achender
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Anyone know what this is about? Just next to Sugar Beach, who's edge was not similarly fenced. It goes all the way to Aqualina.
Does this happen regularly? There must be a better way of allowing maritime uses to coexist with the public, beyond sections of the public realm being closed off.They often fence off the dock wall because ships (sugar or otherwise) are scheduled to moor there.
Why is it necessary to replace the 'toe rail'?
Why do we even need that anymore? Ther should be a fence there so that someone one doesn't fall in.
Extremely glad there’s no fence — that’d be some proper US-style litigiousness.
The absence of a barrier here is wonderful. It's the antithesis of the safety police movements we've seen in waves over the last 2 decades where the TDSB tore out play equipment because it was 6ft tall and not 5ft as someone had deemed safe etc.
Safety is not unimportant, but you can't protect everyone, from everything (especially themselves) all the time; and you shouldn't even try.
I can't reveal some of the guidelines I'm aware of that have been in effect at various times in government; except to say, most were so blatantly stupid that they demanded a move to see them retrenched. (they were)
There should be good information (deep end of pool is here, depth 3M, 9.7ft); there should be sensible precautions, and things should be built to code (next to water, there should be life preservers accessible nearby) .
That should not be an excuse for obstructing the view; preventing wading in the water (where appropriate), or tobogganing either, for that matter.
Trees have grown in just so nicely on this stretch. Whole environment is lovely.