Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Director of Cortes Island is considering the idea of having a dog control bylaw drawn up for his area, and the Director of Quadra Island has expressed some interest.

The idea was discussed at the Wednesday July 19 Electoral Areas Services Committee (EASC) Meeting. 

Mark Vonesch, Regional Director for Area B (Cortes Island), explained, “This request for a bylaw came out of a situation where a dog was out of control multiple times, scaring people and ultimately ended up killing another dog on the island. The dog owners approached the RCMP and said, ‘this dog killed our dog.’ The RCMP told them that they weren't able to do anything about it because there were no bylaws.”

Robyn Mawhinney, Regional Director for Area C, added, “On Quadra, I'm curious about this proposal.”   

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) David Leitch responded, “If the Area Director wants a dog control service on Cortes, it can be quite simple. It's just creating a regulatory bylaw that states  whatever the Director would like with the intention of just having the RCMP enforce that. If you look at anything else, the costs can become significant.”