EDMONTON—An official with the Canadian Mental Health Association is hoping strange, human-shaped figures that were placed on an Edmonton bridge’s controversial suicide prevention barriers spark a discussion about mental health. The sculptures initially shocked Dan Klemke, an advocate for the barriers whose wife committed suicide from the bridge in 2013. But Ione Challborn said the message the sculptures sent is confusing, and since there’s no word on who put them up, there’s no way to understand the motive. Article Continued BelowThe city, which considered the sculptures vandalism, pulled them down within hours. People have been concerned that the walkways are not as wide as they were for cyclists and pedestrians,” said Challborn, the executive director with the association’s branch in Edmonton.

Source: thestar August 09, 2016 14:37 UTC