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March lst, 1976

Moved by Alderman Thompson:

Seconded by Alderman Traboulay:

That the request by The Corporation of the Village of Parksville,
February 19th, 1976 with respect to endorsing a letter to the Honourable
Premier of the Province of British Columbia recommending that English be
adopted as the official language of the Province of British Columbia, be

denied.

Defeated.
Aldermen Thompson and Traboulay voted in favour of the resolution.

Prior to the defeat of the foregoing resolution, a discussion
ensued during which Alderman Thompson expressed concern that the request
contained no preamble or supporting statement as to the reason for the
request and indicated that he felt that just because the Province of
Quebec had seen fit to designate an official language, retaliation to
this action was not sufficient reason to request same. Alderman Traboulay
expressed a similar reason for denying the request. Mayor Campbell
noted that in the Province of Quebec, as well as in many Federal Government
positions, it is now becoming a necessity to be bilingual and perhaps
this request was an attempt to prevent such an occurence in the Province
of British Columbia.

Moved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Alderman Mabbett:

That the reguest by The Corporation of the Village of Parksville,
February 19th, 1976 with respect to endorsing a letter to the Honourable
Premier of the Province of British Columbia recommending that English be
adopted az the official language of the Province of British Columbia, be
approved,

Moved by Alderman Traboulay;

Seconded by Alderman Thompson:

That the foregoing resolution be tabled until such time as further

information and supporting statements are received from the Village of

Parksville.

Carried.
Aldermen Laking and Mabbett voted against the resolution.

REPORTS:

From the Finance Committee, March Ist, 1976, being the Statement of

Accounts in the total amount of $144,753.98.

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