Tag: City Council

A proposed zoning change at 2611 Kerr Street could allow up to 76 townhouse units on the vacant Terrace property.

The City of Terrace ended 2025 with a $2.48-million operating surplus, with nearly $2.9 million transferred into the General Capital Works Reserve to support future infrastructure projects.

Terrace council is considering new zoning rules that would limit industrial computing data centres to the Skeena Industrial Development Park and require site-specific approval for future developments.

A discussion that began earlier this month about regulating data centres in Terrace has moved into its next phase. Council has directed staff to draft zoning amendments that could determine where future facilities are built and how large they can become.

Terrace council has endorsed a request from Daajing Giids Mayor Lisa Pineault calling for a study into the financial burden faced by rural and remote residents who must travel long distances to access health care services.

Terrace council has directed staff to explore whether data centres should face additional oversight and public consultation before being permitted within the city, citing concerns around noise, power demand and water use.

Terrace council is considering potential zoning restrictions for future data centres, including limiting developments to the Skeena Industrial Development Park area amid growing discussion around large-scale tech projects in the region.

The City of Terrace said it remains in a stronger financial position than many northwest B.C. communities after reporting $58.3 million in net financial assets and $78.5 million in cash and short-term investments for 2025.