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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE
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IN ATTENDANCE:

Alderman M.D. Gates, Chairman
Alderman W.W. Stewart, Co-Chairman
T.M. Chong, P. Eng... Assistant
City Engineer

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CONFIRMATION OF MINUT'cS OF PREVIOUS
MEETING

Recommended

That he mi nutes
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Protection Committee ofheldtheon meet
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taken as read and adopted.

Carried

- CLEAN-UP OF COQUITLAM RIVER

ITEM 2

Gates advised

the Committee of the events which took
piece during the District
Coquitiam Drainage Committee
meeting held on Septemberof 30,
He stated that the
District's Drainage Committee was1985.
in
full
support of Port
Coquitlam's proposal to clean up the Coquitlam
and to
construct dykes along the river. In addition, theRiver
District's
Drainage Committee

EE''lderman

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wanted to have the following works added to
th s proj act f
a) f 1ood-proof ing of the Green Street Area
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rip-rapping and dredging of additional areas north of

Lincoln Avenue.

In it's recommendation to the District's
Council, the Drainage
Committee will suggest that
in
the
event
federal grants can
not be obtained for the Consultant's study
that funds be
included in the 1986
Publ ic Works Budget to have the
Study carried out inDistricts
conjunction with the City. Alderman
Gates el so adv ised the
Committee that the minutes of .th e
D str i ct s
Committee
Drainage
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be forwarded to the Cit y
for information and that they agree
the concept of the
City continuing to correspond with Mr.with
St.
Germaine, M.P. on
this matter regarding funding assistance provided
info copies
of the correspondence are
forwarded to the D stri ct.
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ITEM

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POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATEC WITH STORES
SELLING
PETS AlfD/OR BULK PET FOODS

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In response to the request of the last meeting
T. Chong
advised the Commi ttee that Section
of the Municipal Act
does empower Medi ca Hea th Off i car's,693
obtaining a court
order, to compel the owner of premisesafter
where
health hazard
ex sts to do whatever is necessary to el iminatea such
hazards.
This section of the Act also stipulates that in the event
of
the fa ure of the owner to respond to such order, the
necessary remedial work may be carried out on his beha f with
the associated costs
char ged against
Despite this
power f u prov s on n the Act, the Commi him.
t
tee
was
about the length of time required to obtain such Courtconcerned
T. Chong wi
contact the Medical Health Officer to Orders.
enquire
whether or not such order has been obtained
him in the past
by
and f so, how iong did it take. T. Chong was ai so requested
to contact the Clerk of Port Moody to determine whether or not
they have a pet store By-law.
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BUSINESS

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Alderman Stewart enqui red the latest developments occur ing at
the Record Chemical Site on Kingsway Avenue. T. Chong briefed

the Committee on the subsequent correspondence and meetings
held with Record Chemicals, Ministry of Environment and the
City after the August 25, 1985
sp
which occured on that
premise. Copies of such correspondence
wi
to
the Coram ttee but bas ca y, Record Chemi ca behasdistributed
commenced
on
site construction to ensur that further spills into the
watercourse wi
not .cur. The City wi
making periodic
checks to ensure satisfactory
progress
is
made by the
management of Reco.d Chemical.
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IIVUTES TAKEN

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Eng.,

Alderman M.D. Gates,
Chairman

Assistant City Engineer
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the Committee unti
certified by Committee Chairman's by
signature.
Mayor and Aldermen

City Administrator
City Engineer
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