The only noise in the park near Gerald Heinrichs’ Regina home is the flutter of caution tape in the wind. “It seems a bit stark.
It’s a beautiful park, it’s a beautiful day and it’s just a bit odd to see nobody here, no children,” said Heinrichs, whose now-adult children grew up playing in the park.
Like other sites in the city, the play structure and swing set in the small green space just off Robinson Street has been taped off so children stay away.
The measures started around two months ago, when playgrounds were closed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Heinrichs said while he understands the public health concern, the abrupt closure and “haunting” image of taped-off play areas has an impact in other ways. “There’s another