April 2ist, 1975

A regular meeting of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of

the City of Port Coquitlam was held in the Council Chamber, Port Coquitlam
City Hall, 2272 McAllister Avenue, Port Coquitlam, B. C., on April 21st,
1975, at 7:30 p.m.
His Worship Mayor J.M. Campbell, Aldermen J.J. Keryluk, G.R. Laking,
E.W. Mabbett, P.F. Ranger, M.A. Thompson, and L.M. Traboulay in attendance.
Also in attendance were Chief Administrative Officer L.D. Pollock,
City Clerk R.A. Freemar., City Engineer V.C. Borch, P. Eng., Recreation
Director Janna Taylor, City Planning Officer Lanson Lee, Fire Chief W.S.
Wingrove, Works *% Utilities Superintendent G. Ulmer, and Mrs. B.M.
Aalten.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES:

Moved by Alderman Keryluk:

Seconded by Alderman Laking:

That the minutes of the regular meeting of this Council held on

April 14th, 1975, be taken as read and adopted. Carried,

His Worship the Mayor advised for information that copies of the
booklet entitled the "Livable Region" are now available for the public
and may be obtained on request to the City Clerk.

DELEGATIONS:
The City €lerk then advised that Mr. Doug Jack, New Westminster

Coroner, Mrs. M. Burtinshaw, Mr. William Otway, Executive Director of

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Livable Reg-
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the Association of Fish and Game Clubs of British Columbia, and a representative"& Game Clubs

of the Port Coquitlam & District Hunting & Fishing Club were in attendance

this evening to speak to the subject of firearm legislation, and that a

letter and other material, including a copy of Senate Bill S-14 proposed

by The Honourable Senator Cameron, had been submitted by Mrs. Burtinshaw.
On invitation of His Worship the Mayor, Mrs. Burtinshaw then spoke

to the meeting and stated that since her son, Edward Burtinshaw, was

shot and killed at Woodwards Department store by a 13-year old boy on

December 2nd, 1974, she had become involved in urging the government to

restrict and control the sale and storage of lethal weapons, and commented

that at Woodwards, gun racks are not locked which, she suggested, was an

appalling situation. Mrs. Burtinshaw stated she felt that security was

a vital aspect and that it would be a simple matter to add a clause to

the B.C. Firearms Act requiring adequate security where guns are sold. Mrs.

Burtinshaw advised she had spoken with various members of Parliament in

re firearm
legislation