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Calgary Herald

Your letters: Summer is short — open our splash parks

Saturday was a perfect summer day in a city that doesn't have many such days. Disappointingly, the children's splash pool at Century Gardens was dry, as were all of the park's water features. I have not seen the pool operational at all so far this summer. Article content Several blocks east down Stephen Avenue, there is no longer a pool at Olympic Plaza for the kids to play in, because — as is so typical of this city — it is being rebuilt (rather than renovated) after decades of neglect. A few blocks south, in Central Memorial Park, the kids' water feature is not operational, and only one of the park's two fountains is working. No children, no parents, no community vitality. Article content Article content Article content Article content Rob Jobst, Calgary Article content Article content For more than 20 years, Poilievre has been promising to cut back the civil service, and he was elected seven times on that platform. The fact is, he was rejected this time in Carleton because he ignored residents, forgot about them and failed to represent their concerns. Article content Battle River-Crowfoot beware. Article content David Small, Ottawa Article content Article content Article content Kudos for another successful Stampede Article content Thank you to the Calgary Stampede, its board, volunteers and my fellow Calgary citizens. You put on a heck of a show and successfully presented this event to the world. Article content Today, I am one proud Calgarian. Thank you. Article content Werner Pointmeier, Calgary Article content Article content Blaming Tod Button for the Flames' lack of a Stanley Cup is misguided. Since 2001, they have consistently found NHL talent — from stars such as Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk, to late-round gems such as Andrew Mangiapane and Dustin Wolf. Article content The draft is always a gamble, but Calgary's scouts have found value more often than not. The real issue has been shaky management and a revolving door of head coaches. Poor asset handling and short-term thinking during the Brad Treliving era did more to stall progress than any 'analytics' in scouting.