We Are Back - Kings Park Dog Association
Hello, and welcome back to our blog. Yes, its been awhile.
Recently, as all of you know, The City of Winnipeg has introduced a Master Plan relating to all of the off leash space in the city. This plan will implement what lands get protected in the future, establish guidelines, develop and solve maintenance issues to name a few.
On the City of Winnipeg's website, there are Public Engagement Workshops, booths, and online surveys available this summer. Here is the link:
http://winnipeg.ca/ppd/PublicEngagement/OffLeashAreas/default.stm
I emailed the contact, and she replied saying there's been internal delays and these surveys and workshops won't happen until the fall. If anyone else knows anything else, please don't hesitate to email us at: kingsparkdogs@gmail.com. Please consider being involved in this project as it is really important to voice your opinion on the off lease space, namely preserving what we already have but enhancing it for future generations.
The contact for the city is:
Brittany Shewchuk, Public Engagement Lead
Phone: 204-943-3178
Email: shewchukb@mmm.ca
Our nifty little bag dispensers are now brightly painted and labelled for use. Please use as needed and if you have any extra bags for them, placing a few in them would be wonderful too!
Once these dispensers were utilized, people have commented and noticed how much cleaner the park now is because of them. Keep up the great work!
On April 4th, councillor Janice Lukes held an open house was held at the Pembina Trails Library to discuss opportunities for additional initiatives such as fencing for the "Fields for Fido" off leash park in King's Park. About 20 citizens attended and there was good discussion on the topic. The majority of the people who attended expressed concerns about fencing the perimeter of the off leash area. Some of the concerns expressed were: High cost of fencing, the impact on the character of the park, the impact on the movement of the wild animals, and the opportunity cost of using the funds for fencing. Items such as trees and benches, fixing the fountain, pond and replacing or repairing the bridges were viewed as the priority.
The park's trees were filling in so nicely in May. Now most of the paths are almost dark and jungle-like now, but still beautiful nonetheless. As long as we don't meet grandfather skunk who has made an appearance in recent years!
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| May 10th |
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| May 30th |
At the end of June, we received an email from Councillor Janice Lukes about some updates to the park. She would like to meet at some point to figure out where trees should be planted.
Once we receive a definite date from her, we will let our members know and hopefully you can attend and have an input!
Here is a link to her update:
Here are some more recent pictures from a beautiful sunny evening in early July.
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| Beautiful sunny evening at the park (early July) |
We hope you continue to have a safe, restful and enjoyable summer.
We are very much looking forward to a revitalized park in the next few years!
