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© DRAFT RESOLUTION

: WHEREAS: | A Commuter Rail service from Port Coquitiam
To Vancouver along the existing C.P.Ral}
tracks has been Proposed and under /

consideration tor at least five years;

vt AND WHEREAS Council betieves that such a service would ae

: alleviate rush hour congestion in Port Po
. Coquitlam, Port Moody, Coquittiam, Burnaby i
and Vancouver, and, in addition facliltate oe,
deferral of major highways expenditures by eee
The Provincial Government, and furthermore po ad
improve the efficiency of the bus system; Pe

AND WHEREAS The major obstacles to such a service have ee aaaenre
been stated by the Provincia! Government . - eee
and 8.0. Transit to be the capital cost and fs
the difficulty of negotiating a shared use BO
of the track and C.P. Rall: pos

AND WHEREAS The Federal Government has recently : Pe

Indicated willingness to negotiations with Po
: The Provincial Government with a view to . Pe

removing sald obstacles; |

AND WHEREAS Council believes that the Federal} Pos ran
Government's Incentive to participate tn po .
this project will be greatly reduced if the Pl a
service cannot be implemented during Expo : . |
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council Petition the Minister
responsibdle tor Transit, the Honourable
Grace McCarthy, to Invite the Federal . 7
Government to commence negotiations os
regarding capital cost sharing and C.P. re
Rall track usage, with a view to re
: Implementing the Commuter Rall Service In OT ,
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