time of writing – August 3, 2018) that fencing is still up to keep kids off the fresh grass, and the green shack program doesn’t even have a shack
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Posted on: August 2, 2018
“Kids today have technology in their blood.” Frank Florian, the director of Planetarium and Space Sciences at the TELUS World of Science – Edmonton told me at the unveiling of the new Zeidler Dome and SPACE Gallery. “We have to surpass what they get on an everyday basis.” Without question,
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Posted on: July 27, 2018
Edmonton is a city with many secrets. Even after living here for more than 20 years, I will turn a corner and discover something new. Cloverdale Playground is one such place. Anyone who has been to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is no doubt scoffing at this, as the park
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Posted on: July 27, 2018
Arrrrrrrr!! It’s the Adventures of the Squealy-Moo Pirates! The campers of Camp Squealy-Moo are setting sail on the high seas, and they need help to search for treasure! Kompany Family Theatre is back with another highly interactive theatre production that is a treasure chest full of Pirate songs, stories, antics
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Posted on: July 26, 2018
“Long days in the sun picking Saskatoon berries!” is a quote from a book my daughter loves, and one she repeated over and over again on our afternoon at Prairie Berry Farm. She loved zipping between the rows, pausing at one tree to pick it clean before deciding she suddenly
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Posted on: July 22, 2018
It feels like something from a movie scene. A place that’s a little bit other-worldly, a little bit new age, a little bit vintage – and entirely breathtaking. The Aga Khan Garden at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden is a showstopper. Just beyond the Garden’s main gate, is the
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