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REPORT Ye

MAR 2 1 1977

Mayor and Council March [8th, 1977

FROM: Eavironmentai Protection Committee

The Environzental Protection Committee met Thursday, March 17th, 1977 at the
City Hall. In attendance were Aldermen J.J. Keryluk, and [.F. Ranger, Vector
Control Officer John Nelson, Guest Mrs. Bev LeFrancois, and City Administrator
L.D. Pollock.

New View Society

A letter is attached from Mr, MacDonald, representing the Western Association
for Youth and che New View Society. The New View Society are presently using space
in the Dalkey Building and have asked the Council to, consider making the property
conmoaly known as 'PoCo House’ available for their use.

The Committee does not feel that it would be appropriate to remove paying
Council has, in the past,
ived similar requests, all of which have been turned down and it would not-be
at this time to consider the New View Society as a priority need. The Committee
lso expressed the view that although the City has made space availabte to the New
View Society, we have never been in involved in finaneing the group and that
sistance should more thao likely be coming from the Provincial Government rather
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han the Municipal level.

The Comittee cannot recommend approval of this request.

Western Association for Youth,

c/o Viscount Alexander Elecentary School,
3250 Flint Street, :

Port Coquitlaa, 3. C.

March 7th, 1977.

Mayor Jack Campbell
City Hall, “
2272 McAllister Street,
Port Coquitlam, 3B. ¢,

Dear Jack:

Re: Relocating the New View Society

I would like to request that the Hew View Society be relocated
at Poco House. The request seems only reasonable as the society is cur-
rently operating under appalling conditions at the Dalkey Building.

4s an educator, I find it quite ludicrous to think that people
released from Riverview can find their way back into the mainstream of society
under such conditions.

The Poco House, on the other hand, offers a marvellous opportunity
to provice ‘cdividual programmes in an environment conducive to sound meutal
health. .

I propose that the New View Society be given possession of the
front portion of the house and the rear section be rented out to pay for
the property and provide some security in the evenings.

I would like to meet with yourself and the council to discuss the
issue and see if we cen work something out. In the meantine, I hope to
meet individually with each council member to explain and discuss the issue
more fully.

Sincerely yours,
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Dons,” HacDonald, B Ed. HeAs

President, .
Western Association for Youth.

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