/6. August 25th, 1975

Mayor Campbell~ From Mayor J.M. Campbell, August 21st, 1975, advising of a meeting
meeting with Govt.
Officials re he had with Mr. Harvey Beech, Premier Barrett's Executive Assistant, Mr.
Sharpe St.opening;
centre pier- Wayne Harding, Executive Assistant to the Minister of Highways, and Mr.
Coq.R.Bridge,etc.
A. Walisser, P. Eng., Region District Enginecy with respect to the
Sharpe Street opening, the pier in the Coquitlam River Bridge. the Red
Bridge, and the Shaughnessy alignment, and advising that further information
was expected thereon. Mayor Campbell submitted with his report copies

of correspondence from Environment Canada indicating acceptance of the

Coquitlam River bridge; also, a letter from the Department of Highways,

August 22nd, 1975, advising:

a) The Lougheed Highway Ke~location - Pitt River Road-Barnet Highway

route will be opened on September Sth, 1975;

b) The progress on the traffic light installation at Barnet Highway
will not meet the previously anticipated date of August 29th;

c) The traffic light at Dewdney Trunk Road is expected to be completed

on September 12th, 1975, failing which the intersection will be controlled
by Stop-signing.

Ald.Laking re
centre pylon-new
Coq.R.Bridge

It was then agreed that the report from Alderman G.R. Laking,
August 20th, 1975, concerning the centre pylon of the new Coquitlam River
Bridge (being the item next listed on the Agenda), be considered at this

time due to its relevance to the foregoing, and the following motion was

proposed:

Moved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Alderman Mabbett:

That this Council unanimously go on record in requesting the Government
to immediately remove the pylon and place an open span on the bridge
over the Coquitlam River as the present spans are. Carried.

Prior to the question being called on the foregoing proposed resolution,
Alderman Laking spoke to his report, pointing out that in previous
floods debris collected at the bridges over the river and the centre
piers were contributing factors in the 1921 flood when both the railroad
and traffic bridge were washed away. Alderman Mabbett spoke further to
Alderman Laking's comments and drew attention to the fact that the river
is more susceptible to flashflooding due to logging operations and the
proposed 600-unit housing development further upstream.

Moved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Aiderman Keryluk: