Category: Letters To the Board

Dear Board, The author of the "Federal Report Imminent" letter is very certain what the Report’s findings will be. Why is that? It certainly raises a question in my mind: How ‘independent’ will the Report be? No one I know has been approached by the Reports researchers, despite (in my case) having asked to participate.… Continue reading Letter: Troubled

Dear Mayor and Parks Chair, Judy Brownoff, Saanich Council, and Cadboro Bay Residents Association Hello, on this Mother’s Day, I would like to share my thoughts and experiences about dogs at Gyro Park with Saanich Councillors, CBRA Board of Directors, and the community. I write this just prior to heading down to the beach where… Continue reading Letter: Families with Dogs on Mothers Day in Cadboro-Gyro Park

I am sorry that Mr. Ainsworth has felt uncomfortable with off-leash dogs at the beach. As dog owners, a letter like this, in all honesty, helps us be more aware that not everyone is “cool with dogs”. I'm a West-Coaster born and bred (Seattle, now Victoria) and, in my experience, dogs have always been a… Continue reading Letter: Response to “Assaulted by Dogs”

 I heard about the action you are taking to create safe, enclosed dog areas in your local parks. Fantastic idea! Is there anything we can do to help support you, or promote your message? Lisa Pets West, 777 Royal Oak Drive

Good article regarding the trial dog park. Pleased we will have another off leash park close by. Based on our many walks and talks with other dog owners this will be another community gathering area. Thanks for spearheading this initiative. D’Arcy

We write with concern about the CBRA's "urgent" request that Saanich Council remove or alter the 42-year May-through-August summer canine prohibition in Cadboro Bay Gyro Park. For years, the spring-and-summer dog prohibition, while not universally obeyed, has been protecting children, families and the elderly from hazards associated with dogs. It has protected children on the… Continue reading Letter: Federal Report Imminent

On walks along Cadboro Beach I have been assaulted by dogs on numerous occasions. These usually take the form of dogs jumping and placing their paws on my person, walking besides me whilst barking threateningly or both. I will recount the last two events which occurred over the past 10 days. Whilst walking along the beach in… Continue reading Letter: Assaulted by Dogs

Having worked at UVic for over 25 years, and being a long-time dog owner, I’m aware of many of the issues around the area that has historically been referred to as the UVic “Dog Field.” Starting in the mid 90’s, after we got our first dog, I soon discovered the UVic Dog Field, which is… Continue reading Letter: The Sad Loss of the “UVic Dog Field”