A town hall was held last Saturday regarding whether or not the Norman Northstars would be staying in Thompson this coming hockey season.

A vote by the Triple A U-18 Manitoba Hockey League was held on Wednesday night, with the result that the Northstars will remain here.

Mayor Colleen Smook says there’s still more work that needs to be done to ensure this continues.

“We are definitely going to be asking for changes on the executive, their annual general meeting is in April and that’s when they re-elect the board. We will be supporting other regions which have said that they will be asking for changes and will be putting names forward so that it’s more equity and representation across Manitoba, not even just necessarily the north.”

Smook said that now the Northstars will be staying, it’s up to the fans to keep supporting the team.

She said she’s hoping for great fan turnouts at all the home games.