City Planning To BAN Canadian Geese From Beaches....DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH

City may ban sandy claws
Dog fans hope council will paws and reflect on beach ban
By JENNY YUEN, SUN MEDIA

She may have four legs and a waggly tail, but the city might see her as a criminal.
Boo, a four-year-old beagle, was walking along the shore yesterday, but under the proposed Toronto Beaches plan, her owner may be charged up to $300 for Boo's jaunt in the sand. Even with a leash on.
"There is a lot of confusion about what is allowed by dog owners," said Boo's owner, Chris Yaccato, who is spearheading a protest today on behalf of local dog owners.
"It makes me upset because you can't even live in the city without being fined any more. They're just ruining fun for everybody," he said.
Yaccato, 32, said the group of more than 100 animal lovers plan to march -- trusty leashed pooches by their side -- across the span of the beach, starting from the off-leash pen eastward.
"The city adopted a (People, Dogs and Parks) policy in 2007 that eliminated dogs on the beach. Signs were posted that they were prohibited," he said. "There has been a lapse of the city enforcing that and putting up proper signs ... and now, the inaction of our councillor (Sandra Bussin) to notify the community that this change is coming."
Yaccato said the city incorporated the no-dogs clause from the 2007 policy into the Toronto Beaches plan, which aims make the city's 11 swimming beaches swimmable for at least 80% in the summer.
The Beaches plan goes to city council tomorrow.
"It was never designated off-leash, but people got used to the practice over many years," said parks director Malcolm Bromley. "We can't have a set of regulations in the summer that says you can't have your dogs and in the winter, you can. If you're going to have an objective of quality sand and water, you have to enforce rules and policy."
Signs noting that dogs are prohibited in the sanded area have been up since November, Bromley said. However, the city is now trying to accommodate dog walkers by looking to connect the off-leash areas in Kew Beach with Silverbirch, through the Martin Goodman Trail, which means an extra 500-metre stretch for dogs to romp.
The rally begins at 1 p.m. near the Leuty Lifeguard station in Kew Beach, between Lee and Leuty Aves.
JENNY.YUEN@SUNMEDIA.CA