“When you’re alone, and life is making you lonely You can always go Downtown When you’ve got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know, Downtown Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are
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Red Pandas know how to steal the show. Dozens of Edmontonians crowded a podium where dignitaries including the Mayor were on hand to officially unveil Phase 1 of the Nature’s Wild Backyard project at the Edmonton Valley Zoo – but while ears were on the speakers, all eyes and cameras
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You’ve never seen a spray park like this before! The ArrKann Spray Park and Playground in Ardrossan Regional Park is going to blow your barn doors off – pun completely intended! The farm-themed spray park is vast and adorable, right down to its bright red barn. Water wasn’t flowing the
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“Mommy, you have to get off the road. The fire truck has an emergency!” I obediently step aside and the co-captains at the helm of the bright red fire truck speed through amid a cacophony of man-made sound effects. Sadly, though, the imaginary fire went ignored as the responding crew
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The first time we visited Borden Park we almost didn’t find the playground! There’s so much to see in this stunning East-central Edmonton park that you can easily overlook the nature-themed playground – but you shouldn’t! More on that in a minute. On our first visit we parked near the
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I’d like to rename this park “Dreamland”. The Spruce Grove Rotary Playscape may quite possibly be the perfect park. Billed as the park that was “designed by kids, for kids”, the bright colours and endless choices of playground equipment offer something for everyone. Parents will love the fact that the
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It’s high noon. Moms, babies and toddlers are milling about a registration desk, trying to dodge boot puddles so as to avoid soggy socks. The bright, smiling lady at the desk is checking people in with military precision, completely unfazed by the chaos just metres away. In the background I
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It’s jaw-dropping. The TELUS World of Science Edmonton has done it again. Their children’s gallery, CuriousCITY, is a magical miniature world that kids will love, learn and get lost in. The gallery has been in the works for months and CEO Alan Nursall took the wraps off it on Thursday,
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My 4-year-old daughter is currently obsessed with Pluto. She has a keen interest in space in general, but Pluto is getting the most attention right now – and is the subject of most of her space-related questions. How cold is Pluto? Why is it a dwarf planet and not a
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I glanced cautiously around the corner as we made our way toward the entrance of the feature gallery at the TELUS World of Science Edmonton. One of my four-year-old twin daughters insisted on being carried, while the other tugged at my hand and suggested we could go back to the
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