THUNDER BAY -- The city needs the public's help to get the ball rolling on its recreation and facilities master plan.
Fit Together is a $300,000 plan that will guide the city's recreation planning for the next 12 to 15 years. It will look at everything from hockey rinks to playing fields to pools, assessing what the city has and what it needs. Sierra Planning and Management director Jonathan Hack said that could include decommissioning some facilities and building new ones. It will also include capital cost recommendations.
"These kinds of master plans are not blueprints. They're guiding documents so they will entertain different scenarios," he said.
One of the scenarios is the impact of the proposed event centre but only from a recreation perspective, such as it adding another ice surface to the area.
Hack said it will assess Thunder Bay city-wide but also focus on neighbourhood needs. It's about improving and enhancing recreation facilities and services.
That's where the public comes in.
Until March 1, the city is asking residents to take part in an online survey. Open houses will also be held, the first on Feb. 24 from 6-8 p.m. at the Oliver Road Community Centre.
The plan is expected to head to council in September.
