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Letters: Richmond dog owners need to stay in their lane

A Richmond News reader and cyclist has had enough of pet owners and their off-leash hounds
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The bike lane running through an off-leash dog park in south Richmond continues to cause concern

Dear Editor,

Recently, there was a letter on here warning of a confrontation between dog walkers and cyclists along the South Dyke Trail and sadly it’s from dog walkers towards cyclists.

Today I rode through there and a dozen walkers were in the cycling lane with no leashes while the off-leash area was empty. I ride through there daily and have felt their anger towards my presence so, some time ago, I decided to greet all and I received nothing in reply, except scowls and bad looks.

As cyclists, we are loners, but these people have put together a well orchestrated bid to remove all but dog walkers and have become aggressive. I hope city council sees it for what it is.

Murray Schultz

RICHMOND