THE CITY is maving to in- troduce new rules governing development that will pro- tect green spaces and fish habilat. City council gave first and. second readings Monday night to a wide-ranging bylaw to amend the city’s Official Community Plan. A public hearing will be held on the changes Jan. 12 at city hall. If that passes without major objections from the public, the greenest docu- ment ever to surface at city hall will likely become law. City planner David Trawin, the main architect of the plan, says he has made only minor changes since unveiling the greener vision in the summer. Most of those changes have involved minor reloca- tions of proposed trails on maps. The plan would outlaw de- velopment altogether in a few small fish sensilive Zones, Development would “be restricted but not banned in most other areas that are deemed —_ environmentally sensitive, _ . Most of the restrictions in- volve setbacks from the es- carpment and from fish- bearing streams. There are also controls on cutting of trees in sensitive areas. Along with the controls on development are an ex- tensive plan for future networks of hiking and walking tails, sidewalks, and bike routes, A centrepiece of the bylaw is a concerted plan for the city to acquire more land in Nisga’a poles moving FOUR 20-foot Nisga’a totem poles telling the his- tory of the Wolf, Raven, Eagle and Killerwhale clans will be moved to the exist- ing Unity Pole in front of Nisga’a Elementary Secondary School in New Aiyansh Dec. 17, The Gitlakdamix (New Aiyansh) council has invited all First Nations people in the northwest, as well as anyone else interested in joining in this elaborate pole moving ceremony, A feast will be held before the ceremony when each hereditary chief will breath life into the poles. 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Contact; Ruth Robinson Kermode Friendship Center 3313 Kalum Street, (250) 635-4906 Phone (250) 635-3043 Fax AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 10, 1997 City moves to protect green spaces and fish Dave Trawin greenbelt areas. Howe Creck is the first such greenway identified in the plan. Other greenways, also protecting green space and trails for hiking, walking and biking, would include a Skeena River shore trail, Kitsumkalum River, Spring Creek, Upper Howe Creek and Heek Brook. “We've attempted to link up these existing, fulure and proposed trails so there’s a network,”’ Trawin added. The bylaw enabies council to require property devel- opers in those identified areas to dedicate land for trails when they seek to sub- divide or rezone land, Areas such as Howe Creek are heavily used by the pub- lic, but the city doesn’t have complete ownership of ail the land in question. The goal is to gain city control over those areas. The map for walking routes includes a proposed future pedestrian overpass Injuries Stop Here. Road ghead Fa Adjust Your Head Rest and Buckle Up. crossing the railway tracks at Kalum St. Trawin said he included the pedestrian overpass in the plan even though it ap- pears it would be far too ex- pensive for the city to build © alone. He said another municipality spent $500,000 on a. similar bridge that would have been much smaller than the one re- quired to cross 10 sets of railway tracks here, “TE some money docs come up we have it in our plan,’’ he said, suggesting it could probably only happen with a combination of government and CN Rail grant money. Trawin said an un- derground tunnel under the racks isn’t a good idea be- Adjustable Axle Stands Capacity: 3 tons Height: 11-1/2" to 17 3/4” ULT 72333. cause people wouldn’t feel safe using it. 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