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2.

3.

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Unfortunately the Section does not apparently permit bodies other
than municipalities to participate, and it is not possible to
establish a Evard of Management. ’

The second avenue was the possibility of requesting the Government
of the Province of British Coluxbia to adopt a special Act to
permit the forsation of a Mosquitos Contrel Board. However, we

are advised that the Government is not adopting special legislation
for this specific type of function.

The third possibility is that the mosquito control service should
be adopted as a regional function by the four Lower Mainland
-Regional Districts, and this appears to be the best method of
approach, Under this method each Regional District would under-
take the function individually for its present participating
members and the four Regions could then join together to form

_@ Roard of Management for the operation of mosquito control. A

contract would be entered into by each of the four Regional
Districts with a spraying contractor, and the Board established

by the four Regions would then appoint the Manager and the Secret-

ary-Treasurer to administer the program. In this way, the Board
would have the legal status which it has been lacking.

At the meeting of the Board held on Thursday, the 25th of

October, Mr. C. H. L. Woodward of the Department of Minicipal Affairs,

addressed the Board upon the latte: proposal and indicated that if the
four Regional Districts were prepared to give consideration to adopting
mosquito control as a regional function, he would be quite willing to
meet with each Board to discuss the details.

After consideration of Mr. Woodward's report, the Board adopted

a resolution directing me to write to each Regional District asking that
consideration be given at the next Regional Board meeting to adopting
mosquito control as a regional function on behalf of its member munici-

palitie
members
Distric

Ss. In the case of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the
are the District of Delta, the City of New Westminster, the
t of Burnaby, the City of Port Coquitlam, the District of Coquitlan,

and the District of Surrey. It is the wish of the Board, in view of

the curre

before

ent legal situation, to arrive at a sclution of this problem
the start of the next mosquito control season, and it would be

appreciated if your Roard could therefore, give this matter serious
consideration with a view to some action being taken before the end of

this ye

ave

Tf there is any further information you would Like before your

Board meets, please do not hesitate to contact me.

WH/cas

Yours ad ye

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. HAROLD HARNETT, in) AS UR FRE
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