Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Just a walkin' the dogs," News, Jan. 29. Regarding your article about walking your dogs in Steveston, I would be remiss, as a dog owner who lives in the West Richmond area and enjoys the areas highlighted in your article, if I did not make you aware there is no off-leash area near Scotch Pond.As a matter of fact, there is only one off-leash area in all of Steveston and that is a fenced area in Steveston Park - beside the fenced baseball diamond, also accessible from Garry Street.I find your article quite irresponsible by encouraging already arrogant and irresponsible dog owners from running their dogs off-leash in on-leash areas, ie Garry Point Park.It's also reprehensible that the city, as well as RAPS and bylaw officers, are not more dedicated to keeping off-leash dogs restricted to designated off leash parks with punitive fines.Kelly GillesRichmond
