EDMONTON Parkview is welcoming all Edmontonians to try out its life-sized Snakes and Ladders starting Thursday. The chalk-painted board is about 36 square metres in size and features all the classic game s essentials – from ladders that give players a boost up, to snakes that mean progress could soon slither away – all laboriously painted by a handful of volunteers. It s iconic. It s like the Monopoly board; it s special, said Kristie Edwardsen, the mom of four, teacher, artist and Parkview resident who led the initiative. She also spearheaded a chalk-painted Monopoly board in Crestwood a year earlier. We saw how much it brought joy, connection, in a safe way – socially distanced, of course, she recalled.