South Bruce Peninsular - Idiots - Comments

Update on the Playground Coals

garym — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:17:32 -0400

We were back at that park this evening, and from what I can tell, neither heap of coals was in the least way disturbed since my calling it in to the Public Works hotline. Very cold and grey-ash now, but nonetheless, no attempt was made by the town or anyone else to remove that hazard while it was hazardous, or even after.

Just so you know.

garym: ict evangelist - musician - whatever

Fast Food and Hot Coals Don't Mix

Dodge — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:58:00 -0400

The problem is that the eat and go crowd using public areas to cook run into a dilemma with hot coal style BBQ's. Idiot is a good description but how do we move to at least reduce the problem? There are plenty of alternative style camp stove fuel and propane appliances that are suitable.

What about floating the idea of a ban on any appliance using hot coals in any public area? This could be done with an amendment to the fire code. It would apply to beach areas and the information center picnic area but should not affect commercial or private property.

Providing a container for hot ash is another solution but I don't see any point in promoting the use of this type of appliance in any picnic area and Gary has well described the problem in the beach area as well.

There is some merit in having a bin to collect empty propane disposable cylinders in picnic areas, this metal should not be in the landfill stream.

Idiots

garym — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:58:46 -0400

Yes, these are barbeque coals. Hot barbeque coals. Dumped in the open parking area beside the children's playground next to the Sauble Library. There was another pile just like them behind a rock right on the edge of the playground by the slides, that pile covered with trash. I found two nearly full bottles of water in that trash and poured it on the heap of coals; not nearly enough, but I figured the pattern in the ashes would maybe alert young children (older than the toddlers, anyway) not to pick up the odd grey 'stones'.

I stuffed the trash into a grocery bag they'd left and tossed it into the nearby bin. I also called up the By-Law enforcement office (519-376-8592) to alert them that they'd need a shovel and a steel pail to finish the job.