On May 2, the City of Edmonton will make its first steps to lift some of the restrictions put in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of sunrise on Saturday, those with four-legged family members can once again allow their dogs to be off leash in the city’s 38 open off-leash parks. “The city has heard loud and clear that Edmontonians miss their usual practice in the dog parks,” interim city mayor Adam Laughlin said.
That does not include the four fenced parks, however. Those were closed due to concerns people wouldn’t be able to properly maintain physical distance.
When those will open will depend on how dog owners do at the parks being reopened this weekend. “How folks respond to the open dog park areas will also inform whether we advance