Sturgeon Athletic Field Off-Leash Dog Area

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St. James area residents identified an off-leash dog area as a desired feature for the community as part of the St. James Community Parks and Recreation Project. A new off-leash dog area is being proposed for the Sturgeon Road Athletic Field.

Located north-west of the intersection of Sturgeon Road and Silver Avenue, the proposed design features:

  • Fencing around the perimeter, including partitioned areas for large and small dogs
  • Picnic tables, benches, and shade trees
  • Community message board
  • In-ground self-closing waste container
  • Expanded on-site parking and fenced walkway from the parking lot to the off-leash area

St. James area residents identified an off-leash dog area as a desired feature for the community as part of the St. James Community Parks and Recreation Project. A new off-leash dog area is being proposed for the Sturgeon Road Athletic Field.

Located north-west of the intersection of Sturgeon Road and Silver Avenue, the proposed design features:

  • Fencing around the perimeter, including partitioned areas for large and small dogs
  • Picnic tables, benches, and shade trees
  • Community message board
  • In-ground self-closing waste container
  • Expanded on-site parking and fenced walkway from the parking lot to the off-leash area

Background

Council approved $1.4 million for parks and recreation amenities in the St. James area in the 2020 Capital Budget. The City asked residents in the Lakewood, Crestview, Heritage Park, Buchanan, and Sturgeon Creek neighbourhoods for input on desired parks and recreation improvements. Five projects were selected as a result of the public engagement process, including the Sturgeon Athletic Field Off-Leash Area – development of which must follow the Council-approved Off-Leash Area Master Plan (OLAMP) process.

This master plan includes policies and standards that will be used by the public service to site, design, and manage off-leash areas. These policies and standards also provide direction for how to meet local demand for OLAs in a logical and sustainable manner, in alignment with OurWinnipeg, Complete Communities, the Regional Parks Investment Strategy, and the Recreation and Parks Strategies.

Part of the OLAMP process is to engage stakeholders and the community to determine values, needs, and wants for a given area, and to combine this insight with observations gathered through site visits and user counts and best practices implemented by a variety of municipalities from across North America.

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Page last updated: 20 Apr 2023, 11:46 AM