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PoliticsMunicipal16TuesdayMay142013inyourCommunityTMTrademarkofSuncorEnergyInc.Keepingyouinformed.SuncorEnergywouldliketonotifyWoodBuffalocommunitymembersthatplannedmaintenanceworkononeofitsupgradersbeginsinmid-April.OverapproximatelysevenweekstheremaybeperiodsofincreasedflaringandthepotentialforodoursintheFortMcMurrayareaduringtheshutdownandstartupoftheunit.Suncorwillworktominimizethese.AlbertaEnvironmentandregionalstakeholdershavebeeninformed.FormoreinformationpleasecontacttheSuncorStakeholderRelationsGroupat780-792-9545.RegionalairqualityinformationisavailablefromtheWoodBuffaloEnvironmentalAssociationatwww.wbea.orgwww.suncor.comCometoour11thAnnualFiddleCampClassesbeginat9a.m.onTuesdayJuly2andrunto8p.m.eacheveningthroughtotheFridayeveningclosingconcert.Classesareavailableforfirst-timefiddlelevelstoadvancedlevels.KCFASummerCampHayRiverReserveThreemealsandsnacksareincludedwiththeregistrationfee.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontactgerdahazenbergtheedge.caljtd58yahoo.caEarlyRegistrationRateRegularFeeEnjoymusicandartwithpeopleofallagesVehiclesparkingissuesdogplansforOldTownByJACKDANYLCHUKCarsparkingandconven-tionalapproachestotrans-portationareexertingtoomuchinuenceonplanstoredevelopYellowknifeshis-toricOldTownsaysarchi-tectWayneGuy.ItslikethesongsaysWepavedparadiseandputupaparkinglotGuytoldattendeesofamunicipalser-vicescommitteemeetingthatwasdebatinghisrequestforanunprecedentedbreakonparkingregulationsforaproposedbrewpubonthepublicdock.Guywantstoprovidejustthreeparkingspacesforan81-seatpubandbrewerythathehopestoopeninthebuildingheownsonthegovernmentdock.Thecityissuggestingadozenstallseightfewerthanthezoningbylawrequires.TwoapartmentsoccupythetopoorofGuysbuildingwhichisalmostdeadcentreonthedockandankedbyparkingstallsthatherentsouttohouse-boatersandhisten-ants.Itoncehousedadinosaurmuseumandmostrecentlyprovidedspaceforasmallrestaurantandcoffeeshop.DanWongwastheonlycouncillorsupportingthere-questfortheeasementwhichamountstoan85percentvari-ancefrombylawrequirements.Guysaidtheyaremissinganopportunitytodothingsdifferently.LargecitiesinEuropeareincreasinglyban-ningpersonalvehiclesfromareastopromotealternativetransportationmodes.MayorMarkHeycksaidparkingemergedastheprimaryconcernduringneighbourhoodconsultationssothenotionofan85percentvariancewasnton.Everyonefeelswerebeingfairlyexibleinprovidinga40percentvariance.Guysaidtherequirementforadozenparkingstallswillcostthebrewpub10000ayearandcouldmakethebusinessun-economic.HeyckwasunsympatheticItsthebareminimumforwhatshouldbeprovidedforacityofthatsize.Itallowstheownertotakeadvantageofparkingspacethatisavailableonthatproperty.ThecommitteealsogotalookatplansforredevelopmentofthedockPilotsMonumentandRacineParkagreenspaceonasmallplateaubelowthesummitoftherock.Werefocusingonmak-ingthespacesuseableandfunctionalforYellowkniferstoenjoyHeycksaid.Thepositivecommentwehearmostfrequentlyaboutwhatwevedoneonthedockisthatithasceasedtobeaparkinglotandwedontwanttoseethatre-emerge.Alimitednumberofme-teredstallswillbeprovidedbuthouseboatresidentsandamechanicwhomadeextensiveuseofthedockmustlookelse-wheretostoretheirvehicles.Parkingisapotentialbusi-nessopportunityforpropertyownersinOldTownbutnotsomethingthecityiscontem-platingatthistimeHeycksaid.HeycknotedfreeparkingisavailableatSchoolDrawandFranklinAveashortwalkfromthedockPilotsMonumentandrestaurantsinOldTown.Thecityisalsocontemplat-ingchangestothebusserviceandthereareopportunitiestopromotedestinationsthatcanbereachedwithpublictran-sithesaid.Therehasbeenagreatdealofpublicengagementindesign-ingthesespacesHeycksaid.ThereisonemoreroundofpublicconsultationandIthinkYellowkniferswillbehappywithwhattheysee.CommunityconsultationonaoatplanedockproposedforBackBaythemostcontro-versialoftheprojectsrecom-mendedbythecitysharbourcommitteehasbeensequencedforlaterthisspringandlikelywontbebuiltintimefortheJulyy-inthatattractsaviatorsfromacrossNorthAmerica.HalLogsdonpresidentoftheNWTFloatPlaneAsso-ciationwasphilosophicalaboutthelatestdelay.WeformedtheassociationsixyearsagoforpurposeofgettingparkingforoatplanessoIsupposewecanwaitabitlongerhesaid.Werepatientfolksbutthecityismissingoutonthechancetogrowtour-ism.Peoplewhocomeherefortheoatplaney-insaytheywouldvisitmoreofteniftherewasparking.YellowknifearchitectWayneGuystandsinfrontofhisproposed81-seatbrewpubontheYel-lowknifedockwherehewantstoprovidejustthreeparkingspacesinsteadoftherequired12.PhotoJackDanylchuk