Paula Simons: Accidental Beach could be drowned in red tape.

It appeared at the end of an Edmonton summer like a mirage, an accidental beach in the heart of the city. And for a few sweet weeks, we flocked there with our kids and our dogs and our picnic hampers and our volleyballs, to paddle and swim and play in the sand.
And then the snow fell, the ice formed and our beach vanished, leaving us to wonder if it would ever return. 
Could it be more than an ephemeral marvel? Could we make it last?
That was Ward 8 Coun. Ben Henderson’s question