CBC | Some Westmount dog owners worried about 'dust clouds' in King George Park
Some pet owners who use the dog run in King George Park in Westmount are calling on the City to make changes because they're worried about potential health effects from all the sand in the area.
Dr. Maxime Cormier is a respirologist at the Montreal General Hospital and an assistant professor at McGill University.
He says that silica aside, the level of dust shown in the report could be enough to affect someone's breathing, even if they are only in the park for a short while.
"Someone with asthma or underlying COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) that would be exposed to such high levels of dust, even for a short amount of time, could definitely have their symptoms aggravated with coughing, shortness of breath, sputum production, and stuffy nose," said Dr. Cormier.
