Your Worship Mayor Traboulay and Council Members

Re: Sunday Shopping

AS you are no doubt aware, holiday shepping bylaws have been approved

in certain areas of the Province, most notibly in Coquitlam, and
other Municipalities such as the City of Vancouver, are placing this
matter before the electors during the forthcoming Municipal elec-

tions in November.

We, like most Retailers and businesses, are suffering from high
interest rates and the fact that we have to close parts of our

Store on Sundays, while our competitors in Coquitlam, such as
K-Mart and Lumberland are able to sell items that we are not allowed
to sell; usually at a higher price, I might add, does not help the |

Situation.

While we acknowledge that Sunday shopping was voted down ata
previous referendum, we feel that a new referendum, now that the
electorate has a true understanding of bill 56 and its consequen-—
ces, will pass with a great majority for the following reasons.

1) Public opinion polls in Burnaby and North Vancouver indicated
an overwhelming majority of the public wished Sunday opening
and in fact, the actual vote bore the results out to a close

degree. Burnaby North Vancouver

Poll Vote Poll Vote

In Favour 70% 57% 63% 54%
Not in Favour 213% 43% 26% 46%
No Opinion 10% -- 12% --

Note: See Q.3, Table 1, Appendix A attached.

Based upon our customer reactions and frustrations, volus. the
many names that appear on our in-store petitions, it is ap»var-
ent that, Port Coquitlam voters, now feel that they would like

Cont'd

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