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December 8th, 1980.

The Inaugural Ceremonies and Statutory Meeting of the Municipal
Council of The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam were held in
the Gymnasium of the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre, 1379 Laurier Avenue,
Port Coquitlam, B.C. on December 8th, 1980, at 8:00 p.m.

His Worship Mayor G.R. Laking, Aldermen M.D. Gates, J.J. Keryluk,

Mabbett, A.K. Muldoon, and M.R. Wright in attendance.

Also in attendance were Chief Administrative Officer LL.B. Pollock,

Clerk R.A. Freeman, City Engineer F.E. Peters, P. Eng., Assistant

Engineer L. Melnechenko, P. Eng., City Treasurer J.G.S. Maitland,

Chief W.S. Wingrove, Deputy Fire Chief J.N. Boileau, City Planner
L. Lee, Recreation Director K.J. Taylor, Works & Utilities Superintendent
G.W. Ulmer and Mrs. D.L. Vyse.

Mr. J. Barbush and his choir from James Park Elementary School
sang "0' Canada".

. Dedicatory
DEDICATORY PRAYER: Prayer

Father A.R. Edwards offered a Dedicatory Prayer for the Council.

STATUTORY DECLARATIONS:

Statutory
His Worship Mayor G.R. Laking introduced Provincial Court Judge Declarations

L.P. Clare and then called upon Judge Clare to receive the required
Statutory Declarations and administer the Oath of Allegiance to:

Ann Kathleen Muldoon Alderman

Michael Ronald Wright Alderman
who ther. officially took their places as Aldermen of The Corporation of
the City of Port Coquitlam.

Incumbent Aldermen L.M. Traboulay was unavoidably absent from the
Inaugural Meeting and wil receive the required Statutory Declaration
and Oath of All.,:.nce upon his return.

Mayor Laking then called the Statutory Meeting to order.

OFFICIAL WELCOME: Official

Welcome
His Worship Mayor Laking thanked Judge Clare for his attendance and

then welcomed the various guests present: Mr. Mark Rose, M.P., and Mrs.
Rose; Inspector G.J. Davis of the Coquitlam R.C.M.P. Detachment, and
Mrs. Davis; attending Constables Mark Abernethy and Bill Mulcahy; Royal

Columbian Hospital Board Member Mr. M.A. Milaney and Mrs. Milaney; Board

of Variance & Eagle Ridge Hospital Board Member Mr. A.I. Smith and Mrs.

Smith; and Board of Variance Chairman Mr. H.G. Schinz.