Real Edmonton Moms

06/01/2026

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄: 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! ⚠️👶🛑

Mamas, if your children are currently enrolled in a local daycare, preschool, or before-and-after school program, you need to know about a major legal change that goes into effect today, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

The Alberta government has officially implemented an interim mandatory policy designed to completely overhaul transparency and communication regarding child safety inside licensed facilities.

Here is exactly what changes for your family starting today:

🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟒-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞: Childcare facilities are now legally required to post a highly visible, standard physical notice on-site within one business day of any high-risk or potentially criminal incident being reported (such as allegations of abuse or neglect).

🌐 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: In addition to the on-site paper notice, the government will now publish the facility’s name and the date of the reported incident directly on the official provincial registry website (Alberta.ca). These public notices will remain active on the portal for 90 days.

👥 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰: Previously, daycares were only legally required to notify the specific family whose child was directly affected by an incident. This loophole left the rest of the parents entirely in the dark for weeks—which is exactly what sparked intense parent advocacy following a high-profile case at Willowbrae Academy Mill Creek right here in Edmonton last year. Now, every parent with a child at the facility must be given access to this information immediately.

⚠️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: This new mandate strictly applies to licensed, facility-based childcare providers (daycares, preschools, and out-of-school care programs). It does not apply to private, unlicensed family day homes.

This is a massive step forward for peace of mind, ensuring we have the clear, timely information we need to keep our little ones safe.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞? 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐠𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝? 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰. 👇👇

05/30/2026

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓-𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐒? 🏊‍♂️🎨 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰! 🙌✨

Mamas, if you are looking for a completely free, low-stress way to burn off some of that weekend energy tomorrow, clear your schedule for a couple of hours!

The City of Edmonton is hosting its official 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 (𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔) 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 at the 𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 in Rundle Park (2909 113 Ave NW)!

They are opening the doors to the public entirely for free, and it is packed with great perks for families:

💦 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Full free entry to the facility and pool during the 2-hour event window.

🎈 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬: There will be free games, crafts, prizes, and giveaways available to keep the little ones happy.

🚶‍♂️ 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬: If you’ve been wanting to check out the layout, you can get a full tour of the building and try out their recreational programming.

05/27/2026

𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐃𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐍 & 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐒! 🛒🎉👀

Drop everything—the City of Edmonton has officially approved the building permit for a brand-new Costco location!
www.ctvnews.ca

It is officially slated to be built in the northeast area of the city at 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 (located at 289 Ebbers Blvd. NW, right off 153rd Ave). According to the city permits, this massive $28-million project will feature a full warehouse alongside an adjoining Costco liquor store.
www.ctvnews.ca

This is going to be an absolute game-changer for those of us living on the north side, in Fort Sask, or throughout Sturgeon County who dread navigating the traffic to haul bulk snacks, diapers, and rotisserie chickens from the 50th Street or Sherwood Park locations!
www.reddit.com

05/25/2026

𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐔𝐏! 🎪 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐄𝐌 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬... 🍿🎈✨

Mamas, if you are looking for an amazing family experience that won’t break the bank, look no further! The Royal Canadian International Circus is officially heading to town next month under the massive Big Top at West Edmonton Mall (𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟓–𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), and tickets are live.

Instead of paying the full $𝟑𝟓+ face value per ticket, you can use these verified local hacks to save major cash for the whole family:

🎟️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐-𝐟𝐨𝐫-𝟏 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: Go to the official circus website, pick your show dates, and enter the promo code 𝐘𝐄𝐆 at checkout to get 𝟐-𝐟𝐨𝐫-𝟏 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 on General Admission tickets!

💰 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐉𝐚𝐠 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥: If you want to buy single tickets, check WagJag right now. They have an early bird special running with General Admission marked straight down to just $𝟏𝟓 (a $35 value), or Premium seats for $𝟐𝟐.𝟓𝟎.

👶 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬: Kids aged 3 and under are completely 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 as long as they sit on a lap!

𝐓𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩: Seating is first-come, first-served for general admission. If you grab tickets, make sure to arrive about 30–45 minutes before showtime to clear the entrance and snag the best view with the kids.

