Improper pool fence at Petrolia daycare where tot nearly drowned: Inspectors

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Improper pool fence at Petrolia daycare where tot nearly drowned: Inspectors
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The unlicensed daycare lacked appropriate fencing and other necessary precautions, a report from the municipality’s building department says.

The report – taped to the front door of 4076 Juniper Cres. – outlined the findings of a Feb. 2 inspection conducted about a week after 20-month-old Waylon Saunders was found unconscious in the pool. The report by Lambton County’s building services department listed several deficiencies under Petrolia’s fencing and pools bylaw, as well as immediate fixes required at the property.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.

Finally, the report indicated an interior sliding door – located near a hot tub in the pool enclosure – didn’t have a functional latch or lock. The homeowners, the report stated, had also not obtained a permit for the hot tub installation. Rick Charlebois, the town’s top administrator, declined comment “because there is an ongoing OPP investigation of that whole situation.”Article contentAn inspection report by Lambton County’s Building Services Department, dated Feb. 3, was taped to the front door of a house on Juniper Crescent in Petrolia. PHOTO BY PAUL MORDEN /The Observer

“For him to have progressed so much in two weeks is absolutely amazing. They didn’t expect Waylon to make it through the night,” she said. A neighbour said a temporary fence went up recently in the backyard of a house on Juniper Crescent in Petrolia where a 20-month-old boy fell into the water of a pool while attending a private unlicensed daycare. Photo taken Friday Feb. 10, 2023. PHOTO BY PAUL MORDEN /The Observer

“His co-ordination isn’t the greatest and sometimes his leg doesn’t move the way he wants it to, which frustrates him, but he’s definitely a pretty happy baby.”

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