Minutes ars

12/73"

I coq. Chamber of.
Comm. re’ ‘Srante

jn-aid:

March 26th 1973.

‘orto 0 OF aNUTES: 7

_ Moved by. Alderman, Ranger

Seconded by A Alderman’ aking:

“That: the minutes of. the ‘regular meeting, of, this Council held? on arch.

1th, 1973. be taken. as. -tead: and, "adopted. a : - Garried.

DELEGATIONS:

‘From the Coquitlam ‘Chamber of connerce, February 28th, 1973 submitting

~ its proposed. 1973 Budget. and. ‘requesting that consideration be: given we

grantrin-ald in the | amount . of; ‘$1, coo. 00.

“President ‘ne OR: D. Insley and | Vice-President | Mr. Russ Hamilton + were vee

in. attendance in ‘support, of. the. request made by. the Chanber,. ‘and on. p dnvitas
tion of: ‘His Worship the: Mayor, Mey Tasley explained. that that organization. oes

consisted of approximately 290. members from Industrial, “Commercial and pri

vate enterprises. throughout § School District No. 43, and that. one. of its. ma

jor projects’ established in 1972. was an. ‘Information Centre. operated, from a -

refurbished: CNR’ caboose. situated . at the , Westwood-Lougheed intersection. ote.

‘Insley stated ‘the. , Chamber hoped ‘to. ‘continue and improve. upon. this operation

in 1973 and further ‘to work, together with the respective Councils in, an _

‘effort, to attract new," clean industries: in: the: area. :

“Alderman: Ranger: pointed: out that, there are many service groups in. “the.

Community. that. undertake | various: projects. te. raise. money, and. suggested that

the Chanber could. ‘do. the. same. “Mrs Insley: explained, that, the Chamber does.

not have, the. same: = constitution of ‘organization ¢ as. service clubs, and that

© approximately | 68%. of. the” Chamber Ss nenbership are. also affiliated with, Jom

cal. service groups, which would create a. conflict of. interest ia the ; area.

of fund- raising.

Alderman. Meyer: referred. to. a. letter, received frou. the Chanber some.

ime. ago: concerning: Industrial, and Comercial development. in the three | aunt

scipalities,. and. stated. he, was ‘Rot. quite sure whether, or not. v7 was sugges

. ting. the Councils go slow. on.. ‘commercial ‘development because. of. ‘that: t already
“existing. M Insley. explained that the etter was: hopefully expressing
support for. the three Councils, and asking ¢ them, to- , give consideration to. the:

“formulation of.a Joint planning policy. Mr. Insley commented that. ‘there.

would: be: rather. disastrous results: if each community adopted. its own . plan-

ning: programe. Alderman Meyer. inquired whether the, Chanber was. concerned

"about shifting the downtown, core: to the} North side of the » CPR ight-of-1ay