Your kids are going to remember this summer, trust me
So, the city announced that our outdoor pools and spray parks are opening for the 2026 season. Yes, you read that correctly. Two thousand and twenty-six. Now, I’m not usually one to quibble with dates, especially when you consider how long it takes to thaw a properly frozen pool deck after an Edmonton winter, but this one landed with the soft thud of a calendar page turning in the wrong direction. It’s like they’re planning for a future where we’ve somehow mastered time travel, or perhaps the River Valley has finally become a tropical paradise, which, honestly though, would be a welcome change.
### What This Means for Edmonton
It’s an interesting little slip, isn't it? Because in a city where we’re already planning the next five years of LRT construction, and the Oilers’ next Cup parade (always the next one), having our summer recreation facilities open in 2026 feels… oddly familiar. We’re a forward-thinking city, I’ll give us that. Maybe this is just a subtle nod to our collective patience, a trait honed by decades of waiting for the perfect conditions – be it for a clear road after a blizzard or for the ice to finally melt on the North Saskatchewan.
* The city technically meant 2024, not 2026, for the opening of spray parks and outdoor pools. * This little typo highlights how often Edmontonians look to the future, sometimes a little too far. * It's a reminder that even the simplest announcements can get a bit...calendrically confused.
Honestly though, it’s probably just a typo. But it’s a beautiful, perfectly Edmonton-esque typo. Because when you live somewhere that builds character at -30°C and has a Fringe Festival that’s genuinely the best in the world, you learn to appreciate the little absurdities. Imagine telling your kids, "Sorry, folks, the Bonnie Doon pool is a 2026 proposition." They'd just shrug. Edmonton doesn't need your approval. Never did.
Darren Fedoruk, MiTL Sports Desk.
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