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1990 April 10

Honourable Bud Smith, ¢.¢C.
Attorney General
' Province of British Columbia
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Dear Sirs

Re New Westminster Land Title Office

Tt has come to the attention of the Corporation of the City
of New Westminster that active consideration is being given : be
to the consolidation of the New Westminster and Vancouver a
Land Title Offices in one location on a site yet to be : _
7 determined. The City Council views the possible loss of the
poe ' New Westminster Land Title Office with great alarm.

ee - | Ag you are aware, New Westminster is one of the original
che - regional tewn centres identified in the 1974 Liveable Region

LE | Plan of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. The City of

New Westminster has worked very hard to make its town centre

achieve its potential and is pleased with the progress which

has occurred to date in cooperation with the Province of en
British Columbia. The reconstruction of the New Westminster pe
Court House in 1979 is one key element of our regional town | a
centre. The location of the New Westminster Land Title

Office immediately adjacent to the new Court House is an

important linkage in our downtown. In addition, numerous law
offices and land title search companies have lecated around |
the New Westminster Court House and Land Title Office. ‘The

City of New Westminster feels it is most inappropriate to be.
consider breaking this linkage which is such an important
component of our regional town centre,

When the Provincial Government established the First Capital

City Davelopment Company Limited in 1978, its mandate was not

Seer only to redevelop the waterfront but aiso the downtown.

ee {remendous progress was achieved during the life of this

oe ee Grown corporation. However, much remains te be done to

BB revitalize our dewntown. Withdrawing the Land Title office

Po Erom downtown New Westminster would be a serious setback to
our office sector in particular.

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