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Parks · Don Valley
A former brick factory turned public park in the Don Valley ravines, run by the charity Evergreen. Dogs are welcome across all outdoor areas on a short lead; there is a designated fenced off-leash park on the west side of the site, and animals other than service animals are not allowed inside the buildings.
One of the few Toronto sites with both leashed ravine trails and a fenced off-leash park, free to enter and open every day of the year.
Evergreen runs the Brick Works under a head lease with the City of Toronto and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Off-lead dogs are permitted only inside the fenced park on the west side; elsewhere City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 349 requires a lead and carries a $365 fine. Pets are barred from indoor buildings except service animals.
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