Welcome to the Rosehill Dog Owners Association

The Rosehill Reservoir Park is located east of Yonge Street and south of St. Clair Avenue. The upper portion of the Rosehill Reservoir Park includes a fountain, a waterfall, and reflecting pools with an additional garden area planned for the summer of 2006. The lower portion of the park features a childrens playground and foot path that is used by walkers, joggers, and cyclists. The north-east corner of this path leads to the David A. Balfour Park, a nature trail that winds through the Vale of Avoca Ravine.Currently, the Rosehill and Balfour Parks are on-leash parks. The Balfour/Rosehill Park Dog Owners Association is seeking to change this by obtaining community approval for off-leash hours for the top portion of the Rosehill Reservoir Park.

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Jul
17th
Amendment to the People & Dogs in Parks Strategy
To all Association Members:   Please see below the e-mail we have sent to our Councillors regarding Adam Vaughan's motion to exclude parks under 2 acres in size from consideration for off-leash hours or areas. You can read more about this issue here: http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_24834.aspx You can read the motion itself here: http://www.toronto. ca/legdocs/ mmis/2008/ cc/bgrd/mm23. 10.pdf If you wish to make your voice heard on this issue, Councillor Rae may be reached here: councillor_rae@toronto.ca Councillor Walker may be reached here: councillor_walker@toronto.ca Please cc any e-mails ...More »
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Jul
2nd
Association Newsletter ~ July 2008
Animal Anti-cruelty Legislation:   From the Ontario SPCA ~ New hope for animal welfare in Ontario: Support Bill 50 “At Queen's Park on April 3, 2008, Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Rick Bartolucci introduced Bill 50, the 'Provincial Animal Welfare Act,' to a standing ovation. The Bill seeks to overhaul the 89-year-old Ontario SPCA Act to widen the definition of animal cruelty, improve the Society's ability to address critical animal welfare issues, and allow investigators to bring ...More »
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Jun
1st
Association Newsletter ~ June 2008
Park Clean-up:   Mark your calendars, as our next park clean-up will be held on Saturday June 7th, 2008 between the hours of 10 a.m. & 12 noon.  As always, bags and gloves will be provided for your convenience. Even if you can only come for a short time, your help is much appreciated. Thanks and hope to see you there!   Off-leash Requests and Neighbourhood Conflict:   Several Members of the Executive attended a recent meeting regarding the “grandfathering” ...More »
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May
23rd
Off-leash Information and Meetings
Hi there! If you are interested, there are some scheduled events and meetings regarding the granting of off-leash privileges at two Toronto-area parks. The first is at Crothers Woods, which is located in the Don Valley (Leaside/Bayview Extension area near where the Domtar Paper Plant used to be). The Don Valley Dog Association sent out this e-mail earlier today: Highlighting our accomplishments to date: ~ an application has been sent to the City of Toronto asking for a large designated off ...More »
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May
13th
Park Enforcement ~ May 2008
We have information from other Park Associations and Walkers that Park Enforcement has definitely been stepped up, so you can expect to see them at any time at Rosehill Park. The fines for off-leash dogs have been substantially increased ~ you can read a Globe & Mail article about this here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080510.DOGCOP10/TPStory/?query=off-leash+dog+fine   Please note that dogs can be fined not only for being off-leash, but also for being unlicensed and for not coming on the first recall. ...More »
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May
6th
Association Newsletter ~ May 2008
 Thank You!: Thanks to the hardy souls who came out in the rain for our first park clean-up in early April. Your tireless work and civic-mindedness is much appreciated! For those Members who were unable to help out last time, our next clean-up will be held on Saturday June 7th, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  Mark your calendars and we'll see you there! Official Launch of the People and Dogs in Parks Strategy: Our friends at ...More »
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Apr
1st
Association Newsletter ~ April 2008
First Park Clean-up of 2008!: It is that time again ~ our first park clean-up of this year will be held on Saturday April 12th, 2008 between 10 a.m. and noon.  Bags and gloves will be provided for your convenience. Even if you can only come for a few minutes or so, your help is much appreciated. Thanks and see you there!!! Bill C-373 Update: Time is running out to Stop Bill S-203, which comes up for its' third ...More »
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Mar
28th
National Day of Action Against Animal Cruelty this Sunday March 30, 2008!
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY! CALLING ALL CANADIANS FOR EFFECTIVE ANIMAL CRUELTY LEGISLATION! Please join us at a rally and say NO to Bill S-203  INEFFECTIVE legislation that won't stop animal cruelty in Canada! Date: Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Rallies being held in Canadian cities including: Montreal, Toronto, Windsor, Ottawa, Calgary, Sarnia and Vancouver! Toronto, ON, Rally information: Location - At Queen's Park, just South of the Ontario Parliament Building Time- 1:30-3:00 PM Speakers are MP Mark Holland (Liberal), MP Peggy ...More »
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Mar
6th
Association Newsletter ~ March 2008
Website Update: We have really exciting news to share with you all, regarding a new feature which has been added to our website. Our AMAZING website designer (and fellow Association Member) Jason Groves has added a blog feature, which will allow you to post your thoughts regarding our newsletters and our common park issues. You can view the blog and include your comments here: http://www.rosehilldog.com/blog/ We hope you find this new feature useful, fun & informative and we ...More »
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Feb
18th
Association Newsletter - February 2008
Important Licensing Information: Toronto’s Board of Health has approved a plan to hire 26 people to “persuade” pet parents to buy a City license for their dogs and cats. Nine of the new hires will be focusing specifically on enforcement for non-compliance with the requirement under Municipal Code 349. Those who choose not to purchase a license for their pet may face a fine of $240 or higher. More »
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