Family Day Photo Album
It couldn't have been a more beautiful winter day to celebrate family life, but I took a photogenic detour of local events... BY EMIL TIEDEMANN Y ESTERDAY marked the 20th anniversary of Family Day in Alberta...either a special Monday for family-oriented fun or another day off. Depends on who you ask, I guess. For me it was a little bit of both, though I spent much of the +4 (temp.) afternoon snapping photos in the vicinity of downtown, where most of the city's Family Day events and activities were held. Churchill Square was packed with kids and their parents, using the day off to skate at City Hall or have their faces painted nearby, while the new Art Gallery of Alberta offered free admission for the Monday. There were also things to do at the Muttart Conservatory , Winspear Centre , the Stanley A. Milner Library , and other local venues. But instead of showing you what was going on at these various locations (with the exception of the photo above), I decided to share with ...