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ALDERMAN J. W. LUERS ; oe ; First Avenue
Chaimman : P.O. Box 20
H. HARNETT , MISSION CITY, B.C.

Secratory-Treasurer

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Mr. G. W. Carlisle,
Secretary-Treasurer, . ;
Greater Vancouver Regional District, Aci
2294 West Terth Avenue,

Vancouver 9, B. C.

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Dear Mr. Carlisle:-

AS you are aware the Fraser Valley Mosquito Control Board has
been in existance for about 10 years. From.its inception, the Board
has been composed of a number of member municipalitias from Delta to
Harrison Hot Springs with a small number of participating Governmental
agencies. The Board has continued its operations throughout this period
of time in a satisfactory manner and has been quite successful in
containing the cesauito pest. However, during the past two years, as a
result of action by members of the Society for Pollution and Environmental
Control, together with other objecting citizens, it has been necessary
to very closely examine the constitution of the Board and the liability
which may be sustained by Board members and its officers.

Consultation with lawyers has revealed that the Board has no
legal substance whatsoever. It is merely an association of member
municipalities and governmental agencies, acting through an Executive
comprised of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary-Treasurer and
a General Manager. Spraying is undertaken on a contractual basis by
an aerial spraying company. The opinion expressed by the lawyers was
that if a legal action should be instituted against the Board, that
action could not be taken against the Fraser Valley Mosquito Control
Board, but must be taken against the various members and against the
individual officers of the Board. As a result of this opinion, the
Board has been examining the various avenues open to it to ensure that
there is some lezai validity te its operation. ‘the three possibilities
were as follows:~ ,

1. To join together under the provisions of Section 177 of the

Municlpai Act. As you know under the provisions of this Section,

a municipality may join with any other municipality or munici-

*palities for the purpose of exercising any powers conferred by

the Municipal Act. An agreement under this Section must be

ratified by by-laws adopted by a vote of not less than two-thirds

of all the members of each Council and the by-laws must be

ratified by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The Section also

provides that the pewers of the municipality may extend beyond

the boundaries of the municipality for this purpose.

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