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The Town of Woodstock has installed about 130 metres of chain-link fencing at Connell Park Raceway after a three-year-old Gunnar Dickison was fatally struck by a starting gate during a harness race there last June.
Town of Woodstock installed about 420 feet of 8-foot high chain-link fencing at Connell Park Raceway
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 05, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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The Town of Woodstock has spent more than $39,000 on new fencing at Connell Park Raceway following the death of three-year-old Gunnar Dickison, who was fatally injured during a harness racing event there last year. (Aidan Cox/CBC)
Visible changes have been made at a New Brunswick horse racing track following the death of a child last June.
About 130 metres of fencing has gone up along a section of the Connell Park Raceway track, in the same area where three-year-old Gunnar Dickison was fatally struck by a starting gate as it was being driven past the venue’s grandstand.
“I think that safety-wise, it was important to do it,” said Tammey McLean, an area resident who has been a spectator at local harness races for years.
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