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Mar 2013Dragon boating or kayaking, anyone?
Posted by Kilcona Park Dog Club / in Humour, Information /
Dragon boating or kayaking, anyone?
News & Updates from the park
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Mar 2013Special General Membership Meeting Call
Posted by Kilcona Park Dog Club / in Information /
KPDC will hold a Special General Membership Meeting in the first week of April to share information with our members regarding the City’s proposal to shrink the size of the off-leash area. Members will receive a Notice of Meeting shortly.
In accordance with KPDC’s bylaws you must be a Member in Good Standing to attend the meeting. Memberships may be renewed or purchased at Pet Valu – Reenders or Rivergrove locations.
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Mar 2013Premiere on Mar 21, 2013
Posted by Kilcona Park Dog Club / in Information /
The timing of tomorrow‘s premiere is, of course, pure coincidence…
Dog Dazed catapults viewers into the middle of skirmishes between dog lovers and non-dog people in Vancouver, San Francisco and Toronto – where the fight over a tiny off-leash park had people at each other’s throats and cost the city more than $100,000. Toronto Transit Commission Chair Karen Stintz learned the hard way not to get between voters and their dogs. Ms. Stintz was at the heart of a particularly nasty debate over an off-leash area. “As a politician I have learned that there are two things that you never do. You never change parking restrictions and you never get yourself involved in a dog park.”
Dog Dazed goes beyond skirmishes and conflicts with City Hall, introducing viewers to a fascinating cast of eclectic dog lovers – a couple who share their bed with a 220 pound mastiff; a couple who went for legal joint custody – of their dog; and a woman who will be interred with her dog.
Dog Dazed not only has relevance to the City’s proposal to shrink Kilcona’s off-leash area, it also has a Winnipeg connection. The documentary marries classic documentary storytelling with animation created by Winnipeg’s Cordell Barker. The two-time Oscar nominee has made a reputation for himself as one of Canada’s top animators.
Enjoy!
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Mar 2013Save Kilcona Dog Park
Posted by Kilcona Park Dog Club / in Information /
Save Kilcona Dog Park
On March 16 City officials and a team of consultants met with Kilcona user groups to present options for developing Kilcona. It was the latest step in creating a new master plan for the park.
On the table are major changes to the park’s geography as well as new uses that will be encouraged and permitted. The new master plan, expected to be approved by City Council in May, will set the future direction for Kilcona.
Two of the 3 options shrink the size of the off-leash area by one-third to one-half its current size. The lands removed from the off-leash area would be re-purposed for other sports activities.
All of the options isolate the off-leash area from the rest of the park. The barrier will achieved by lengthening and widening the park’s ponds and channels to create a water course for dragon boat and kayak racing.
The City has proposed that Kilcona dog park be fenced, cutting off the dogs’ access to adjacent ponds and the dog community’s access to winter pond trails. One option creates a moat encircling the entire dog park. The proposed channel would cut through the existing play area, forcing the closure of the only open, flat, easily accessible space where people and dogs gather and socialize.
To protect the off-leash area, Kilcona’s dog community and its supporters must act now. Please do your part.
Send your comments to PPDUrbanDesign@winnipeg.ca with copies to Mayor Sam Katz at mayor@winnipeg.ca, your City Councillor and/or North Kildonan Councillor, Jeff Browaty at jbrowaty@winnipeg.ca and KPDC at president@kilconaparkdogclub.ca.
You can also fill out the City’s park visitor use questionnaire at http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/planning/KilconaParkHarbourviewRecreationComplex/default.stm Email it toPPDUrbanDesign@winnipeg.ca or print and fax it to 204-986-7524.
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Mar 2013Kilcona Dog Park – Worth 1000 Words
Posted by Kilcona Park Dog Club / in Information /
Kilcona Dog Park – Worth 1000 Words
Take great photographs?
Then focus on this! McNally Robinson is soliciting images for a new hardcover book: WINNIPEG by WINNIPEG: Photos of a City by its Citizens.
The book of colour photos will be published this summer. It will not only include all the icons – The Forks, the rivers, the Leg, and Portage and Main – but also neighbourhoods, streetscapes, activities, moods, and hidden treasures like Kilcona – Winnipeg’s best ever dog park!
Photo credit: Colleen Blouin
Photos must be digital (JPEG, TIFF or PNG) and must be of sufficient resolution to reproduce well in the book.
You may submit up to five photos. Please include your name, address, and a description of the image.
For details: http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/winnipegbywinnipeg#.UUNe0VdqCSo
Questions? Email winnipeg@grant.mcnallyrobinson.ca.
