On July 6, 2023, a letter to the editor was submitted to the Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com for publication. The letter, titled ‘The parking lot at Kinsmen Sportsplex,’ was regarding a 4 – 5 inch protruding rebar on a parking curb at the Kinsmen Sportsplex parking lot.
Unbeknownst to the driver, this neglected rebar was enough to damage the front bumper in what should have otherwise been a safe parking location.
According to the driver, the rebar caused $349.52 in damage to the vehicle.
Adding insult to injury, the claim to the city was denied on the grounds of “negligence.” Despite the fact that the city neglected to provide a safe and viable parking stall, the claim was denied five months later. The claim was submitted on October 27, 2022, and the driver received the denial letter on March 28, 2023.
The initial letter to the editor did not contain any photos so Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com toured the parking lot on July 6, 2023, to see if in fact there was rebar protruding out of the barriers. A few photos were taken to verify the situation. Sure enough, the rebar was protruding, and additionally other stalls in the north lot and one in the south lot had rebar protruding as well.
The letter to the editor was published on July 6, 2023, and saw a large number of views in the following days.
When Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com revisited the location on July 15, 2023, the parking lot protruding rebar had been removed. The photos attached indicate the same locations where the rebar had been removed.
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