You know it, you love it and during the pandemic more and more of us have walked, run and biked in it. But what does the future look like for one of the region's most treasured spaces?
City review of the existing river valley strategy is looking at recategorizing some trails as preservation areas.
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CBC News ·
Posted: May 30, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: May 30
An Edmonton cyclist rides along a single-track path in Terwillegar Park in May 2021. (Submitted by Emily Rendell-Watson) comments
Edmonton s mountain biking community is concerned about losing access to river valley trails in the wake of a review of the city s ribbon of green plan that proposes changes around public access.
The city recently began a series of meetings and workshops as part of a
project to modernize the 29-year-old plan that guides how the river valley will be used and cared for in the future.
My mom gave me a vintage fleece and a sense of adventure
My mom s hot pink Patagonia fleece has helped me feel connected to my mom - and our shared sense of adventure - since the pandemic started.
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Emily Rendell-Watson ·
Posted: May 08, 2020 4:58 PM ET | Last Updated: May 8, 2020
The photo perched on the shelf in my parents home (left) and me, in Jasper, Alta. where I used to live (right). (Supplied by Emily Rendell-Watson)
Now or Never6:49My mom gave me a vintage fleece and a sense of adventure
For as long as I can remember, there s been a photo of my parents on top of Gros Morne Mountain sitting on a shelf in the den of my childhood home.