April 5th, 1976

That the Council would have no objection to members of the City's
Recreation staff constructing a raft at their own expense to enter in
the annual Fraser River Raft Race sponsored by The Corporation of the.
District of Maple Ridge and scheduled to be held this year on Sunday, .

May 23rd, 1976. Carried.
Alderman Ranger voted against the resolution.

REPORTS:

From Mayor J.M. Campbell reporting on his attendance at the March Mayor Campbell
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3lst, 1976 meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and 31/76 GVRD
meeting

advising that:

a) the Hospital Budget was accepted;

b) the Regional District's budget was accepted by a vote of 29 to

27.

Mayor Campbell, in his report, also advised that the Planning

Budget has been cut twice and that he believes it is now acceptable.

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A discussion ensued, and to Alderman Ranger's query, Mayor Campbell

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advised that the Regional District has decided to lease pollution monitoring

equipment, and that he would endeavour to make arrangements tomorrow to

have such equipment made available to the City to monitor smoke pollution

caused by developers burning at construction sites. Alderman Thomspon

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inquired how the G.V.R.D. became involved in transit, and Mayor Campbell

advised this was done at the request of certain municipalities. Mayor

Campbell then agreed to a request from Alderman Mabbett to obtain the
number of planning personnel hired by the G.V.R.D. about a year ago.
Alderman Keryluk referred to the sum of $4,510,000.00 spent on park
acquisition, and stated his view that it was a bad year to be spending
so much money for that vurpose; further, in referring to the Newman
Creek condonminium development locatad just East of Lions Bay, he stated
his concern with respect to the problem of sewage dispnsal, and Mayor
Campbell advised this will go through a treatment plant. Alderman
Laking, in response to the item of park acquisition mentioned by Alderman
Keryluk, advised that this is according to a plan devised 5 years ago
based on a rate of .3 wills, which has remained unchanged; however,
although it may be possible te forestall park development, it will be
necessary to do some maintenance work in Capilano Park, Sasamat Lake and
the lake in Aldergrove Park. Mayor Campbell then agreed to Alderman
Traboulay's request to ascertain the amount of monies expended by the

G.V.R.D. on public relations with respect to the printing of publications.