September 21, 1983

Aiderman Doug Vater

City of Port Coquitlam

2272 McAllister Avenue

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
V3C 2A8

Dear Alderman Vater:

Over the past six months, the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities has been making concerted efforts
to enlarge its membership. We have achieved marked
success, Qver six months, municipalities with a total
population of nearly one million have joined the FCM. Many
other municipalities intend to join in the near future.

As one part of our effort to increase Knowledge of
our work throughout the Canadian municipal world, we have
been forwarding free of charge to your municipality copies
of our magazine, FCM FORUM. From the many letters we
have received, we know that the reaction to FCM FORUM has
been positive. I am happy once more to send our Annual
Conference Issue to you and to each member of Council.

Our 1983 Conference was by all accounts a great
success. We were particularly pleased with the strong
participation of provincial and federal political leaders.
The Conference theme, "Jobs in Communities: Local Action
Toward National Recovery", was timely. We focussed on the
municipal potential to encourage economic development.

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