I live in Ontario, and this is also a huge problem here.
The solution is to ban dogs from all trails except dog parks, because people won’t change, and this problem extends to more than just other trail users; it also contaminates the land and water, too.
That sounds like a nice option, but we have similar here (dog poop bags are provided, multiple places to throw them out, etc.) but people don’t seem to care! It’s really too much of a problem to continue to allow dogs on these trails.
And another horrible habit people just don’t seem to care about is letting their dog piss right at the entrance to these trails, so you’re greeted by the smell of dog piss for the first 100m of the trail. It’s not right to allow this to continue anywhere.
Dog park? No problem. But hiking/cycling/walking trails? Keep your dog at home.
Sounds like we should ban everyone, you included.
Fwiw, I do community cleanups, so I’m not the problem.
And I guarantee the same people who are leaving dog shit bags on trails are the same people leaving other litter on trails, too.
I’m totally fine with banning those people from these places. Just make sure we fine them, too. 👌