City council took the public’s advice to heart, and had a public hearing for a zoning bylaw amendment that was later passed on Monday night.

 

The amendment pertained to a piece of land north of the Burntwood River, which the city initially wanted to change from an Urban Hold Zone  to Residential Neighbourhood Zone for residential development.

 

However, during a public hearing in late October, many of the residents who attended opposed the proposal, saying the re-designation could endanger the cross country ski trails.

 

The city later re-worked the proposal to re-zone the land from Urban Hold to Public Recreation.

 

During Monday night’s hearing, all residents who spoke were in favour of it, stating the ski trails are a legacy of Thompson that should be preserved for the next generations.

 

The city will send an information package pertaining to the public hearing and the second reading of the bylaw amendment to the province for review, before the city can proceed with the third and final reading.