Steveston British Columbia - City staff will announce next Tuesday the new proposed home for the Steveston tram.
 
Last October city council abandoned plans to relocate interurban tram 1220 to Britannia Heritage Shipyard, over cost and community concerns that a shipyard wasn't the right spot for a historic rail car.
 
Council opted instead to leave it at its current home in a barn in Steveston Park until a new location could be found.
 
Now, according to city spokesperson Ted Townsend, a new location has been identified. That location will be revealed at the next parks, recreation and culture committee meeting, Tuesday at 4 p.m. at city hall.
 
The city made it clear last year that Steveston Park, however, would not be the tram's permanent home, especially considering its close proximity to the Steveston Water Park, which opens next month.
 
Last May, the city announced it paid $400,000 to secure the tram from the Steveston Interurban Restoration Society.
 
The society had been restoring the tram, but since the purchase, no work has been done.
 
The tram had earlier been a point of contention among Steveston residents when the city pushed its plan to connect heritage sites with tracks for the tram to run.
 
But council backpedalled and voted against that decision after hearing from hundreds of residents who didn't want a rail car rumbling through their neighbourhoods.
 
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