News from Hutt City Council
This morning Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry officially opened the Les Dalton Dog Park to the public, and was joined by a contingent of about 500 people and their dogs for the city’s first Dog Day Out.
Campbell Barry said the opening of the dog park has been a long time coming for the city’s dog community, and will be a well utilised asset in the city – evidenced by the strong turnout on the park’s opening day.
“It was an absolute pleasure joining dog owners and their furry friends this morning, and seeing everyone, especially the dogs, experience and enjoy the park for the first time,” Campbell Barry says.
Saturday, 15 May 2021, 4:02 pm
This
morning Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry officially opened
the Les Dalton Dog Park to the public, and was joined by a
contingent of about 500 people and their dogs for the
city’s first Dog Day Out.
Campbell Barry said the
opening of the dog park has been a long time coming for the
city’s dog community, and will be a well utilised asset in
the city - evidenced by the strong turnout on the park’s
opening day. It was an absolute pleasure joining dog
owners and their furry friends this morning, and seeing
everyone, especially the dogs, experience and enjoy the park
His career began in his home suburb of Wainuiomata, advancing to become regional manager of animal control for Hutt City Council and overseeing animal control services for the entire Hutt Valley and Wellington City. He established 35 dog exercise areas in Lower Hutt. Illness prevented him from completing what will be Lower Hutt’s first dedicated dog park. Mayor Campbell Barry said Dalton was an advocate for dog welfare and having a dog park named after him in Wainuiomata, where he lived, was a fitting tribute. “Les Dalton’s dedication, expertise, and his calm and rational approach to animal control was exemplary,” said Barry.