Edmonton’s latest – and largest – river valley park opened Sunday.
The brand new park is positioned in Ward Dene, within the space of 149 Avenue and 17 Road. At 190 acres, it is the most important park in Edmonton’s historical past.
It connects common river valley trails with facilities together with an occasion centre, playground, public washrooms and a decorative lake for non-motorized boating actions.
“Having a park like this within the northeast is de facto thrilling,” mentioned Ward Dene Coun. Aaron Paquette. “It is already being extremely properly used, there’s households out and I believe we’ll be having fun with this for generations to come back.”
The town says the park is a part of the Ribbon of Inexperienced plan, a technique aimed toward creating an interconnected river valley that meets the wants of the atmosphere and Edmontonians.
“Now we have seen the erosion within the river valley space, so it is vital that we proceed to put money into increasing it,” mentioned Mayor Amarjeet Sohi on the opening. “Edmontonians love our river valley.
“It is such a jewel, and we take pleasure in it and we wish to guarantee that we’re preserving it.”
The park was scheduled to open in August, however metropolis officers postponed the opening to accommodate the nesting season for migratory birds within the area.
The park has but to be named. The town says it should join with stakeholders and residents within the fall for the official naming course of and for different long-term plans for the park.
The Edmonton river valley has greater than 20 main parks and 160 kilometre of maintained trails.
