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May 05, 1994

Mayor Len Traboulay & Members of City Council
City of Port Coquitlam

2580 Shaughnessy

Port Coquitlam, B.C,

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Dear Mayor Trakoulay ad Members of City Council:

This letter is to date you on the progress towards
regionalization of health care in the Simon Fraser Region
and to ask for your assistance in nominating members to
the proposed Community Health Councils.

During 1993 a steering committee, comprising
representatives from health care facilities, provincial
and local health service employees, municipal and school
board representatives and members of the public,
facilitated a discussion on how the communities involved
might proceed to implement the concept of 'Closer to Home'
as articulated in the Royal Commission on Health Care.
Many meetings were held in the spring of 1993 including
public meetings in New Westminster and the Yri Cities
area. In June 1993 a two day forum, involving many
individuals who had participated in the process, produced
a draft report on principles regarding such issues as
governance, finance, information systems, public
participation and consolidation of bylaws. In September a
draft report was reviewed by the steering committee and a
decision was to proceed with a public process to encourage
community members to apply for nomination toa two Community
Health Councils (one for School District 40 and one for
School District 43). This was accomplished by newspaper
advertising, letters to every individual who had contacted
the steering conmittee of focus groups, and two more
public meetings.

In October 1993 a list of community representatives who
were willing to sit as representatives on a CHC was
forwarded to the Minister of Health. With the election in
November, it appeared to be an ine: nvenient time to pursue
representation from School Districts and Municipal
Councils.