THE CORPORATION OF THE

CITY OF PORT CCQUITLAN

ENVIRONMENTAL PRC1ZECTION CONNITTEE

Mli%TTES
A meeting of the Environmental
Protection committee was held in the
Engineering Department Meeting
Room, 8111 — 2331 Marpole
Avenue, Port
Coguitlam, B.C. on Wednesday, January 27th,
1988 at 1:00 p.m.
Personnel in Attendance:
Alderman N .D. Gates, Chairman
T.M. Chong, P.Eng., City Engineer
R.A. Freeman, City Clerk/Deputy City
Administrator

CONFIRI&TION OF MINUI'ES

Recommended."

That the minutes of the meeting of the
Environmental Protection
held on Thursday, December 17th,
1987 be taken as read
and adopted .
Committee

Carried.
ITEN I

CK'LUE IN STAFF RESOURCE PERSON

T, Chong advised the Committee that R.
Freeman would be acting
as the staff resource person for
the
next
short while, while Nr.
Chong settled into his new job as City
Mr. chong
offered to assist the Committee in anyEngineer.
Freeman expressed the hone that his duties way possible and Mr .
on the Committee
could be ended before his usual appointment
as Flection
Returning Officer in early October.
ITEN II

LEITFR FRQN THE CHKC3ER OF CCIMI%IICE

RE

ANNACIS ISLAND SEWAGE TREATMENT
PLANT

Recommended:

That the Greater vancouver Sewage and
Drainage District be
advised of the concern expressed
the
by
Chamber of Commerce and
an inguiry be made regarding future
plans for that

facility.

Carried.

JAN 27 ]q88

ITEN

III

LE'lTER FROM SHARE -OCIETY REGARDING RECYCLING COMMITTEE.

Recommended:

That Alderman Gates and Talbot be appointed as the City'
representatives to the proposed
Committee and that City
staff members be made available as recycling
reguired.

Carried.
ITEN IV

COQUITLAN RIVER DYKING PROUECT.

It was agreed that a meeting should be held in early Narch between
representatives of the Environmental Protection Committee
and the

parks and Recreation Committee, Public Works Committee and planning
Committee and the Secretary was instructed to so advise the other

Committees,
ITEM V

VALLEY-RlTE GRAVEL PITT ON COQUITLAM RIVER

The Secretary was instructed to seek out replies to letters

earlier

sent to Provincial Government Departments.

The Meeting Adjourned at I:40 p.m.

7i

R.A. Preeman

City Clerk/
Deputy City Administrator

Alderman N .D. Gates
Comm"ttee Chairman

NOTE.:

Ninutes not read and adopted by the Committee until certified correct
by the Committee Chairman's signature.

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Mayor and Alderman

City Administrator
City Engineer

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December 11, 1987

Traboulay,
City of Port Coqui, 1am,
2272 McAllister Avenue,
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Mayor L.

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Dear Mayor Traboulay,
Re:

Annacis Island Sewage Treatment Plant

It has been brought to our attention by the New Westminster Chamber of

Commerce that

there are concerns regarding the Sewage Treatment Plant
at Annacis Island.
The alleged problems which are currently causing great concern and
discomfort to businesses on Annacis Island are:

a)

b)

Extreme odor emanating from the Sewage Plant, spreading through
the bucinesses on the Island and even experienced by people
travelling on the new Alex Fraser Bridge. The odor permeates
into the workinq place and in some cases the staff have had to
leave the site.

Health problems resultinq from this stench are being experienced

by wot kers in the

area.

This problem has existed for a long period of time and businesses are
being severely aFfected.

similar problem existed some years ago at the Terra Nova site in
Coquitlam which was successfully resolved.

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We would urge you to give your attention to this matter as
your
municipality is part of this sewage treatment system.

Yours

truly,

CHAMBER

OF COMMERCF.

Irene E. Barr

President

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Mayor and Council

Municipality of Port Coquitlam
City Hall
2272 McAllister
Port Coquitlam, B.C.

V3C 2A8

Dear Mayor Traboulay and Council,
you know, SHARE Enterprises has been
'ng a C ur b si'd e
running
Recyclin g program with
your
Municipality
for
t
While
i e thee program
o
has been a qualified success,v there
are a
number of serious concerns that need
t o b e a dd ressed over
year.
the
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current program continues to function
effectively,
'g
evel of dependence on volunteers
trainees. Thi.s makes
the program vulne able du ringand e
wint er, when working conditions
While we
will have no shortage of traineesareforworst.
the
next
10
months, the cost effecti veness of the
program in the
long term is suspect.
There is a desire amon
v
a
recyclers to move towards a
more comprehens've, multimost
-material
recycling program
(including glass cardboard and metals).
This type of
program would require a relatively
high
level
of
commitment from b oth senior and municipal
governments,
both in ter
terms of capital costs and operating
costs. The
benefit would come
c me
costs for waste management,
as well as allowing inthelower
GVRD municipalities to meet
the
targets set in their Itaste
Management plan.
In light of the two points noted
above, I would like to
suggesp that Council consider
the following proposal.
op sa .
ivan
corn mon commitment to
recycling
in
School
District
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the
of Port Coquitlam, and
the Municipality of PortMunicipality
Moody should establish a committee

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for the committoe would .include the following:
To set as a ~oa1 the recovery through recycling of
25Z of all residential waste in each munici.pality.
This is consistent with the GVRD Reste Management

The mandate

1.

Plan.

investigate how this goal may be achieved
through the development of a multi-material curbside
recycling program.
3. To examine other Municipalities that have a multi—
material recycling program: specifically Saanich,
Delta and the Capital Regional District.
4. To develop a proposal for consideration by all
parties by September 1988.
The make-up of this committee could be made up of representatives from all interested parties . I would suggest
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Coordinator. The GVRD could also be invited to
participate .
I would be interested in discussing this proposal further
with your Council or an appropriate committee . I feel
strongly that the timing is ripe for the development of a
major new recycling effort. I look forward to your response
to this proposal.
yours trul

Derek Murphy
Program Director
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FORT COQUfTLAM. B.C.
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Januar y 21, 1988

Sapperton Fish

P. O. Box 1171
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Attention:

Mrs. Pat N ichol s, Corres ond in

Secre~tar

Dear Madam:
App ication for Sand and Gravel Operat ions
adjacent
to the Coquit 1am River
Val ley Rite Mix Ltd.

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ish to acknow

thanks the receipt of a copy
letter forwardededgeto with
the
Senior
Land Officer of the
Min istry of Forests and Lands expressing
for the
proposed sand and grave operations adjacent concern
to
the
Coqu
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River. We wish to advise that City Counci is
We

of your

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aware of
th s proposai and has taken steps to write to already
the
Ministry
of
Env i ronment as wel
as the
in stry of Forests and Lands
expressing our concerns with
to the possible impact
that this proposed operation mayrespect
have on the downstream sect ion
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of

Mi

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the Coqu tl am R ver.
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We have requested the senior off cia
s of these Ministries
to provide us with further details
of
this
and to
afford us the opportun ty to rev ew the relevantproposal
data i s and to
subm it comments pr ior
to making any decision on th is
app ication.
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,Unfortunately, we have not rece ved any reply from either
to date. Rest assured, however, that. we...w i
be pressing, for a response in the near future.
Thank you again
for:"adv Is i ng us of
of, the..;Min I stries

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your 'oncerns, in, th

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matter.
Yours tr uly,

assis sis

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T.fd. Chong, P. Eng.,
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Mayor and Counc i
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JAN L7 l988