Decenber 17th, 1973

“facility, and that it is understood that over - the past few months N8 negotiations
were faking place between the > Federal Governnent and ‘the Provincial Government to
effect a trausfer of the beorge verby lands to the Provin cial Government with no

“consideration be being given ‘to ‘the request from Burnaby that the land | revert to that
Municipality. the District of Burnaby further advised that the brief submitted
with its letter under consideration, was received from the Derby Land is Qur Land
Association on December 3rd urging that inmediate action be taken by the Cor pera~

.tion to sue the Government of Canada to enforce the Municipality's contractual
rights in connection with the subject site, and subsequently the Council directed
that a caveat be filed immediately in the Land Registry Office in order to pre-

serve the > rights of the Corporation untit its legal position has been determined;

further, to solicit the support of other Councils which are members of the Greater

Vancouver Regional District,

Moved by Alderman Ranger:

Seconded by Alderman Laking:

WHEREAS the Federal Government expropriated the George Derby land in 1945

from The Corporation of the District of Burnaby;

AND WHEREAS in the brief prepared by the "Derby Land is Our  Tand Association"
the Department of Veterans’ Affairs has indicated intially that the District of
Burnaby would have first cali to buy back from the Department some of the land in.

question;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that The Corporation of the city of. Port Goquitlam

petition the Federal Government to allow the ‘Municipal ity of Barnaby to buy back

the said George: Derby land on the terms stated. Carried.

Prior to the question being called on the foregoing resolution, a discuss sion
ensued , and Alderman Laking stated his support thereof. Alderman Meyer | stated he
aid not support the motion as Durnaby has indicated it is pursuing this matter
through the courts. Alderman Ranger pointed out that Burnaby is preparias an in-
junction and getting legal advice, but has not taken any action as yet His Wor-

ship the Mayor advised that the same request was made to the Greater Vancouver

Regional District by Burnaby and was given support.
REPORTS: “Report =,
"- Fron the Finance Committes, Novenber 30th, December 10th and llth, 1973, being Fin.Comm.-
: Stmts.A/Cs-

Scatenents of Accounts payable in the total amounts of $78 , 042 94, $86,788.64, and payable

$203,033.97, respectively.

Moved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Alderman Meyer:

That the reports of the Finance Committee, dated November 30th, December LOth

.