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Cyclists and city argue paving necessary to create safe commuting network
Tessa Vikander · CBC News · Posted: Jan 19, 2025 8:00 AM MST | Last Updated: January 19
Horse riders in Burnaby say they're being pushed to the side by the city's plan to pave a gravel trail for cyclists that riders and horses have been using daily for more than fifty years.
City council approved the move to convert the trails along the south side of Burnaby Lake Regional Park last month, but riders with the Burnaby Horsemen's Association — which has its stables at the eastern edge of Burnaby Lake — continue to speak out against it.
One of those riders is Vicky Gilker, whose horse Tommy is one of 59 horses cared for at the Burnaby Lake stables.
"I was pretty upset about it," she said.
Horses can't safely walk on pavement without special boots, and even then they must go slowly or else they may slip and seriously injure themselves, the horsemens' association says...
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/burnaby-horse-riding-trail-for-cyclists-1.7435211
