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“It’s been unfortunately very, very challenging,” said Gerry O’Neil, the owner of Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours.
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“This year and last year have been terrible. Yesterday, before 10 a.m., we had three groups planned to come in. We have cancellations over cancellations because a lot of the people are scared of coyotes. It’s beyond words right now,” he said. “We are still down over 90 per cent.”
The park board decision last year to close some traffic lanes — to separate cyclists from walkers during the pandemic — eliminated many of the parking stalls at Third Beach and Ferguson Point.