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November 5, 1985 C G | i] C | [

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City Clerk

City of Port Coquitlam
2272 McAllister Avenue
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
V3C 2A8

Dear Sirs:

Re: Commuter Rail

At the Counci1 Meeting held October 28, 1985 Counci] reviewed the above
subject. The Following resolution received unanimous approval of Counci1:

"WHEREAS a commuter raf service along the C.P.R.
right-of-way lias Tong been proposed and has been. endorsed aaa
by every municipality from Vancouver to Mission;

AND WHEREAS many other Councils, Planning bodies and
Advisory bodies have also endorsed the proposal;

AND WHEREAS every attempt in the last four years to
obtain a considered response to this proposal from the
Provincial Government has met with either no reply, or a
reply indicating that the matter is in effect “waiting for
a meeting to be arranged";

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Counci1 petition the
Minister responsible for Transit, the Honourable Grace
McCarthy, to directly address this issue forthwith, to
inform Counci? of the Minister's degree of support, if

any, for the proposal and to advise Counci] of what steps
will be taken, and in what time frame, to negotiate with the
Federal Government, to negotiate with C.P. Rail, and to

AND THAT the Minister be requested to release any
information regarding Commuter Rail which may have been
obtained by means of any study in 1985;

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