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意外沙滩 Accidental Beach
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0 q1 C3 D7 `; e( V0 p去年一些官员持消极态度,但是民意不可违,今年政府准备把它建成永久性的。
2 H" Z0 w/ v6 _, H, Y) ~而且市政府还考察了 Saskatchewan river 周围的有可能建沙滩的地方,考察结果还是这个意外沙滩最好。/ v( o# Q$ z: D
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Accidental Beach in Cloverdale may have some competition in the coming years.
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The city is looking at five other potential sites on the North Saskatchewan River that may be able to accommodate a permanent urban beach.( C+ Q4 t# B! X9 C
. n& i# S4 p) O/ VIn a report released Thursday, the city shows the pros and cons of the Cloverdale beach and five other sites.. o& Z% v) K# C+ a8 r
6 A5 L! D! P [9 G5 g' w4 xEach site was evaluated for environmental and operational enjoyedmontonse and water quality, as well as availability of washrooms and picnic facilities. $ M- ]: G: C! T/ G% k
6 n- x& Q; d2 D- pBig Island: The farthest site from downtown Edmonton has excellent or very good size and stability of its sandbar and water quality but doesn't have amenities such as washrooms, parking and picnic areas and ease of access.6 J. g i6 O0 l e9 \* F
4 s+ b$ G0 S# t. |) kTerwillegar Park: Excellent or good in almost every category including vehicle parking and access to site but gets a failing grade for its sandbar stability.
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Fort Edmonton Footbridge: Located southwest of Fort Edmonton Park, the sandbar has excellent size and is close to the bank but the site doesn't have adequate parking.
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) ]$ |8 e W% A2 `Cloverdale Beach: The home of Accidental Beach has excellent sandbar size and proximity to bank. Good or fair rating for parking, access to site and picnic areas.
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Capilano Bridge: The area gets a failing grade for the size of its sandbar, distance to the bank and amenities. Fair grade for sandbar stability and water quality.
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0 z9 d% K" Y; `Rundle Park: This site gets a thumbs up for sandbar and bank stability, as well as amenities but is too close to environmentally significant areas.
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3 S! E( J+ R, Y0 u* L0 L @% |Cloverdale Beach, left, is the city's term for the accidental beach that appeared out of the blue in 2017 because of LRT construction berms. (City of Edmonton)2 \# q+ R' R; R6 ]( }8 ?/ w x& Q
In the wake of the popularity of Accidental Beach last year, councillors asked city staff to come back in the spring with a list of potential sites for a permanent beach.
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$ S0 R, t0 x9 D3 [: D W" U3 i/ }% [Coun. Bev Esslinger said she's open to exploring the options and thinks councillors will ask staff a lot of questions at the next executive committee meeting on why the locations were chosen.
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'Close your eyes and you're in Cancun': Why you should visit Edmonton's accidental beach$ Y) W& w8 I! z/ y
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"The more central would be the best," Esslinger said. "People want access to the river. They like having a beach so I think that's important and I think it's worthwhile for us to pursue it." |
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