City council knocked down a proposed amendment to the citySA国际影视传媒檚 community plan that would keep the status quo in Kam Lake.

Proposed by Coun. Niels Konge, the amendment would effectively leave Curry Drive with existing permissions and limit the expansion of dog lots there.

The amendment failed during a committee meeting Tuesday. Couns. Konge, Cynthia Mufandaedza, Steve Payne, and Robin Williams were for the proposal, Couns. Stacie Smith, Julian Morse, Shauna Morgan, and Mayor Rebecca Alty were against. Because it was a tied vote, the motion was defeated.

However, future discussion on what specific zoning will look like within the new area of Kam Lake South is still to come. Mayor Alty said the current stage is best understood as an overarching policy discussion on the area, preceding more detail-oriented conversations to come later. Future public consultation could also revive the debate.

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Jordee Reid, president of Yellowknife Dog Trotters Association, told reporters Tuesday that she hopes to find a resolution to these concerns.

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While she recognizes the dogs can be noisy, Reid said the group wants to make the situation work and wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 asking anyone to move.

Konge's proposal stated dog-trotters could stay in their current location but expansion would require moving over to Kam Lake South.

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Meanwhile, she approved of MorganSA国际影视传媒檚 suggestion of inviting a mediator to broker a conversation between the mushers and other concerned parties. She said putting a face and a voice to a conversation would help residents raising concerns understand her perspective.

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