CITY of MERRITT

P.O. BOX 189 - MERRITT, B.C. - VOK 2BO
2101 GRANITE AVE. - PHONE 378-4224
File 195

. March 15, 1383
Port Coquitlam

2272 McAllister Avenue ‘ .
PORT COQUITLAM, BC
V3C 2A8

Dear Sister Community: APR 11 1983

The early completion of the Coquihalla Pass Highway is of
deep concern to the communities of central and eastern
British Columbia. This includes those communities along
the Trans-Canada Highway east from Kamloops as well as
Hope, Merritt and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District
areas and municipalities along Highway 5 from Merritt north
to Tete Jaune Cache.

For all of them the completion of the Coquihalla cut-off '
will drastically reduce the mileage and driving time from —
the interior to the lower mainland.

The City Council of Merritt has prepared the enclosed
resolution calling for the early completion of the Coquihalla
Pass Route. It gives the background and outlines the urgency
for putting the new route into operation. The resolution

has been sent to the Yellowhead Highway Association for
inclusion in the agenda for the Annual Meeting to be held in’

Prince Rupert, May 6th and 7th,

Because of its length the resolution will most likely be
shortened, however, we would like you to have the complete
text as originally written as it takes the argument in

logical steps from general premises to Specific implementation.

The support ef your community (or area) and of the others
along the Yellowhead “Canada Hi

is imperative to mass the maximum support for upgrading

the south branch of the Yellowhead and for its completion

the construction of the Coquihalla Pass connection.

this is not done, the entire south branch of the Yellowhead
risks being relegated to a position of las€ and lowest priority.

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