After a five-year dispute between two local groups, the Nova Scotia government has handed management of the St. Peter’s Coastal Trail to the East Richmond ATV Riders Association — sparking pushback from residents.

On June 23, the ATV association announced it had received a letter from the Department of Natural Resources authorizing the takeover of the three-kilometre trail. For the past 35 years, the province had managed the scenic seaside path, which connects St. Peter’s to River Tillard and ov…