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GVRD CITIZEN'S POLICY COMMITTEES

 

Since last spring a number of faculty members
have played an active part on these committees. The final
reports and recommendations are now being presented to the
GVRD Planning Committee, chaired by Mayor Art Phillips of
Vancouver,

One of the basic concerns which has been expressed
by a number of the committees is the need for "grass roots"
citizen involvement in the planning and management of land,
water and related natural resources, This in turn requires
lines of communication between.citizens and the various levels
and departments of government responsible for resource man-
agement. The following diagram outlines the proposal made by
the Recreation Committee and Environmental Management Policy
Committee to meet this need. :

REGIONAL DISTRICT

 

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Municipalities Reg. Land and Water
Mgt. Advisory Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watershed
Region

 

 

 

 

River Board

Community Area BR a, Agricultural Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

It should be noted that this is not an attempt to
impose yet another bureaucratic: structure upon the Lower
Mainland. The government officials required at various levels
already exist. So do many community groups concerned with
environmental quality. What is new is the communications
system for an exchange of ideas and information.