A coalition of dog owners on Vancouver Island say a proposed plan to drastically reduce off-leash areas in Saanich parks is barking up the wrong tree.
Currently, under-control dogs are allowed to be off-leash by default in most of the district’s 172 parks and several beaches.
But proposed bylaw changes would require dogs to be on-leash in 104 of them, except in 57 parks with designated leash-optional areas — including 12 with permanent fenced-in off-leash areas — and at Cordova Bay Beach.
If approved by the District of Saanich Council on Monday evening, the plan will mandate leashes in about 84 per cent of park space in Saanich, and 93 per cent of trails in the popular Mount Douglas Park.
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