Surrey council directed city staff on Monday to ask the provincial government to bring forward legislation to “combat” catalytic converter theft throughout B.C.
Mayor Brenda Locke brought the motion forward on Sept. 11 and council voted in support of it on Oct. 16.
The mayor noted there is “currently an absence of robust province-wide regulations to address the problem” and called for a “legislative framework” to deal with it.
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