NEW VIEW SOCIETY
c/o 2266 Wilson Avenue
Port Coquitlam, B. Cc.
V3C 125

Mayor J. Campbell
Municipal Hall

2272 McAllister Avenue
Port Coquitlam, B. C.

Dear Sir:

The New View Society has now set up an activities program for mentally
and physically handicapped people in the community which will offer work
_ projects, crafts, recreation and social opportunities not available to
these people because they are unable to use the usual community oppor tuni-~
‘ties. We have hired 3 people to supervise this centre and they are starting

this week to set it up. We have already found 20 clients to begin.

. We would like to apply for use of your newly acquired premises, (the
Schinz property on Wilson Avenue ) for the use as accommodat<.on for this
“centre. We are interested in the proposal of establishing a small tree farm
and a greenhouse on the grounds of the premises and have discussed with the
executive of the New Westminster B. C. Association for Retarded Crildren the
possibility of jointly providing a labor pool to run such a farm. We also
plan to approach the Polyskills Society at Riverview Hospital who are organi-
zing occupational therapy for patients there, to see if some of their patients

would Like to work on such a project.

. This is the kind. of employment our clients could cope with and enjoy and
it would be a way for them to augment their meager income. We are asking that
the City of Port Coquitlam give us a 5 year lease rent free or with only a
token rent as we feel that this centre will be offering a definite service to
the community. We have $1,000 grant from the United Good Neighbors to put

towards any renovations needed in the house.

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S. G. Little M. D.
CHAIRMAN