On Wednesday, city council approved an undisclosed budget increase for the fountain outside Edmonton City Hall because all of the construction bids came in higher than expected.

Knee-deep no more: Edmonton city councillors voted Tuesday to go ahead with renovations to the city hall wading pool which will see the depth go from the current 40 centimetres to just 15 centimetres. 

A City of Edmonton report shows that it would not be feasible to keep the water in the city hall wading pool at the levels they are at now.