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Rural sidewalks are not intended to double as parking spaces

Editor: I like to walk in my neighbourhood as often as possible, and am pleased that the Township has seen fit to provide sidewalks on some of the busier roads out here in the hinterland.

However, on Sunday, a resident on 240 Street had a party, and visitors chose to park their cars right on that sidewalk. As a result, I had to walk with my back to traffic on a busy road.

Would these same people have parked on the sidewalk in downtown Langley, or Brookswood, or Walnut Grove?

I hope the residents just south of 56 Avenue will, in the future, tell their guests that if they don’t want footprints on their vehicle, then don’t park on the sidewalk.

Thanks for allowing me the space to vent. I feel much better.

L. Phillips,

Langley