Ottawa city council narrowly votes down motion to reopen part of the site for tobogganing.
old his colleagues that “the public is looking for an option here,” but city staff made it clear that the proposal to allow shortened sledding runs down one section of the hill still wasn’t one they were comfortable endorsing, given the remaining risk of injury.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“The feedback from the public has been very strong, that they would like to to retain the site for tobogganing. It’s very tragic, obviously the death last year, and injuries that happen across the city at various toboggan hills,” Brockington told council colleagues. “Really, the goal is to try and help mitigate those risks and still allow people to get outside and enjoy winter activities, including tobogganing.
“Because of that, we’ve had a concern, and fundamentally believe that the hill, unless it is significantly modified, should not be reopened,” said Chenier, who noted that it was not something staff saw a way to do this season.
But she registered her hesitation, as a mother of young children, about the safety consequences of proceeding with a course of action that didn’t align with what study of the hill had recommended. Created in the 1970s out of construction debris, it was originally designed to be a junior ski hill, staff said. Fencing currently surrounds the hill at two points to block would-be sledders.
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