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B.C. man 91Ƶparks91Ƶ horse during liquor store pit stop

As long as animal wasn91Ƶt jaywalking, no problem, says Parksville official
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This horse was recently 91Ƶparked91Ƶ outside the BC Liquor Store at Wembley Mall in Parksville. 91Ƶ Dawn Topolnicki photo

Parksville is a small neigh-bourhood.

You don91Ƶt see horsing around in the city. But when someone ponies up an unusual situation, people are quick to whinny about it.

Dawn Topolnicki moved to Parksville a year ago to escape the stressful hustle and bustle of the big city. She said she has savoured the smalltown atmosphere of Parksville. That feeling was reinforced recently as it had her heart galloping at full throttle.

91ƵIt sure hit home when visiting the local liquor store,91Ƶ Topolnicki said. 91ƵI came upon a singing cowboy riding this lovely horse. He parked the horse in an [accessible] spot and made his way into the store. The universe was telling me that we were not in the big city anymore.91Ƶ

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But it did raise the question of whether the steed was illegally parked or not.

According to the City of Parksville, it is not illegal as there is no law on animals parked in an accessible parking space.

91ƵNo bylaw so no ticket, no enforcement.91Ƶ said Deb Tardiff, the city91Ƶs manager of communications. 91ƵHaving said that, if the [unidentified] owner of the horse should choose to take their purchase from Wembley Mall to the Parksville Community Park for a gallop on the beach, there would be enforcement because the city91Ƶs bylaw does not allow horses on the beach91Ƶ assuming we can catch them. There is no fine, just prohibition.91Ƶ

Tardiff said she91Ƶs learned from the city91Ƶs bylaw compliance officer that it is also illegal for a horse to jaywalk.

91ƵThey must cross at an actual crossing or intersection,91Ƶ she quipped. 91ƵThe fine for this and for not being properly tethered would be $50.91Ƶ

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Michael Briones

About the Author: Michael Briones

I rejoined the PQB News team in April 2017 from the Comox Valley Echo, having previously covered sports for The NEWS in 1997.
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