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PRINCE RUPERT - Prince Rupert’s Gavin Harburn looks to make his way up the ice as Korey Finn of the Ice Demons give chase during Saturday’s home opener. See page 27 for more on the game.
City planner continues work on waterfront By Shaun Thomas THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
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PRINCE RUPERT - After speaking to the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce in late October, the City of Prince Rupert took their plans for developing the waterfront east of Kwinitsa Station to the public during a Nov. 7 open house. According to City Planner Zeno Krekic, residents provided plenty of food for thought on how to best proceed with the already outlined development plans. “It was one of the better meetings related to planning I’ve attended,” said Krekic. “I got some really good feed-
back and people had some really great questions. I will be following up with about a dozen or so people for further interviews and meeting... I’m going to take this next month to follow up.” Unlike the Chamber of Commerce meeting, this open house dealt with more of the analysis done on the proposed plans. Based on the feedback from the public and stakeholders, Krekic will be preparing a report to council and will be presenting it at the Dec. 10 meeting. “I will be recommending amendments to the Official Community Plan, to the zoning bylaws and to the Cow Bay design guidelines,” said Krekic, noting that what those will look like is
still undetermined. “It’s all a bit of a work in progress, a moving target. I don’t think it will be anything shocking, but there will be subtle changes.” In the millenium/Kwinitsa area, which encompasses Rotary Waterfront Park through to Cow Bay, Krekic said the priority was waterfront access, but that people also brought forward the idea of a parking lot for the Metlakatla Ferry dock. In Cow Bay, Krekic outlined plans to extend 3rd Avenue and hook it back to the current roadway to eliminate reliance on the aging Cow Bay Bridge, and also said plans for the area would be heavily affected by the plans of
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the Prince Rupert Port Authority for the Atlin Uplands and the Cow Bay area. When it came to Cow Bay East, Krekic said part of the problem lies in the cost associated with the legally required remediation of old industrial sites. For Rushbrooke Krekic discussed the desire to have a trail that could connect Kwinitsa to Seal Cove and provide more waterfront access. As for Seal Cove, Krekic called it an underutilized “gem in Prince Rupert”. The full Waterfront East Land Use Plan, including analysis, can be found at on the City’s website at www.princerupert.ca
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