Controls: show
Picture

Comments:

[log in] or [register] to leave a comment for this picture.

Go to: all pictures

Options: show

Looking inside:
Dufferin Rink House
( display item 26)

Contact:

mail@publiccommons.ca

Website:

[home] [about] [help] [policies] [legal disclaimer]

Subsites:
Members:

[profiles] [forum]

Container: Dufferin Rink House
return to container details page
previous display
next display
Picture

Hockey themed reinforcment for window screens

18-Jan-2009 [6192]

select a version (currently larger)

file detail

Open this picture in a new window.

(see commentary below)

Commentary:

PARK HEROES OF THE MONTH

-- Mike Bruggeman works for the City Property Department. He was asked to put up some protective window screens on the east side of the rink house, where night-time shinny games had put several pucks through the windows. We were bracing ourselves for some depressing prison-style window grilles like the ones on so many park buildings in the city, but we got a nice surprise. The new window screens have crossed metal "hockey sticks" as their reinforcement. Mike said he didn't want to just have ugly bars to strengthen the screens, so he and the welder decided on a hockey theme. The screens look wonderful - random acts of nice design, by city trades staff

Read more >>