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Clerk's Department,
Janusry 12, 1972.
File No. 6087-15.

The Honourable Ray Williston,

Minister of Lande, Forests and
Water Resources,

Parliament Buildings,

Victoria, 3.¢.

Dear Sir:

The Municipality of Richmond, some years ago, acquired
217 acres in our Municipality from the Federal Government and designated
it as a Nature Park. Approvimately two or three years ago the B.C. Hydro
and Power Authority approached the Eunicipality indicating that they were
proposing to cross this Nature Park with a transmission line and many
meetings have been held with interested groups by both Council nembers
and wenbers of the B.C. Hydro staff,

Quite recently the B.C. Hydro have further indicated
that they are proposing Lo go chead with the construction of this trans-
mission Line but my Council feel that the decision of the B.C. Byiro to
locate a transmission line throech cer Nature Par'--and further that the
route of the entire line through Richmond is not ecologically acceptable.

It has been indicated that the proposed Line would be
an eye-sore not only to the pecsle of Richmond but to all people in the
area and to tourists who use the Dees Istand Trroughway as an access to
Vancouver. It is further felt that the erection of poles and high wires
in a Nature Park and in a ‘green belt? is in fact a conflict of land use.
Ia this regard, ry Couneil feel thet under the provisions of the
Environnent and Land Use Act, a Public Nearing should be held on the
patter of the Arnott-Kidd #2 Transmission Line.

We would appreciate you considering holding a Public

Enquiry as provided under the Environment

and Land Use Act.

Yours very truly,

’
Chief/Administrative Officer.