Tobogganing could soon be banned at all but two parks in Oshawa, a move that one city councillor says would be an “overreaction” to a fatal incident on a hill in the nation’s capital two years ago.
Tobogganing could soon be banned at all but two parks in Oshawa, a move that one city councillor says would be an “overreaction” to aOn Monday, Oshawa’s community and operations services committee voted 4-2 in favour of a staff recommendation to prohibit tobogganing on all city property, with the exception of “designated tobogganing hills” at Knights of Columbus Park and Grandview Village Park.
Staff said that the risk assessment identified a number of steps that must be taken to reduce the city’s exposure to liability in areas where tobogganing is not prohibited, including an inspection program during the winter season, a warning system to communicate when conditions are appropriate for tobogganing and “site specific measures” such as the use of padding or the removal of obstacles and hazards.
Speaking with CP24.com, Nicholson said that he believes that the seven other municipalities that are members of the Durham Municipal Insurance Pool have received similar “strongly worded” letters asking them to prohibit tobogganing on hills where minimum steps are not taken to improve safety following the death of an 11-year-old girl on a hill in Ottawa in 2021.
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