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CAMNADS

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
MIBTSTRE DE LAGRICULTURE

Ottawa, Ontario KIA oc5,
December 28, 1972. °

Mr. R, A, Freeman,

City Clerk,

The Corporation of the City of Port Coguitiam,
2272 McAllister Avenue,

Port Coquitlam, B,C,

Dear Mr. Freemans:

This is in reply to your letter of December il,
1372 in which you bring to my attention the aprarent
lack of research programmes on mosquito control as
pointed out by Mr. R. J, Palmer, Vector Control Officer,
Simon Fraser Health Unit,

Our scientists have been aware of the problems
of mosquito control for quite some time, However, in
view of the rising number of complaints’ from various
sectors of Canada, in view of the rising number of
farm animals dying from what appears to be an outbreak
of biting flies in many regions of Canada, the Research
Branch of my Department called a Wational Work Planning
Meeting on Biting Flies and Their Control, This
meeting was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on October 3l,
Noverbcr l and 2, and was attended by about fifty people
representing federal and provincial governments as wel
as scientists in CDA and universities interested in
biting flies, The report of this meeting is in prepara-
tion and shotld be available in the coming weeks,