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’ Gerry St Germain, M.P. C ¢ U N ¢ | .
Mission - Port Moody

CHAIRMAN

GOVERNMENT CAUCUS JUL /- 1986

June 24, 1986

Mr. Ralph Pentland, Director
Water Management Branch
Inland Waters Directorate

9th Floor
351 St. Joseph Blvd,

Hull, Quebec
Dear Mr. Pentland:

I am writing as a follow-up to our meeting of

June 6, 1986 with George Laking, Alderman, City of
Port Coquitlam respecting the Coquitiam River Flood
Protection project.

As you are aware, the City of Port Coquitlam has
been pursuing the above-mentioned project for quite
some time. The continued good health and safety of
the residents of their Municipality rests on an
early completion of this vital project. This is the
basis for the Councils concern and dedication to
this issue and, to this end, they are anxious tc see
it underway in the very near future.

I would like to reiterate some of the major points
made at our meeting.

1. One portion of the area requiring flood
protection runs through an Indian Reserve and
a second through the Provincially-owned Colony
Farm property. Presently, neither of these
two sections are scheduled for inclusion in
the project. However, as we have been assured
by Mac Clark, Regional Director, Inland Waters
Directionate, under a Provincial-Federal
Agreement a project will include all those.
properties required to maintain the integrity

of the system.

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