a. GOUNCIL

JUL 2 3 1975

TO; The Mayor and Aldermen DATE: July 18, 1973

FROM: R.A. Freeman,
City Clerk

RE: Proposed Removal of Agent From C.P.R. Station

With reference to the above noted subject the Council may be interested in
the following comments that were contained in Mr. Pollock's memorandum of
July 16th, 1973 to me,the said memorandum having been written to advise me of
the status of various matters:

“You will recall the discussion that took place in Council regarding removal of
the C.P.R. agentsfrom Port Coquitlam and other communities. Council wanted to
prepare a brief on this, however, I don't think it was referred specifically to
any committee. I had a meeting with Hillings and a fellow named Bovet one day
regarding this subject and it would appear that we may be getting better service
by the move to eliminate the agent. At the present time we are only getting 9 to
5 service in the ticket office here and Vancouver will provide a 24 hour service
for tickets, telegrams, freight etc, They have a toll free line and anybody
wanting tickets can phone in and have them mailed out. Telegrams can be phoned
in on a 24 hour basis and there is no need for the individual to call at the
office. Freight is dispatched from Vancouver to Port Coquitlam daily and if the
freight truck calls at a home and no one is home the only difference is that
instead of the freight being hece in Port Coquitlam where it could be picked up
it will be in Vancouver. With daily delivery, however, it would appear that,
except in the most urgent cases of delivery, there would be no drawback. to this
arrangement. Hillings was, of course, quite surprised that we were opposing the
move as it really constitutes an increase in service. He added that it was working
successfuliy in a number of other locaticas in the Province."

May we have the Council's instructions, please.

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City Clerk

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