Concerned

City doesn't seem to be keeping up with asset management of its playgrounds, says resident.

The parks plan will come “on the heels” of the updated OCP, said Thorpe. “Rather than working on one-off replacements, we want to do what’s best for the whole community.” Thorpe says that the city follows national playground safety specifications, with monthly inspections of city-owned parks and more thorough annual inspections. He worries that the city is prioritizing new projects instead of maintaining the old ones. Back in 2020, the city removed play structures at three of its parks—11th Avenue Park, River Road Park and Kiwanis Park—for safety reasons. The city’s ball fields are also in need of repairs for an upcoming national event, and Fraser has written to the city on more than one occasion about the state of the walking surface along the Kitsuksis Dyke.