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MILESTONE
On Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Beach Canal Lighthouse Group reached an important milestone in our project when the City of Hamilton's Emergency and Community Services Committee passed the following crucial recommendation:
"That staff be directed to investigate the terms to transfer ownership of the Beach Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage from the Federal Government to the City of Hamilton and report to Emergency & Community Services Committee."
The motion was amended to include approaching the local MP and informing Ward 5 Councillor Chad Collins of future progress. All seven councillor committee members were in attendance as well as non-committee member Ward 5 Councillor Collins, all of them spoke to the issue and many of them referred to the number of calls, e-mails and letters they had received on this.
Thank you for your collective support on this important presentation.
Special thanks to:
- past Chair Tony Butler for his project management over the past 3 years during the procurement and development of the Business Plan, and for his excellent presentation to the E. and C.S. Committee
- Culture Division Director Anna Bradford and Manager Ian Kerr-Wilson for their strong support over the past 3 years
- Vice Chair George Thomson for spearheading months of partner and stakeholder introductory meetings
- the membership for the large number of calls, e-mails and letters to the standing committee members, the Mayor and the (local for the lighthouse) Ward 5 Councillor
- the contingent of 14 BCLG'ers in attendance at the committee meeting.
See the full text of the motion as passed by City Council. ....................................................................................
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