Dog Waste

• Much ado about dog doo-doo in Calgary parks; city launches survey

  The City of Calgary wants your say on the issue of owners not picking up after their dogs in off-leash parks and other green spaces.

  Environment

  Jul 19, 2023
  
• City of Toronto launches dog waste pilot project

  If the first phase of the new project is deemed successful, the next phase will see 30 bins for another three months followed by 100 bins for another six months.

  Canada

  May 4, 2021
  
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• B.C. man flagging poor pooch poop etiquette — literally

  A.P. Hovasse spends plenty of time in Metro Vancouver's regional parks, where he said he's grown frustrated with a common trend.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2021
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• ‘CSI: Doggy Doo’: Burnaby strata using DNA tests to crack down on pooping pooches

  PooPrints Canada has set up shop at the Affinity in the 2200 block of Douglas Road. Their mission: to collect a DNA sample from every dog in the building.

  Nov 8, 2019
• Vancouver looking for new dog poop solution — if only to make this job disappear

  Each dog poop bag has to be cut open by hand, the contents liquefied and put straight into the city's sewage treatment plant.

  Sep 11, 2019
• Halifax would like your dog to stop polluting waterways with its poop

  Dartmouth's Lake Banook and Lake MicMac were identified in a pollution control study released earlier this year as having high levels of canine E. coli.

  Environment

  Aug 11, 2019
• Bags of dog poop thrown on North Vancouver condo roof could lead to mischief charge

  Dozens of bags full of dog excrement are being tossed on a building rooftop in North Vancouver.

  Apr 25, 2016
• “If they poop, you must scoop,” urges Kelowna

  “While most owners are responsible and pick up after their pets, it only takes a handful to cause a problem,” says Ian Wilson, Park Services Manager.

  Aug 13, 2015
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• “Terrible practice” of not disposing dog waste in parks has to stop: Coquitlam mayor

  The mayor of Coquitlam is sounding off about irresponsible dog owners who are choosing to sling their dogs' excrement versus disposing it in the garbage.

  Sep 1, 2014