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AUG 28 1978 To: Mayor and Council August 28th, 1978

TROT" Alderman G.R. Laking

Re: My Investigation into Teen Discos

: The three most important factors in development of Teen Discos
ace, from my investigations, as follows:

Location
Management
Financing.

I have met with the R.C.M.P. Inspector, the Youth Squad, the Justice Council
and the operators of existing Teen Discos.

1. Location - All information I have been able to acquire indicates
that a Teen Disco should not be located in a close proximity to a licenced
liquor outlet such as the Golden Ears. Some of the problems indicated to me
through my investigation are that the younger people in the area of 19-25
who will frequent the Golden Ears, have a number of drinks, then in the
latter part of the evening, they hang around in the area of the Teen Disco
trying to pick up some of the 17-18 year old girls, offering them drinks
sometimes causing fights between the girls' boyfriends and the people from
the beer parlour. Also the general atmosphere of young people not wishing
to attend the Disco, but using the area outside as a hang-out and the local
park adjacent, it gives me great concern that it will create policing problems
and that there will be a demand for increased police to enforce laws,

2. _Management ~ I have no knowledge as to whether these two young
gentlemen would be good managers or bad managers, I cannot comment on that
part of it. It has been indicated very clearly that management must be of

the type who have the ability to be able to become involved with the teenagers,
get along with them and handle the problems as they arise and one of the

main things we must be sure of is that these two young fellows are capable

of this.

3. Finances - If these people do not have adequate financing, then
the problem arises that if they cannot get adequate patrons into the Disco,
the rules are relaxed and this creates the problem of liquor getting in, of
youth getting in, who have no intention to enjoy it, they go in strictly to
possibly create problems and also the question of surveillance to control
the drug problem that could arise within it.

I wish it to be understood that I have nothing against Teen Discos
per se, I believe that they could be of great benefit to the community. I
believe that for a place where the youth of the community can go, meet their
friends and find enjoyment, especially for the group who do not wish to
participate in structured recreation programmes, the Teen Disco could be of
great benefit. The only concern I have is that we see that if we are going
to have one, it is located in the proper area to prevent problems that I
have previously mentioned in my report from coming forth.

GRL/w