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Coquitlam, B.C. V3E 2A8

‘CRCR IEE EROS REED SURES

Members of Municipal Council
City of Port Coquitlam
Municipal Hall

2580 Shaughnessy Street

Port Coquitlam, B.C.

V3C 2A8

Attention: Mayor Len Traboulay

Dear Sirs/Madams:

Re; ~a-Wity Family Place Society

Tri-City Family Place is was incorporated on July 22, 199] under Registrar of Companies
number S-27877. We propose to set up a Family Place in the Tri-City area and, to that end,
have recently received funding from the Ministry of Social Services and the Ministry of
Women’s Programs and Government Sevices and Minister responsible for Families. Family
Places have been operating in the lower mainland area of British Columbia for about twenty
years. There are several Famiiy Places in Vancouver, One each in Surrey, New Westminster,
Richmond, Chilliwack and Bowen Island. There are about sixteen Family Places throughout the
province. To date, there is no Family Place in the Tri-Cities Area.

Our Board of Directors was set up last April to bring the Family Place Concept to this
area. We have enclosed a copy of our concept brochure for your further information. Our long
term goal is to provide ongoing support, information, networking for parents and caregivers as
well as quality programs for children in a respectful environment. Presently, we run a once-a-
week drop in on Wednesday mornings from ten till noon from our location in the north-east
sector of Coquitlam, 3425 Victoria Drive. Ideally, Family Place should operate as a drop-in on
a Monday through Friday basis to meet Tri-City Families’ emerging needs. We propose to
increase our services beginning in January 1992 and to that end are presently devising a program

utilizing grant money received and anticipated from various funding sources.
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