THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MINUTES OF AN ENV RONMENTAL PROTECT ION COMMITTEE MEET NG
HELD AT 4: 00 p. m., TUESDAY,,IANUARY 7, 1986
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derman M.C. Farnwor+h, Cha i rman
derman J. J. Kery uk, Co-Cha i rman
T.M. Chang, P. Eng,, Assistant City Eng ineer
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REVIEW
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OUTSTAND ING COMMITTEE

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CARRIED FORWARD

1985

the change in Committee members for 1986, T. Chong
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he new members on the fo I I owing carried forward Committee
1985:
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Gravel Operation - the Committee was reminded of
umstances surround! ng the wash-out at the Cewe
vel Operation site during the week-end of November 2,
Ihe Committee was advised
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t Mr . Don fleh n, Regional Manager of the Ministry of
be attending the reouiar Counci meeting of
ronment wi
vary 13, 1986 to provide further information on this
ident and particularly the action taken by his Ministry.
was po nted out to the Committee that according to Mr.
re, a Sect ion Head under Mlr. Hehn, the meeting between
e and the Ministry to deal with this wash-out problem
ch was supposed to be he d before December I, 1985 did
take p lace as yet, Plans are current y underway to
ange for this meeting in the near future, however.
an up of the Coqu t am R ver - T. Chen g br e f ed the
mittee on the latest development on this matter. A copy
the December 2, 1985 letter forwarded by Tom McMi1 lan,
ster of the Env ronment (attached) was g ven to
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In th s etter Mr. McM
Comm t tee members.
the extension of the Fed.— Prov. Fraser River Flood
troi Agreement and that flood control works ave been
nned for the Coquitlam River in the City of Port
The Comm ttee was
u t am and the Distr let of Coqu it I am.
c adv sed that the local coordinator of the Fraser River
od Control Agreement, Mr. Eric Bonham, had been contacted
January 6, 1986 for additional information regarding the
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Present y, the f lood control works a ong the Coqu t am
ver are sch edu ed for commencement in 1990. The
project is expected to be spread over 2 years. There
has been very ittl e work done recenti y to better def ine
the scope of the flood control works along the Coq uitlam
River except that the anticipated works are based on the
It is the intention to
1978 Coquitlam River Study.
engage a consultant under this program to update this
study and make recommendations prior to 1990.
(iii) Higher priority flood control projects at this time
include those for the Dewdney Aloutte Regional Distr ict
and the Municipality of Pitt Meadows.
c. Newspaper Recyclinq Proqram - The Committee was advised of
the following:
(i) The overall residential participation rate has dropped
to 25$ during the months of November and December, 1985
from approximately 30$ . However, the overall tonnage
collected
during these two months remains relatively
constant from previous at 38 tonnes/month. These
statistics are not too bad considering that during the
colder months more newspapers are consumed by households
In view of the
in starting f iree in fire places.
obv ious benef ts of th s program it may be in order to
consider further promot ons during 1986.
ref use ca endara indi cat ng the correct newspaper
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recyci ing dates for Zones
printed. To avoid confusion, the corrected calendars
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not be distributed unti the month of Apri 1986.
(iii) Advertising poste rs initia ted by the 1985 Committee
members still has to be do ne since the shortage of inhouse staff durl no Decem ber, 1985 prec uded their
completion.
was ihe in+ention of the previous
Committee to put up poste rs in civic and commercial
bui idings in Port Coq uitla m to remind residents of our
be carried over into 1986
recycling program. Funds wi
to have approxi mately 2 5 posters prepared. The
Committee members were show n the design of the prcposed
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posters.

The Committee was appraised of several
complaints against this nursery as follows:
(i) Hog-fuel contaminai ion of ad j o n ng watercourse: the
Waste Man aqement Branch will be sending a technician to
th s area on January 8, 1986 to determine the extent of
pol ut on f any to the adjoining watercourses. Water

d. Muldoon Nursery

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The Committee wiii be briefed as soon as this
information is ave able.
(i i) Over bui I ding of Site: Bi
Brown has advised the
Muldoons of this contrav nt ion of the existing Zoning
Bylaw. He is currently assessing the extent oi this
problem and the practicality of this section of the
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Bylaw.

(iii) illegal Fill ing oi Property:

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neer, as the
designated Enforcement Off icer under Eng
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Land Commis s ion Act has wr it, en the Muldoons advising
them of thai contravention of the Act. Furthermore,
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is requirin g them to remove the f i
materia which has
been i ega ly dumped on their property.
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Alderman Keryluk cautioned that the City should act carefully
this matter and that we should not be used as an instrument of

the complainants in this dispute.
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The Committee was advised that 6,000 has been
placed in the 1986 provisional budget for $ Environmental
Protection. The break-down of the budget is as fol Iowa:
$ 2,500.00 Promotion for Newspape r Recyc ing.
2,000.00 Contingency sum for c oilection and analysis of
pol uted water samp es
1,500.00 General clean up/Beaut ification of City.
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6,000.00
The Committee was advised that in 1985, the Environmenta
Pi otect ion Budget was underexpended primarily because of a onetime G.V.R.D. grant of $ 2,000.00 for recyc( ing promotion.
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l&ecember 19, 1985

Nr. B. Kirk

City Admtnistrator
t.'i ty of Port Coquitlam
2272 NcAllister Avenue
Port Coquitiam, B.C.

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Fur t!Ter tO Our correSpondence regarding your request

federal financial assistance to study future flood
protection works on the Coquitlam River,
please find
the enclosed response on this matter that I have
received from the Minister responsible.
I trust that the Minister's response helps to clarify
hts department's position in this matter and I am most
pleased that the response was, for the most part, of a
positive nature.
If there is anything else that I can do for you please
do not hesitate to contact me again.
for.

Since

Gerryj St. Germa2n, N.P.
Nissxfon - Port Noody

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Hr. Ger ry St. Germain, ni.P.,
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House of Commons,
Room 553, Centre Block,
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Dear Gerry,
I am pleased to respond to your letter of
September, which refers to the request
by the City of
Port Coquitlam for federal financial assistance
to study
future flood protection works on the Coquitlam River.
Environment Canada does not provide direct funding
under its Flood Damage Reduction Program
for local
gove'rnments to hire consultants. It does, however,
contribute to the rehabilitation of flood control works,
including engineering studies and design, in the Lower
Fraser Valley under the Federal-Provincial
Fraser River
Flood Control Agreement.
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This Agreement was extended
October,'985,
at a cost of 841. 0 million, to protect onthe10 remaining
economically viable projects in the Lower Fraser Valley.
Environment Canada's contribution of $ 20.5 million will be
made available at a rate of $ 2.5 million per year through
the Department's Canada Water Act Fund.
Under the extended Agreement, flood control works
have been planned for the Coquitlam River in the City of
Port Coquitlam and the District o Port Coquitlam. These
works would not, however, include Indian Reserve No. 2 and
the Colony Farm area.
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financial assistance to my attention and am pleased to be
able to provide a positive response.

All best wishes
Yours sincerely,

PIC., M P.
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Minister of the Environment
Tom McMillan,

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