Edmonton floats idea of a new provincial park inside city borders

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is lobbying for the creation of a new provincial park within city boundaries.
The park would be in the Big Island-Woodbend area and could be co-managed with the Enoch Cree Nation, since it overlaps with traditional Enoch territory.
The first details of the plan were released in a report to council Friday. The report says the mayor’s office initiated discussion with the province, Enoch and other regional stakeholders this spring. “All stakeholder representati