What started out as a tight timeline for the naming of the new Bow River crossing has gone into slo-mo.

Town council's decision on what will be the final three potential names for the new bridge has been promised for several meetings and was again anticipated to be included on last night's short agenda. 

But, no go.

With the bridge not scheduled for completion until 2020, Mayor Jeff Genung says there's really no rush and wants to make sure they get it right. 

"We want to make sure we get it right. It just wasn't ready to be on the agenda yet coming out of the New Year," says Genung. "I would expect next agenda or the first one in February. We just haven't had a chance to get together as a council to discuss all the options."

About 100 names potential names were originally brought forward when residents were asked to submit suggestions. Residents were then asked to help narrow it down to the top three names in four different categories. That was completed by Oct. 19.

Now, three months later, the next step of council determining the three finalists hasn't happened.

"There's a little bit of background to be done and I want to make sure that we don't make a mistake or put something out there that was offensive. I just want to make sure all our I's are dotted and our T's crossed and come out with a good set of options for the community to pick without having to double back and say 'oops'."

The bridge naming actual did arise in a recent meeting Genung attended with elders of the Chiniki First Nation. They had heard the bridge might bear an indigenous name and asked to be consulted before it was brought forward.

Last January, town councillors Morgan Nagel and Alex Reed made a joint notice of motion to call it the Veterans Bridge. That idea didn't fly and instead, council opted to undertake a series of online votes to make the final selection