ROSS COMMITTEE
801-1155 W. Georgia St.,

Vancouver, B.C. in’
V6E 3H4 ;

DEC 1 1980

Mayor and Council
City of Port Coquitlam
2272 McAilister Ave.

Port Coquitlam, B.C.
V3C 2A8 November 17, 1980

Mayor and Council];
Re: Skagit Valley

The ROSS Committee, a coalition of outdoor groups, has been successfully
fighting the proposed flooding of the Skagit Valley for the past 11 years.
Your municipality, along with many others in the lower mainland and through-
out the Province, has supported our position in the past. We are now
asking for your assistance again.

The B.C. Government has requested the International Joint Commission
to rescind its 1942 Order which gave Seattle City Light the right to raise
Ross Dam and flood the Skagit. B.C. is also asking the IJC to declare
invalid a 1967 agreement between B.C. and Seattle, by which B.C. would
receive $34,566 per year as compensation.

The IJC is calling for statements from governments and other interested
parties, supporting or opposing B.C.'s request. Any further action of the
IJC, such as public hearings, will depend on the response they receive
to this invitation. The deadline for receiving submissions is December 17.

The Skagit Valley is the only area of its size to offer such an
excellent variety of recreational activities within close proximity to
lower mainland and Fraser Valley residents. It is a resource we cannot
afford to lose. The enclosed brochure provides you with more details.

_It is of utmost importance to demonstrate to the IJC that the people
of B.C. are still adamantly opposed to the flooding of the Skagit.
Statements from elected bodies will have significant impact in this regard.

We therefore urge your Council to pass an immediate resolution
expressing your opposition to the flooding, calling for :public hearings
into the issue, and supporting the request of the Government of B.C..

The following is a sample resotution:
“Whereas the Skagit Valley is a popular recreational area of
great value to the people of British Columbia,

‘This Council resolves that it is completely opposed to the
raising of Ross Dam and consequent flooding of the Skagit Valley,

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