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MINUTES OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
COMMITTEE MEETING
HELD AT 4! 'AD
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Alderman M.D. Gates, Chairman
Alderman WE M. Stewart, Co-Chairman
T.M. Chong, P. Eng... Assistant City Engineer
B.J. Irv inc, Poco Pride Days Coordinator
Al Girst
PoCo and Dist.ict Fish and Hunting Club
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- CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

OF PREVIOUS

MEETING

Recommended:

That the minutes of the mee+ ing of the
Committee

Environmental'rotection

be taken as read and

meeting held on Tuesday, March 26, 1985
Carr ed

adopted.

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POCO PRIDE DAYS

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rv inc made a br ef pcesen tat oT., to the Committee regard
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the concept of PoCo Pride Days
&May 3rd,'th and 5th) as fol ows:
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The concept of PoCo Pride 'Days is to encourage residents,
qroups and bus
to make a concentrated ef fort
to clean and tidy their inesses
yards,
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lanes, sidewalks
and surrounding areas to give the City evards,
a spring cleaning.
Loca bus inesses are be ing contacted to cl ean up their areas
and some wi
be having PoCo Pride Day sales.
The schoo s are being approached and encouraged to take
part
on Fr day, Miay 3rd, to cl ean up Areas surround
ing the schools.
commun i ty

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Andy Bartel s, the City's Gardener, wi
be avai able to the
public on the afternoon
of Friday, May 3rd, to answer
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'questions on, gardening, lawn caT e, etc .
The Cul5s, Scouts, and Gir Guides organizations have
agreed to
take part in the clean up of dykes, ditches along major
roads,
Hyde',Creek, Coquitlam River and possible other watercourses.
The clean up of the latter thr ee areas shall be done under
the
direction of 15 to 20 members
from the PoCo and DistT ict Fish
and Hun+ing Club. Al Girst will liaise with Bev Irvine on
+FIis matter at a later date
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Transfer stations for residents to depo si't 't
ems no t normally
a ken by the City's Sanitatlon
Department
will
the gravel parking
lot west of Maple Street and N beth setf up at
Ei
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lot south of Prairie Avenue
at the north end of Ce ur Drive Park.
These
ese t rans f er statiofIs
will bee continuous
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contin
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mornin,
ng S a t ur d ay
g, ay 4th un ti 6:00 p.m., Sunday Ma
which wil
y 5th..
It ems
be accepted
transfer ~tat'
demolit'ot
iona inc u d o
ion wastes, hazardousatorthe
wastes annd car b o ies.
Arran
angements wi I.I be made to havetoxic
two
arge me
m t ai
deepos
container s
osited
ted, one
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each, at the transfer large
s 'rat ons.
Th
Cadet or g an 'ization
oca
mann ing these tr ansf
sites continuously wiwh bee they
s t a ion
are open. In addition Fo
ma inta ining order iness
at
these
sites
inc u e
e distribution of information their
flyers regarding the
upcoming curb-side recycling program
and other rec clin de ot
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to check licenses of drivers to ensure
the wastes brought
that
the site are in fact from PoCo
residents. After 6:00 top.m.
Sunday, and unti the metal
con ta ners ar e removed, the on
rea
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gates to these containers
be I ocked .
The RCMP
be
to period i'ca y
check these transfer station s tes requested
fr om Saturday
a ur ay morning
morn in to
Monday mornino for
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The Committee

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suggested,and recommended thee fol
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That f I ,000 be spent from the Environmental
Protect'
ur ing oCo Pr Ide Day's for the
d
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purpose
of
such
acti v itias as
the operation of
the
transfer
banks of watercourses within the stations and clean up of the
City.
That Bev

rv ne contact Terry Day to con f rm that
the C ty '
insurance poi icy wii cover
the
activities
of
the
Cadets
whi ie
they are patrol ing the transfer stations
on a voluntary
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That promotional signs
on the sides of the Garbage
Packers advert i sing 'oCobe Prplaced
de Week.
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at promoti one signs be erected on the C t
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a e aat Centennial Pool and Pitt
River Road

