Residents asked to complete survey on Mayfield West dog park

March 29, 2023 · 0 Comments

Park at Kennedy Road and Abbotside Way to be complete by end of year

By Zachary Roman

South Caledon residents will soon have a place nearby to let their four-legged friends run free.

A fenced-in off-leash dog park is being planned at the corner of Kennedy Road and Abbotside Way. The Town of Caledon is currently hosting an online survey to gauge what residents would like to see at the dog park.

The survey, open until April 11, is available at the following link: tinyurl.com/mwoffleash

Eva Li, a landscape artist from the Town’s Development and Planning Division, said the dog park is estimated to be complete by the end of 2023. It will have a small parking lot and two off-leash areas — one for small dog breeds and one for big ones.

Li explained the dog park project was initiated in response to a request made by Caledon Council at its June 30, 2020 meeting.

“The community approached the Town expressing increased need to have this service provided in this community,” said Li in an email to the Citizen.

Town staff were directed to investigate possible sites for leash-free dog parks in both Caledon East and Mayfield West. A dog park has since been installed at Caledon East Park.

Li said the site for the Mayfield West dog park was chosen as it’s a Town-owned property that is not beside residential properties and has existing sidewalks and pathways that will connect residents to the park when it’s complete.

When preparing the conceptual design for the park, Li said Town staff based the design on community requests and example dog parks from other municipalities.

Li said staff are hoping to hear from “as many people as possible” with their thoughts on the plan and what they’d like to see in their new dog park.

Simply having a place in the community to enjoy the outdoors with their dogs is what Li thinks people will enjoy most about the new dog park.