City of Edmonton<\/a> site coordinator and operations supervisor, Shauna Graham.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen it\u2019s hot and it\u2019s sunny the people are jam-packed in. It\u2019s partly why we went to the reservation system to allow people who can\u2019t get their rate at opening to be able to ensure they can get access, just like a restaurant, later in the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Also new for 2026 \u2013 concessions will no longer be available at outdoor pools.<\/p>\n
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The city says it wasn\u2019t seeing the sales to support managing the concessions across all five sites so people are now encouraged to bring their own food and empty water bottles or sealed drinks.<\/p>\n
Instead, there will be vending machines at three of the pools \u2014Mill Creek, Queen Elizabeth and Borden Natural Swimming Pool.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSee what the uptake is there, how it works with getting the vending people in to stock,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we run out during the day, we\u2019ll track all of that, but we still are going with no outside drinks. So if you have your pre-bought drink, like a Slurpee or any of the coffee shops, we won\u2019t allow that in \u2014 but if it\u2019s factory sealed, you can bring it from outside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crews are also preparing the city\u2019s 78 spray parks.
Weather and air quality permitting, this is the opening schedule for the outdoor pools:<\/p>\n
W\u00eehkw\u00eant\u00f4win: May 20Mill Creek: May 23Queen Elizabeth: May 30Fred Broadstock: June 6Borden Natural Swimming\u00a0Pool: June 20\t<\/p>\n
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