Concerns grow for flooding at a Hamilton Mountain's Eleanor Park
Community members who frequent one park on the Hamilton Mountain are calling on the city to address a drainage issue.
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Community members who frequent one park on the Hamilton Mountain are calling on the city to address a drainage issue.
Hamilton has 10 fenced dog parks and four unfenced dog parks, but as Irene Porter, who lives in the upper city has noticed, the majority are in the lower city, with just two on the Mountain. That's "unfair," Porter says.
Council would have to add $670,000 to the annual budget to make the pilot program permanent — and try to prevent vandals from flushing repair cash down the toilet.
Kara Bunn, manager of parks and cemeteries for the city's environmental services, said staff start opening washrooms in May once temperatures are consistently warm and there's no risk of water lines freezing.
More than 650 cans removed in winter have not yet been returned to places where they get heavy summertime use