dog waste stations project the red dot association
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DogWasteStationsProjectTheRedDotAssociation
October,2017
Purpose:InresponsetothewaterqualityissuesatParleeandsurroundingbeaches,agroupofconcernedcitizensmettodiscusswhattheycoulddotohelp.Addressingtheissueofdogwastelitteringthebeachesandnear-bytrailsseemedtobeagoodplacetostart.Tothatend,adogwastestationprototypewasdesigned.TheyapproachedtheRedDotAssociationforhelpinfundingthisproject.ArequestwassenttotheDepartmentofHealthandtheproposalwasapprovedandfundinggranted.Withabudgetof$9,211.50,12dogwastestations(coverpage)werefabricated,installedandmaintainedforthe2017touristseason.Inaddition,educationalmaterialsweremailedoutalertingthepublicofadversehealthaffectsofuncontaineddogfeces.Thesestationswereinstalledatselectedentrancestothebeaches,near-bytrailsandatPointe-du-CheneWharf.Materialswerelocallysourcedandallsignagewasbilingual.
Sitelocations:
Note:ThecrossedoutstationswerereallocatedtoPointe-du-CheneWharfaspertheirrequest.
FinancialReport:Posts,spikes,screws
639.35
Dispensers 897.00Signs 225.00Paintsupplies 207.39Locks 179.25Garbagebins 349.47Garbageliners 12.67Labour&maintenance
5410.00
Gas 231.71Educationalmaterialandpostage
462.24
RedDott-shirts 200.00Dogwastebags 126.05Projectfinalreport
200.00
Total 9140.13
Balance 71.37
Summary:Itisfeltthatthestationswerewellusedthissummerbasedonthenumberofdogwastebagsusedandthefullnessofbinsongarbagepick-updays.Positivefeedbackwasheardfrombothdogandnon-dogowners.Management/staffofParleeBeachProvincialPark,OceanSurfCampground,Pointe-du-CheneLSDandPointe-du-CheneWharfallprovidedpositivefeedbackconcerningtheeffectivenessofthesestations.NearbytrailsandthebeachesborderingParleeBeachappearedtohavemuchlessdoglitter.Therewastheexpectedmisuse,initially,ofthegarbagebins(householdwaste,fastfoodcontainers,cans,bottles…)alongwithvandalismof2ofthestations.Decalsindicating“dogwasteonly”helpedtoimproveproperusagealthoughtheproblemdidpersistatonestationonthewestside.
TheRedDotAssociationwouldliketothankthepublicforusingthesestationswhichhelpedtokeepthebeachesandtrailscleaner.AhugethankyoualsotothestaffattheProvincialPark,OceanSurfCampground,Pointe-du-CheneWharfandprivatecitizenswhomadesurethebinswereemptiedandbagsreplenishedasneeded.
Recommendations:• Thissuccessfulpilotprojectshouldbecontinuedandfundingprovided.
• Hiredesignatedstafftomonitorandmaintainexistingdogwastestationsduringtouristseason.
• Remove,sanitizeandstoredetachablebinsforthewintertopreventdamage.Thiswillreducecostsofreplacingthem.
Submittedbythefollowingprojectcontributors:AndyMalolepszyArtMelansonPierreWedgeHelenWedgeMikeBelliveauOctober,2017
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