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| MP Mike Wallace and MPP Ted McMeekin Announce Funding |
As an RBG Board member, I am thrilled with the announcement. This funding is badly needed as the Rock Garden has structural problems that need immediate fixing, such as the septic and irrigation systems.
The Rock Garden is actually located in Hamilton whereas the RBG Centre, in the photo above is located in Burlington and is therefore in Halton Region.
The Rock Garden gets rave reviews but it is the things that are unseen by the public that were a concern to the RBG staff. The overhaul is long overdue and will add new vitality to what is the anchor tourist attraction in the Region. $14 million will make a huge difference to the RBG in a similar vein to the addition of the award winning Camilla and Peter Dalglish Atrium, pictured above and the adjacent Aldershot Escarpment Garden.
While it is good news about the grant there are other issues that need to be addressed. Specifically, the issue of unleashed dogs on RBG property and trails which are a safety issue to the public and a menace to wildlife.
ReplyDeleteThere are by-laws regarding animal control but little or no enforcement on RBG property.
As a board member you should be very concerned by legal liability to the RBG in the event anyone be bitten/attacked by an uncontrolled and unleashed dog.
There are daily infractions of the municipal bylaws (both Hamilton and Burlington)regarding animal control and waste pick up on RBG property.
Perhaps this issue should be put on Board meeting agendas , because no matter how beautiful the gardens may be, or how the infrastructure may be improved the negative result of potential lawsuits and publicity should not be discounted.