Article content City of Leduc administration is investigating the allowance of alcohol consumption in public parks following a resident request. Mayor Bob Young brought the issue forward at the May 10 regular meeting. He explained that a resident had asked him to look into the possibility. City of Edmonton council recently approved a pilot project that will allow for public consumption of alcohol at designated picnic sites in some city parks. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Young asked administration to explore the idea and bring forward recommendations to council. Coun. Glen Finstad said there were pros and cons to the idea, and asked that the matter was looked into ‘in a timely manner’ because of the short summer season.