Old Port of Montréal
With or without a leash,
dogs are not allowed anywhere on the Old Port territory
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If you agree with us, if you have a dog, or simply because you like dogs, PLEASE sign our petition
Extract from the Old Port of Montréal Corporation 2007/08 annual report:
“At present, the Corporation fulfills its mandate in the name of, and on behalf of, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC), who holds title to the federal assets and has responsibility for their maintenance and conservation for the benefit of the Crown”.
PETition
In order for dogs on leashes to
be admitted on the Montréal Old Port territory,
while restricting their access to mornings
during the busy peak season,
between June 24 and Labor Day
The Federal Government owns the entire river bank of the Old Montréal. Their Old Port of Montréal Corporation, manages the Crown property and it does not tolerate any dogs, on leash or not, on its territory.
It is written on the Web site of the Old Port of Montréal Corporation : “Unfortunately, for sanitary and security reasons, dogs are not allowed on the premises of the Quays of the Old Port.”
One fact remains : dogs share the lives of many people in Montréal and, with our aging population, their numbers will keep on growing. This case is similar in the Old Montréal, immediate neighbors of the Old Port, where there are many dogs.
In search of a compromise, on June 20, 2006, our dog owners association of Old Montréal (clubcaninvieuxmontreal.org) delivered a proposition to the Old Port of Montréal Corporation. We asked them to grant us permission to use a small part of their vast territory, made of gravel and isolated from the residences, and make it a dog park. We did not ask for any investment. We offered them to take the entire responsibility for the park. Furthermore, we informed the Old Port Corporation of our willingness to work with the authorities in order to find a way to control delinquent dog owners – a minority – to pick-up after their dogs. Unfortunately, on September 29, the Old Port of Montréal Corporation sent us their negative answer.
Besides this simple refusal, they seem to have reinforced the rules by recently adding new signs indicating that dogs are not allowed on the Old Port territory. Even if you find yourself completely alone with your dog on a leash at 6 a.m., dog and master will be hunted out. The Old Port managers seem to have a particularly strong aversion towards dogs. Among the regular visitors on their territory like the homeless, the people who feed the seagulls, the drunk, the drug users, etc. dogs are certainly not the worst nuisance or threat. For security, most of the dog owners feel much more safe with their dogs while walking on the Old Port territory, specially early in the morning.
Our dogs are our companions. They are part of our families, our lives, and our daily walks. To hunt them out of what seems to us as a natural place to walk, is discriminatory.
PLEASE Sign our petition and invite your family members, colleagues and friends to do the same. THANKS!
Canine Club Vieux-Montréal
