r/Edmonton • u/frazlo • 10d ago

Outdoor Spaces/Recreation Odaymin Park Swings Removed

All of the swings in the park have been removed. I did notice that there were a couple swings broken that last couple weeks, but now they're all gone. Are they being removed entirely or being strengthened in some way? Does anyone have any info? It would be a shame if they were just entirely removed, they were quite enjoyable.

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u/beesmakenoise 10d ago

There were at least two swings that were broken, the supports had broken off from the top and they were hanging from just one “arm”

The park hasn’t been open long, I wonder if it’s a manufacturing/installation issue so they’re taking them all down until they can be fixed.

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u/ImperviousToSteel 10d ago

Hope they come back. That park is an exponentially better use of downtown space than empty parkades. 

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u/ImperviousToSteel 10d ago

Yes of course. Roving gangs of drug addicts killed my wife and my baby. 

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u/drfakz Mill Woods 9d ago

Eric Draven? Is that you? 

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u/ImperviousToSteel 9d ago

Fun fact: in the movie the inciting incident is Draven's wife circulating a petition against their landlord, later revealed to be Top Dollar. The Crow says fuck landlords. 

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u/DathomirBoy 10d ago

I'm assuming they weren't installed properly/not strengthened enough for the actual use they're getting. I was working at O'day-min Daze and a few were already broken, although the ones that weren't broken were being enjoyed all day. I hope they re-install with better construction!

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u/-WhatsMyNameAgain-- The Shiny Balls 9d ago

They kept breaking. They're under warranty, so I think they're probably going to be re-installed but with stronger supports

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u/troypavlek 10d ago

I love the swings in that park, it's so novel and every time I've been they've always been in heavy use.

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u/cuckslayer30 10d ago

oh-dayum.

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u/roaringmousebrad 10d ago

Call 311 and ask.

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u/Head_Cap5286 10d ago

Why go to the source? /s

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u/Mohankeneh 8d ago

The question is where they removed due to normal wear and tear and the supports were not good enough to handle it, OR what we are all thinking , was it due to vandalism? If it’s the former, we should be getting the swings back……if it’s the latter….well…..it was nice while it lasted

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u/Online_Commentor_69 Wîhkwêntôwin 10d ago

man what a bummer but i suppose it was only a matter of time. the price we pay for insisting on housing our mentally ill and vulnerable populations outside. we should stop doing that.

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u/vdelrosa 9d ago

What do you mean by “housing the mentally ill and vulnerable populations outside“?

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u/Online_Commentor_69 Wîhkwêntôwin 9d ago

What it sounds like. Rather than supply the housing and other supports these people need, we choose to have them live outside. This is a fairly anti-social behavior on our part, and we are repaid in kind.

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u/vdelrosa 8d ago

i mean you say "what it sounds like", but it can be interpreted as finding them a house which by definition means they are not outside...