February 16th, 1976

commemorate Heritage Day, and was particularly pleased to note in the
letter that the Canadiana area would be stocked not only with books of
all kinds by Canadian authors, but that it would also have a small
separate area for the works and writings of local residents such as old
photographs suitably refinished and framed, works of art, and literary
works, Mr. Bud Dorfman, President of the Kinsmen Club of Port Coquitlam,
then presented a cheque in the amount of $2,000.00 to cover the initial
expenses of the project, to Mayor Campbell, who expressed appreciation
on behalf of the citizens of Port Coquitlam. Mr. Dorfman commented that
Heritage Day will be a National Holiday on the third Monday of every
February - to promote the birth of the Canadian Flag - and he pointed
out that the Kinsmen are spearheading this Day.

REPORTS:

From Mayor J.M. Campbell, February 12th, 1976, reporting on his
attendance at the February llth, 1976 Regional Hospital and Regional
District meetings. Alderman Traboulay referred to the second paragraph
of the report concerning the proposed Coquitlam Hospital and in answer
to his query, Mayor Campbell stated his understanding that the project
would be started in 1976 with completion in 1977. Alderman Mabbett
commented that the Coquitlam Hospital Society is desperately in need of
members and he suggested that members of Council and citizens of the
City obtain memberships in the Society at a cost of $2.00 per person.
Mayor Campbell then referred to his memorandum to members of Council
wherein he had requested the submission of nominations to the Hospital
Board and he advised that there are two vacancies to be filled thereon.
Alderman Ranger observed that the Annual General Meeting of the Hospital
Society will be held i. . _verview on March 18th, 1976, and to his query

on the reason the hospital in Delta is now under constructiion when it

was lower in priority than the hospital proposed for the Coquitlam area,

Mayor Campbell stated his understanding that the hospital in Delta is
more of the small local type - not nearly as expensive as the one planned
for Coquitlam. Alderman Thompson referred to remarks in the report
concerning the possible closing of half the rooms in the Vancouver
General Hospital for one month during the summer, and to his query,

Mayor Campbell agreed there ts a possibliity that this situation may
affect the availability of capital funds for the Coquitlam Hospital;

further, in response to a suggestion from Alderman Mabbett, Mayor Campbell

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