An online survey will be open starting Wednesday and an open house will be held Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Golf Course Clubhouse
Saanich is launching a second round of public engagement aimed at developing a pet policy for its parks, where off-leash dogs continue to be a hot topic.
In last year’s survey, conducted in May and June, 200 people said there are too many dog restrictions and 134 said there are not enough. There were 142 responses about safety that included mention of discomfort with off-leash dogs. Another said Saanich parks are a great place for dogs and their owners to “socialize in a safe environment.”Also commenting was a resident who said that Cuthbert Holmes Park is a good place for people and pets, but wildlife like ground-nesting birds have to be protected.
Quadra/Cedar Hill Community Association president Susan Haddon said the two distinct points of view expressed in the first round of engagement — those concerned about off-leash dogs and those who support off-leash sites — will make it complicated for Saanich to come to a solution that “everybody’s going to be comfortable with.”
She said one of the pop-up dog parks set up by the municipality over the past two summers was on Blair Avenue in Gordon Head and got a lot of use. “People were all for it — they thought that was a great thing.”
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