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A longtime Salmon Arm resident wants a more clearly drawn line in the sand delineating off- and on-leash areas for dogs at Canoe Beach.

At its Aug. 25 meeting, city council received a letter from a G. Grant, regarding two recent morning visits to the beach. In the first, at 8 a.m. on Aug. 5, Grant said he had ridden his bike through the pedestrian tunnel and turned left towards the grassy area (and the opposite direction of the beach's designated area for dogs off leash). Grant said he then encountered a couple with a small unleashed dog, and another woman with a large unleashed dog.

"The big dog immediately came on to me at a dead run in a very aggressive manner, circling my bike several times with hackles way up and teeth bared," wrote Grant. "I suffe

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