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January 7th, 1986

TO: ALL MUNICIPALITIES, REGIONAL DISTRICTS
and CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

On January 3rd, 1986, the Society submitted a letter to Municipal Council
asking that it support,
(a) our project to build the top-sail schooner, the PRITISH

COLUMBIAN;

(b) our request to have the ship become the official flagship
and ambassadorial vessel for the Province;

(c) our request to seek province-wide endorsement of this ex-
citing venture.

I am pleased to report that Council unanimcusiy suppoztce these sequests.
Construction of the ship began January 8th, 1986 with the cutting of
25,000 board feet of timber, donated by Doman Industries Limited.

The Society would sincerely appreciate the support of your Council or
Board of the following resolution:

WHEREAS some 35,000 hours work will be provided by construction of the
BRITISH COLUMBIAN; and
WHEREAS this project will serve as an exciting tourism exhibit; and
WHEREAS this project will make available a sail-training.program for
more than i000 youths annually; and
WHEREAS this ship will place British Columbia in the international
arena of sail-training; and
WHEREAS this ship will become the ambassadorial tall ship for British Columbia,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Council/Board recommend to the Province
of British Columbia that it adopt the BRITISH COLUMBIAN as its

official flagship and ambassadorial tail ship.

Your favourable response directed to the Town of Ladysmith before the end
of January will be of invaluable assistance.

Si rely,

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_ E. Gilman, Secretary
te : LADYSMITH TALL SHIPS SOCIETY
Dean Jantzen, President ;

APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL/BOARD of

on the day of JANUARY, 1986.
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Clerk/Secretary
LADYSMITH TALL SHIPS SOCIETY, Box 1030 Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada VOR 2EO