For the longest time I thought that once the playground is built then no body looks after it. Not true. The other day I took my boy to the playground on the swing. I happened to notice a new set of chains on both swings. Did old one break? Or this is just a standard procedure to replace them after some time? Did someone from parks saw me swinging? I think it was a just a standard procedure after all.
Today when I was walking from the marsh, I saw an inspector inspecting our local playground. Kick there and there, look here and there, shake, wrestle with the post - all done. Kidding aside, he was very detailed, looked into each corner, touched all the joints. I am glad that we have such a good system to look after public places. After all we are paying taxes, and it is good to know that my tax money is actually being used properly.
Hurray to public works, however, don't take my word completely because I am only speaking of one playground. Now message to those who leave cigarette butts behind, or let dogs loose on the playground - don't do it.
According to Town of Aurora there are 33 outdoor playgrounds in Aurora that are open all four seasons. These playgrounds provide all kinds of cool stuff for children of all ages. According to the town they are being upgraded. All the equipment is C.S.A. compliant. I guess I have witnessed a detail inspection of the playground equipment which is conducted on a monthly basis. For your information, C.S.A. is a Canadian Standards Association, a not-for-profit membership-based association. C.S.A. work with industry and governments to develop standards that address public health and safety.
On the closing note, have you ever pay attention to the name of your nearest playground?
REFERENCES
Community Parks and Sports Facilities, Playgrounds, Aurora Website
Canadian Standards Association
2 comments:
It's been a long time since I've visited our playgrounds with my daughter (she's 15 now). When she was a toddler she used to pick up the cigarette butts in the sand and put them in her pocket. I tried to stop her when I'd catch her (as did her caregiver) but she'd usually have a few in the pockets of her little pink jacket by the time we'd get home. Nice having a 3 year old smelling like an ashtray after a day on the swings!
Hi Anna, Thanks for visiting my blog and nice seeing your blog. I've lived in this town for about 22 years and I still love it. Thanks for the nice compliment on my blog as well.
Cindy
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