Sr Ear ey ahs

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186) Lorset avenue,
Port, Voyuitizem, #.C.
January ad, 1972

ine wayor cna menvuers of Ucunecil, C 0 U i

Gity ot Port Cojwuitsan, ;
Port voyuitaun, 5.0. AN 17 1972

Deur Siss:

1 was very pichs6a to see the civic mecais aamuea cut Last weex since

it is severss years sieve I introaucea the resolution to heve tiem struck — in fact,

4t was auring our lost rentennias in 19671

However I Was aisaypointea taut you presentea so lew. The criginal
intention wes to aonor everyone e&ca year who achieved provincius or equilsvent
reco,nition in tuelr encsen speciaitys».-45 Boll as any other person tne council wisnea
to honor. )
| Tae joes «as syxrceu sner Bob Uiler cecame Carasua's top maie bowler and
there was no suitable civic avara to present nim. Toe same your ana-eucn year arter
Port vo,uitiom has proguceu an exce,tionussy durge number of provincia: youtn bowling
cheapions. That year a local pirl was selectea as the cNE's tsp yunior nowemaxer «hich

Shoulu be aeemea 45 & provincial chempion. ‘ine next year a socal ,irh was vansaa's best

din mercsmanship ena 1 uo not think sne was even con,ratucetcu by tne city.

There are meny wore, of course. I recail & cen juet nonorea another ,roup
of atnietes wao won & provincial chanpionsaip bat 1 teel a meaai is a muca more lastin,

memento ana woula be more mesningrul.

I woulu ite to sugzest taat the council enact tne orizinul intention ana
if jousibie maxe it retrouctive to .967 ana invite ,roups to suomit numas of their

memoers wno merit tais civic anara,

Yours truly,

Mur Aaliting

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