I firmly believe more people should go for a walk in Clarenville. Walking gives you a much better perspective on our surroundings and it gives you time to think about – on one hand - just how lucky we are to live here – and on the other hand – some of the challenges we face. Take, for example the Harbour walk around the inner Shoal Harbour. Each evening, this trail is full of walkers enjoying the views – the ocean, the occasional eagle, ducks etc. This trail was not an accident. Some visionary people saw the potential for this trail walk and about 10 years ago through a well-organized effort, they turned their vision into the reality that we enjoy today. Those are the things and the people that make our town a very livable community – and we are lucky for that. But as you walk, you will also notice a very worrisome trend that is not being addressed. Traffic volumes have jumped exponentially in the past decade and most worrisomely, the average speed of traffic h
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