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the pub ic of PoCo Pr ide Week.
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That pamphlets describing the
upcoming curbs ide ecyc ng
program of newspaper
and
magazines
other recyc ing
Information be distr ibuted at +he tr ansand
far
stat ions to the
pub Ic.
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OTHER BUSINESS

Al derman Gates requested that
Art Purdon, P. Eng. of the
G.V.R.D. be contacted regarding Mr.
when he wii
ly to the City'
letter of March 27, 1985 regard ng the recent f rep
sh
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caused
by the backflushing of chlorinated GVWD water fry
into the local
Salmonid Enhancement Program Water Supply
System.
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Minutes taken by:

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T.M. Chon'g:,— P —.Bng

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Alderman M.D. Gates,

Assi stant Ci ty Eng i neer

NOTE:

Minutes not read and adopted
certified
by Committee

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Cha I r man

by

the Comm ttee unti

Chairman's signature.

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Mayor and Aldermen

City Engineer
Bev Irv inc

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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY
OF PORT CUQUITuUH ~

1985 04 12
MEMORANDUM

TO:

All Staf f

MEMORANDUM FROM.

Bev

Irvine, Area Supervisor

SUB JECT:

PoCo

Pride Days, Nay 3rd to 5th, 1985

Just to let you know the Parks 8 Recreation
tion with the Envi
Department, in cooperanvironment
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Protection

Pride Days on behalf, of the City.

Committee, are coordinating PoCo

The

concept of PoCo Pride Days is to
encourage residents communi
g rou pss and businesses to make
comm n't
a concer.trated effort
tid y their r boulevards, lanes,
too ccl ean an d y
to give the City a Spring cleaning. sidewalks and surrounding areas,

'ards,

Local

are being contacted to clean up
will bebusinesses
their areas and some
having PoCo Pride Days
sales.
The schools are being approached

May 3rd,

and encouraged to take part on
to clean up areas surrounding
Friday,
the schools.

~The cubs/scouts have agre'ed to take part.

Transfer stations for residents to
deposit recycled items and things
not normally
taken by the City's Sanitation
the planning stages
for. Saturday and Sunday, Department is still in
Nay 4th and 5th.
Andy Bartels will be available
to the public on the aft ernoon
Friday, Maay 3rd,
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r . t't'o answer questions
of
on gardening, lawn care, etc.
If you have any
please contact Bram Hoogendoorn, Al
Williams, Angela questions,
Nahlmann or myself.
lf you get questions from the public,
please refer them to the Parks
Recreation Department.

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Thank you.

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TELEPHONE:

OOR FILE

April 25,

1985

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PoCo and District Fishing 8 Hunting Club
c/o 2626 Patricia Avenue

Port Coquitlam, B.C.
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Attention:

Mr. Al

Grist

Vice-President
Dear Al:
GVWD Explanation of Cause of
Recent Fish Fry Kill
Coquit
River Salmon id Enhancement Program

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are aware,

after the unfortunate incident of
chlorinated water having entered shortly
the
water supply system to your f ish hatchery,
Counci directed that a letter be forwarded to
the GVWD advising them of our
concerns and requesting an explanation of the
incident.
response from Mr. Art Purdon, P. Eng. of the GVWD We have now received a
on this matter and have
enclosed his letter
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for your information.

I
have been instructed by Alderman Mike
Gates, Chairman of the
Environmental Protection Committee to
invite
you
to
attend
one of our meetings
in the future to discuss this matter further,
if you wish. Please advise me of
your intentions at your earl iest convenience.
may be contacted at 941-5411,
Local 213.
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T.M. Chong, P. Eng.,

TMC/sgg

Assistant City Engineer

Enclosure &1)

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Alderman Gates
Alderman Stewart

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