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Fort Edmonton is looking to add a modern twist to its popular historical attractions as it seeks to become the home of a new Nordic spa in the river valley.

Park officials are slated to present a plan to a council committee Monday that would involve the lease of city-owned land for the Edmonton Nordic Spa. If approved, the pool and sauna facility will sit on two acres of land adjacent to Fort Edmonton Park that is currently an overflow parking lot between the river valley and the administration building.

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Fort Edmonton Park’s president and CEO Darren Dalgleish said he met with the group interested in creating the Edmonton Nordic Spa — who are also behind the Kananaskis Nordic Spa — late last year to talk about what it would look like to build a facility in the river valley.

“I was really excited about this because this is exactly the direction of our strategic plan at Fort Edmonton Management Company (FEMCo) and that is to bring new product into the area that would enrich our product mix,” Dalgleish said. “This was a perfect fit.”