Minister Ministre
Environment Canada Environnement Canada

JUL 2 3 1973

Ottawa, Ontario.
K1A 0H3

JUL -3 1973

Mr. R.A. Freeman,
City Clerk,
The Corporation of the
City of Port Coquitlam,
2272 McAllister Avenue,
Port Coquitlan, British Columbia.

Dear Mr. Freeman:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of ™* Arinened
May 30, 1973, transmitting the concern of the Municipal
Council with regard to enforcement of the Migratory Birds
Convention Act.

Enforcement of that act was transferred to the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police by Order-in-Council, in 1932.
A special enforcement co-ordinator of the R.C.M.P. has been
appointed for British Columbia and his function is to
increase participation by local detachments of that agency.
An organization is being established within the Canadian
Wildlife Service to provide enforcement co-ordinators to
undertake liaison between the R.C.M.P., Provincial Agencies
and the Canadian Wildlife Service.

No man-year has yet become available for such
an appointment in British Columbia. “At present there are
only seven (7) such co~ordinators for all of Canada. This
shortfall in manpower has long been recognized and is keing
remedied as quickly as positions can be made available.
Thank you for your expression of cohcern.

Yours sincerely,
a

Jack Davis.