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Forrest to head PoCo business dev't task force

Port Coquitlam is aiming to ramp up its economic development this year by creating a task force to help new and current companies do business in the city. On Monday, Mayor Greg Moore launched a new task force headed by Coun.

Port Coquitlam is aiming to ramp up its economic development this year by creating a task force to help new and current companies do business in the city.

On Monday, Mayor Greg Moore launched a new task force headed by Coun. Mike Forrest to champion business opportunities in PoCo. Among the goals are to remove red tape for businesses and to expedite processes at city hall.

Other task force members include councillors Brad West and Dean Washington as well as representatives from the Downtown Business Improvement Association, the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce and the development industry. The city's chief administration officer, Tony Chong, planning director Laura Lee Richard and engineering director Andrew Wood also are on board, whose first meeting will be held Jan. 30.

Also at Monday's city council meeting, Moore announced committee appointments for 2012:

Forrest will chair the community safety committee and serve as deputy chair of healthy community committee;

Washington is deputy chair of the community safety and social inclusion committees;

West will chair the environmental enhancement committee and serve as deputy chair for smart growth;

Coun. Darrell Penner will be chair of transportation solutions and be deputy chair of environmental enhancement;

Coun. Michael Wright is chair of smart growth and social inclusion;

and Coun. Glenn Pollock will head up healthy community and be deputy chair of transportation solutions.

All council members will also take part in the finance and intergovernmental affairs committee, chaired by Moore.

Meanwhile, Renee Chadwick will continue as chair of the Port Coquitlam Spirit of BC Community committee while former councillor Sherry Carroll will join the community cultural development advisory committee.

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