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posted April 11, 2006
Dog Talks - Call for park policy input
According to the newspapers, Parks and Recreation manager Sandy Straw and a working-group of park users have been meeting for a year to address the question of dogs in parks. Dufferin Grove Park users have not been asked about their dog ideas, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any. To find out what these ideas are, park staff Mayssan Shuja will be walking around the park with her notebook asking park users about dogs in the park.
Mayssan will be out in the park asking questions at the following times: Wednesday April 12, 5.30 to 6.30 p.m.; Thursday April 13 at the market, 5 to 6.30; Saturday April 15 at 3 p.m. at the playground; Monday April 17, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday April 20 at the market, 5 to 7 p.m., and Friday April 21, 5 to 7 p.m. If you don’t find Mayssan during any of those times, you can call the park and leave her a message (416 392-0913) and she’ll call you back. Or you can e-mail her at mayssan@dufferinpark.ca. If you e-mail, specify whether you’d like your comments posted, with or without your name, on the park web site dog pages (www.dufferinpark.ca, click on "dogs.")
A dog owner who went to a meeting in the Beaches says they were told that each park would have a small committee made up of one volunteer from each user group (parents, soccer players, dog owners, professional dog walkers, etc.), to decide that parks’ dog policy. That sounds a bit hit-or-miss. It might be a recipe for resentment if others feel ignored. So we’ll try to get as many people as possible giving their ideas at Dufferin Grove, and see if we end up with more light than smoke.
posted April 20, 2006
Dog Talks 2006
For the first round of park user comments and suggestions about Dogs in Parks click Dog Talks 2006