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to the dogs Off-leash parks provide freedom for pets and sometimes consternation for owners
kelsey hipkin, Reporter/Photographer
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ism and damage to construction. Many area residents have expressed their frustration, arguing hundreds of metres of fencing in the area effectively limited off-leash sections of the area, which is currently undergoing a major redesign. The protesters went so far last November as to walk their furry friends in prison garb across the Sandy Beach Bridge, challenging City staff to “let our dogs out of jail.” “While we have appreciated the effort the City has made to maintain and repair the park, the esthetics have left many with mixed feelings, said Britannia Community Association president Tim Taylor.
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Kenai, a 10-year-old mini American Eskimo, frequents three Hawkwood area off-leash parks with owners LiShelle and Terri Trembath.
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algarian Alex Middleton and his four-legged companion Captain are familiar faces at the Britannia Slopes off-leash dog park, typically frequenting the southwest area of the city two to three times a day. It’s a home away from home for the pair – a fact not lost on Middleton. “The reason I moved to Elbow Park was to be closer to Britannia Slopes,” he said. Middleton and Captain are not
rants. It will soon be joined by a new location at Connaught Park off 14th Avenue and 11th Street that by the end of the year will feature a fenced offleash diamond-shaped area, seating plaza on the west side of the park and separate grassed sections for seating areas for other park users to utilize. Yet off-leash areas in the city have come under fire in recent months after it was reported residents were tossing stones and slurs at City staff erecting erosion-prevention fencing in the Britannia Slopes park. Cameras were also placed in the area, as well as at River Park and Sandy Beach, after reports of vandal-
alone. When making a move from their condo, accessibility to off-leash areas was also a huge selling feature for Terri and LiShelle Trembath in purchasing a home in the northwest community of Hawkwood. “We love having three off-leash areas/dog parks within walking distance from our house,” said LiShelle, who owns a 10-year-old mini American Eskimo named Kenai. “It just simplifies life having the parks at our fingertips.” Thousands of Calgarians and their four-legged friends have been testing the limits of the city’s dog park infrastructure, which currently totals about 150 off-leash locations in all four quad-
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