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The city has released a map as to exactly where dogs can be off leash at Marshall Fields.

Dog owners now have a better idea of where their hounds can run free at Marshall Fields.

The city has released a map as to exactly where dogs can be off leash at the Okanagan Landing park.

Allowing dogs off leash at the park has been a hotly debated topic in council chambers, but city officials decided to at least temporarily allow dogs to run.

On Feb. 11, council made a resolution to continue to suspend enforcement of dogs off-leash dogs at Marshall Fields.

The off-leash area is between the playing fields and Vernon Creek and includes the parking lot at Lakers Clubhouse and a portion of the east parking lot near the ball diamond.

The off leash policy is in force until further notice.

Dogs are not permitted on the playing fields nor in the disc golf area north of Lakers Clubhouse. These areas are hatched in red on the attached map. Exclusion of dogs not in these areas will be enforced.

The one leash areas include the paved Multi-Use Urban Trail that parallels Okanagan Landing Road, the gravel paths that parallel Cummins Road, as well as a short connector trail From Lakeshore Road to the footbridge at the north end of the last pond of the disc golf course.

Dog walkers are asked to observe these restrictions and ensure their dogs are kept on leash until they reach the off-leash area.

The City has committed to public engagement, an environmental assessment and an assessment of the amenities at Marshall Fields to identify options for consideration of an off leash dog area in Marshall Fields.