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

☀️ 𝐑𝐄𝐌 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐈𝐧: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧! 🥤💦

Mamas, the sun is finally out, the weekend is in full swing, and outdoor pool season is officially here! It is so beautiful out today, but since we aren't completely used to the warm weather yet, it's a great time for a quick, friendly reminder to keep our little ones safe while out at the parks and splash pads.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲:

𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭: Kids forget to drink water when they’re having fun. Pack extra fluids and try to take quick shade and water breaks every 30–45 minutes.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡-𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: Metal and dark plastic slides/swings can heat up incredibly fast in direct sunlight. Always do a quick touch-test with your own hand before letting the kids climb!

𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥: If you need a break from the afternoon sun, don't forget that our local public libraries and community recreation centres are perfect, free spaces to cool down and relax in the shade.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲’𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦? 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰! 👇

05/22/2026

You can't pour from an empty cup, mama—taking care of yourself is part of taking care of them.

05/21/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬: 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠! ☀️🏊‍♀️

Grab the sunscreen and the swim diapers—outdoor pool season has officially kicked off in the city! Wîhkwêntôwin (formerly Oliver) opened yesterday, Mill Creek opens this Saturday (May 23), and the rest are staggering their openings over the next few weeks.

But before you pack up the kids and head out, the City of Edmonton has a few major policy changes this year that you absolutely need to know to avoid a total meltdown at the gates:

1. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝟏𝟏:𝟓𝟗 𝐏𝐌 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞: While walk-ins are allowed if the pool isn't full, booking ahead on MoveLearnPlay is highly recommended for hot days. The big change: If you reserve a spot online, you now have to pay for it by 𝟏𝟏:𝟓𝟗 𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, or your booking gets automatically cancelled! ⏱️

2. 𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫: The city completely cut concession booths this season. You are highly encouraged to pack your own food, but be careful with drinks! They are strictly enforcing a "𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲-𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲" rule. If you bring an open travel mug of coffee or an unsealed juice jug, security will make you dump it at the gate. (Note: Unopened drinks or empty water bottles to use at the filling stations are totally fine, and exceptions are made for infant feeding). 🥤❌

3. 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Main hub spray parks like Jackie Parker and Castle Downs are already running, and the remaining neighborhood splash pads are scheduled to turn on by June 5.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲? 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰! 👇

05/20/2026

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓: 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐄𝐑? 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 🏥⚠️

Mamas, please take 30 seconds to read this and keep it in the back of your mind, because a trip to the Emergency Room is stressful enough without being caught off guard at the door.

Following a serious safety incident in the waiting room last month, Alberta Health Services has officially launched a permanent, walk-through weapons detection system at the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 as of yesterday.

If you have to take your kids or a family member to the Royal Alex ER, here is exactly what to expect from the new security protocols:

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Everyone entering must pass through advanced walk-through scanners (similar to what you see at Commonwealth Stadium or Rogers Place). If the system flags an item, security will do a secondary check.

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞: If you accidentally have something prohibited on you (like a pocket knife or multi-tool), security will have on-site lockers available for you to store it, or you can take it back to your vehicle.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐠 & 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬: To keep areas clear and safe, they are strictly enforcing a "one visitor and one bag per patient" rule. 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐬: AHS confirmed that essential medical devices and child-care/diaper bags are exempt from the one-bag restriction! 🎒👶

Nobody ever plans a trip to the ER, but knowing what to expect can save you a lot of unnecessary stress and delays at the door during an emergency.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐑𝐄𝐌! ❤️

05/17/2026

𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐭! 🪴🚫🔥

Quick heads-up, mamas! Because it’s an Alberta May Long, nature is keeping us on our toes tonight. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures to drop down to a freezing -𝟐°𝐂 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 (feeling like -𝟒 with the wind chill).

If you got excited and planted your garden or put out your patio hanging baskets early, this is your sign to run outside right now to bring them in or cover them up!

Also, if you were planning on backyard s'mores tonight to stay warm, change of plans: Sturgeon County is officially under a 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧. Traditional backyard wood fire pits, charcoal BBQs, and fireworks are a no-go right now.

Stay warm tonight! ☕️🧣