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APR 3 1978

Mayor and Council March 3lst, 1978

L.D. Pollock
City Administrator

Re: Seminar and Conference Approvals

1. B.C. Water and Waste Association Conference

The B.C. Water and Waste Association Conference will be held in Victoria
April 9th to the 12th, 1978. A copy of the preliminary programme is attached.
I note that the Solid Waste portion of the pregramme deals with a number of
pertinent items in connection with Garbage Collection. We felt that this
programme would be of interest to our Assistant Engineer just to keep in
touch with new methods. The cost of the Conference and Solid Waste Seminar
is $85.00 and the normal per diem expenses would apply.

I would recommend that the Assistant Engineer, Mr. Melnechenko, be
authorized to attend and that his expenses be paid.

2. B.C. Fire Chiefs' College

The B.C. Fire Chiefs' College is being held this year in Powell River,
May 8th to 12th, 1978 inclusive. The Fire Chief has asked for permission
to attend this Conference as he has done in the past. Costs of registration
for the Conference is $25.00 and he would be paid normal per diem expenses.
I would recommend that Bill Wingrove be authorized to attend this Conference
and his expenses be paid.

3. Canadian Fire Investigation School

The Fire Chief has received notification that there will be a Fire
Investigation School at Parksville, September 25th to 29th, 1978. ‘The
Chief would like to send our Fire Prevention Officer, Ross Dunbar, to this
Seminar as he has been involved in the past in the Fire Prevention Officers’
Association. The cost of registration for this School is $35.00 and the
normal per diem expenses would zpply.

The School has a limited number of openings and therefore the Fire Chief
would like to get Ross's registration in early. He has therefore asked that
Council give this request consideration at this time.

I would recommend that approval be granted for Ross Dunbar to attend the
School and that his expenses be paid.

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L.D. Pollock