Chief William Commanda Bridge (former Prince of Wales Bridge)

[dougvdh]

Originally Posted by zzptichka

What's stopping them from connecting the bridge to the dog park?

Is that even a dog park?

But, yeah, great question. They should be connected.

BTW, there's a big tent set up there right now - obviously some event is happening on the island.

[zzptichka]

Originally Posted by dougvdh

BTW, there's a big tent set up there right now - obviously some event is happening on the island.

https://www.riverkeepergala.com/

[Ottawacurious]

Originally Posted by dougvdh

Is that even a dog park?

But, yeah, great question. They should be connected.
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The purification plant tried to close down the unofficial dog park a couple years ago. I think it was due to security (safety?) concerns or something.

It wasnt an official park and I dont know if that's changed.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

There is some serious under-tapped potential with the bridge and Lemieux Island.

Absolutely. Big resting area with benches and a water fountain. Could even be a good spot for an NCC bistro. Can we just give full control of the City to the NCC?

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by zzptichka

What's stopping them from connecting the bridge to the dog park?

I'm baffled by this as well. When there were construction interruptions during the bridge conversion, they even used the route through Lemieux Island as an alternative to the south span when it had to be shut down for concrete pours. Once that detour was no longer needed, the gate was shut again, and shut it has remained.

I don't get it.

[Uhuniau]

Originally Posted by Ottawacurious

The purification plant tried to close down the unofficial dog park a couple years ago. I think it was due to security (safety?) concerns or something.

It wasnt an official park and I dont know if that's changed.

It wasn't official, and it was shut down during the construction disruption a few years ago, but part of the reason for the shutdown was to create an official dog park AND a link to the bridge, which is that switchbacked trail mid-island that is still, years later, gated off without explanation.

[zzptichka]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Absolutely. Big resting area with benches and a water fountain. Could even be a good spot for an NCC bistro. Can we just give full control of the City to the NCC?

Yep, uploading to NCC is the only way to get this done. And it's not because the city won't have the budget. They will take the budget and spend it on new fences, gates and 100 "Do Not Jump" signs.

[dougvdh]

Originally Posted by Ottawacurious

The purification plant tried to close down the unofficial dog park a couple years ago. I think it was due to security (safety?) concerns or something.

It wasnt an official park and I dont know if that's changed.

It's not listed as a dog park on the official City of Ottawa dog park maps. (https://ottawa.ca/en/recreation-and-park...ecreation/parks/dog-parks/map-dogs-parks)

I think the city ended up doing an official off-leash area at Laroche during that park's reconstruction instead.