It’s FREE
This Sunday you can check out all kinds of City of Edmonton stuff for free.
Yes, free.
Now, we’re not talking about an Oilers game, or anything that costs an arm and a leg to see, but free is free.
Go here. It will be free. And possibly fun.
Some of the highlights include free swims at Bonnie Doon, Eastglen, Hardisty, Jasper Place, Kinsmen, Londonderry, Mill Wood, O’Leary and Peter Hemingway fitness, leisure and sports centres…and free skating at Glengarry, Kinsmen, Londonderry and Mill Woods (A) arenas…
Let’s see…there’s a free round of 9-holes at Rundle Golf Course (call now to book!), a free round of Pitch’n'Putt at Kinsmen…free admission (admission only) to places like Fort Edmonton Park, Muttart Conservatory and the Valley Zoo.
Instead of paying the admission price, the City is asking you to bring along a donation for the Edmonton Food Bank.
There’s also something called a Family Fun Sampler (which normally sells for $121) on sale for $49, Sunday only. The sampler gets you admission for two adults and all children of the household to Fort Edmonton, the zoo, the Muttart and one sports/fitness facility.
Edmonton transit has a few notes about service this Sunday.
If an event guide hasn’t fallen out of your newspaper or crossed your path in the last week, there’s a PDF version online.
Letter to the Editor: Roller Coasters = Education!
This would be way more educational if it went 100 km/h and spun you upside down. (Photo: Fort Edmonton Park)
I’ve decided to write another letter to the editor after a few weeks pause. Don’t worry, edmontonian editors, it’s nothing you’ve done – although I was very close to complaining about how you deep-fried olives with pits.
No, I’ve been on vacation. And you know what? It was great.
Vacations are great because you get to see how other cities are run and see what can be improved in our great city. Without further ado, I present the master plan I’ve learnt from some of the cities I’ve visited: amusement rides in educational places.
Yes, I’m talking about educational roller coasters.
We’ve all ridden on one or two emotional roller coasters in our lives, and I’m sure we’ve learnt something. But educational roller coasters (and other rides) will teach children (and adults) about the subject while letting them have fun!
By now you’re possibly thinking: ‘But Janine, how does this relate to Edmonton?.’ Ah, yes. I’m thinking Fort Edmonton Park.
I know, I know, it’s all about the olden times – but stick with me here. Do our children care about the olden days? No, they really couldn’t care less. These children demand Spongebob. They want Wiggles. They want bright colours and flashy things. So let’s give them what they want and have a great time doing it.
Here are my proposed upgrades to Fort Edmonton Park:
