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Woman and girl on beach with a brown and a white dog playing in the water

People, Parks, and Dogs: A strategy for sharing Vancouver's parks

We adopted the People, Parks, and Dogs Strategy to help create safe and engaging park spaces for people with and without dogs.

Icon-based illustration of a dog surrounded by people, parks, balls, trees, water, hearts, beaches, and birds

Full report and supporting documents

Follow our progress

⇒Oct 2017Strategy adopted
⇒Spring 2018Sunset Park: upgraded
dog off-leash area open
⇒Fall 2018Renfrew Park: new
dog off-leash area open

Dogs for the environment

photo of dog playing in park

Dogs for the Environment

Would you like to see a positive change at your dog off-leash area? Find out how you can become an off-leash dog park steward!

Background

View our background documents and key project information including the 2012 guidelines for off-leash areas.

Contact us

pbcomments@vancouver.ca