MEMORANDUM

TO: Mayor and Aldermen ; April 3, 1975

FROM: Alderman L.M. Traboulay

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Re: Mosquito Control Board Meeting of April 2, 1975.

I attended the above meeting held in the old Sumas Municipal Hall in Abbotsford
-on April 2, 1975.

At its last meeting tenders were called for managing of the Mosquito Programme
for 1975 to include ground and aerial control of mosquitoes within the contract
area including supplying and spraying a minimum of 5,000 gallons.

Three (3) Tenders were received:

l. Heppman Co. Ltd. $35,000.
2. Fossen Air 46,950.

3. Beak Consultants &
Con-Air 21,450.

The Board chose the Beak Consultants. The. manager of this firm is Mr. Stewart
Craig who has been in charge of the mosquito control programme in former years.

2. It should be noted that ground control and spotting still remains the
responsiblity of each member municipality.

3. The Board was informed by Mr. Craig that adulticizing by aerial spray no
longer requires a cabinet order. Permission to spray is now obtained from

a Dr. Costello (Government Employee) who uses the bite count method to arrive
at the decision to aerial spray or not.

4. There are $10,000. standing at credit at dissolution of the old Fraser Valley
Mosquito Board. Each municipality will be informed how much of this sum will
be credited to its 1975 operation.

5. (a) The fixed costs of the programme will be shared equally by the 4 Regional

Districts.
(b) The variable costs will be charged by gallonage.

6. Alderman J.J. Keryluk of Port Coquitlam was elected to the lofty position of
Vice-Chairman of the Board for 1975.

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