Yellowknife (Oct 17/03) - It was a sad day for Elizabeth Watier on Oct. 3 when her cat Cinnamon was killed by a speeding car in front of the family home in Northland Trailer Park.

Cinnamon was the second of Watier's cats to die under the wheels of a car.

Northland Trailer Park resident Elizabeth Watier stands in front of her home on Anson Drive. Two of her cats have been killed by speeding motorists in the last year. - Jason Unrau/NNSL photo

She's saddened by the loss, "but I'm more worried about the danger for children playing in the park," she said.

"A lot of drivers come around the corner here (in front of her home) at 60, 65 km/h and that's just not safe."

The posted speed limit inside the park is 30 km/h. Watier would like to see city bylaw officers patrol the park and clamp down on the speeding.

x Doug Gillard, Manager of Municipal Enforcement for the city, said because the trailer park is not in what is considered a high-traffic area, bylaw officers are there only on occasion.

"We generally respond to specific complaints and if there is a lot of concern about a certain area, we can focus our enforcement efforts there for a time," he said. "But in terms of speeding, obviously school zones get more attention."

Yellowknife Condominium Corp. No. 8 vice-president James Clark said speeding in the trailer park has been an issue for several years.

"We did a survey three years ago among residents to see if they wanted speed bumps installed," he said.

"But nearly 80 per cent of the people asked said they didn't believe it would help."