EDMONTON Guests are now able to visit the University of Alberta’s Botanic Gardens. The large grounds opened Thursday with safety precautions like mandatory masks and maximum group sizes reduced to five people from the same household or two-cohort households. In order to gain admission, visitors must make advance reservations. The patio café concession, indoor spaces and exhibits will be closed. There are several themed areas for visitors to explore, like the Japanese and Alpine Gardens. Visitors are able to order brunch or special night time picnics catered by the facility to enjoy. Carl Charest, interim general manager of the garden, said in a statement that the facility was able to welcome over 115,000 visitors without a single case of COVID-19 reported.
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The University of Alberta Botanic Garden is opening its doors for some winter fun this month.
For the next few weeks, the University of Alberta Botanic Garden is hosting Date Night Under the Stars, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 5-10 p.m. The event opens the garden to guests as a year-round destination.
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“We wanted to be able to offer something that was fun and safe for people wanting to get outside this winter. We’re typically not open in the winter, so this marks a shift in the garden to being a year-round destination. People can now come enjoy the garden in every season,” said event coordinator Georgina Bull.
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