Correspondence was received from
Mayor Chia-Lung Lin, City of Taichung, Taiwan, inviting the City of
Burnaby, its citizens and businesses to participate, sponsor,
support, or perform at the 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition. The event will
be held from 2018 November 03 to 2019 April 24. The theme of the event
is "Rediscover GNP: Green, Nature, and People".
Arising from discussion, the
following motion was introduced:
MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MCDONELL
SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CALENDINO
THAT this item of correspondence be TABLED
until the next meeting.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Staff advised that they will contact
Tourism Burnaby and Burnaby Board of Trade to discuss representation of the
City at the exposition.
The Committee suggested that the
City feature its Eco-Sculpture Program at the event.
Staff undertook to investigate.
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