Queen Elizabeth Pool, Edmonton

Queen Elizabeth Pool, Edmonton

The Queen Elizabeth Pool, located in the south side of the North Saskatchewan River valley in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is the oldest municipal pool in Western Canada. [ [http://www.albertacentennial.ca/history/viewpost.aspx~id=423.html Queen Elizabeth Pool - the oldest municipal pool in Western Canada - Alberta Centennial ] ] The Edmonton Bulletin described the pool as “delightfully situated in what is generally recognized as the city’s most beautiful park." [ [http://www.albertacentennial.ca/history/viewpost.aspx~id=423.html Queen Elizabeth Pool - the oldest municipal pool in Western Canada - Alberta Centennial ] ]

The pool was opened on August 22, 1922.

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