Dear Editor:
I whole heartedly support the Burnaby Board of Trade's proposal made to Burnaby city council that the city support the issuance of mobile business licences respecting businesses that operate in more than one city. I assume the primary licence would be issued where the business has its head office and that participating cities would harmonize their bylaws and share the business licence fees. I also assume that the goal would be for mobile business licences to be valid throughout Metro Vancouver.
This is such a good idea I have trouble imagining how anyone could be opposed. However I didn't reckon on the narrow and negative attitude of Burnaby city council. Mayor Derek Corrigan complains that Vancouver, Surrey and Richmond are planning a mobile business licence pilot project together but didn't invite Burnaby to participate. I don't suppose he considered phoning the mayors of those cities and asking if Burnaby could join. I'm sure they would be happy for Burnaby to do so.
Get with the program council and stop obstructing progress.
Garth Evans, Burnaby
