To the editor:
Re: "Park Ranger Power - Central Park," March 15.
Gone are the old days of identifying problems without identifying solutions.
Park rangers who hand out tickets to owners of off-leash dogs will be seen as "punishing" if rangers are not able to "educate" dog owners about areas where dogs can run off-leash.
If you live in Marpole, such places do not exist contrary to the city's recommendation that such places should be "conveniently located."
Park board commissioner Aaron Jasper says, "No one should feel intimidated (to enjoy their parks and fields in a safe, peaceful way)".
Yet when one person in a fenced tennis court can chase away the needs of many of dog-owners trying to socialize and exercise their dogs by threatening to call the city, intimidation is exactly what they feel.
Hopefully by the fall, Jasper will not only be arming his park rangers with tickets, but also with a list of areas identifying where law-breaking dog-owners in Marpole can legally exercise their dogs in a place "conveniently located" to them. Give these guys a break.
Wendy Hallinan, Vancouver
