October 18, 1955
THE FISHERMAN
Page 5
Salmon Pack Report
Current Comparison with packs of previous years
Season as at dates indicated
1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950
Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 6 Oct. 7
SOCKEYE
Total to date 244,589 679,855 509,086 448,398 427,529 406,531
Increase over
previous week 350 590 3 1,018 1,396
SPRINGS
Total to date 17,809 12,985 11,6-50 8,943 13,106 8,379
Increase over
previous week 381 735 163 128 65
STEELHEADS
Total to date 1,777 2,967 2,584 3,727 3,555 3,149
Increase over
previous week 2 37 2 12 21
BLUEBACKS
Total to date 10,479 4,301 2,044 5,266 13,209 7,371
Increase over
previous week 43 __ __ 1__
COHOE
Total to date 170,839 117,932 104,966 55,589 287,144 99,046
Increase over
previous week 4,999 4,529 965 __ 8,667 2,399
PINKS
Total to date 826,339 335,726 790,752 673,822 726,111 444,195
Increase over
previous week 1,148 48 551 __ 8,721 224
CHUMS
Total to date 114,223 469,409 295,076 62,339 345,212 377,858
Increase over
previous week 14,019 93,772 25,446 20,365 10,451
TOTALS ALL SPECIES
Total to date 1386,055 1623,175 1716,158 1258,084 1815,866 1346,529
Increase over
previous week 20,899 99,754 27,130 -- 38,911 14,556
TUC Demands:
Protect Salmon, Develop Hydro Under B.C. Power Commission
A program of hydro power development under the aegis of the B.C. Power Commission with full protection to the valuable salmon fisheries was proposed in a resolution adopted by delegates attending the convention of the British Columbia Trade Union Congress held in Vancouver last month.
Only group opposing the reso
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FISH AND SHIPS
Navid aboard their troller "Elk Falls."
O $ if Danny Hemow dropped in last Friday for a short visit. Danny says the big amount of gear in the water is making the fishing industry impossible. Last week's net aboard the "Veronia" was something like 10 bucks (or is that exaggeration, Danny?). H H O See Harry Walker of West Georgia Street has a big new shipment of Ford Marine diesels in, leaving hardly enough room to move around in.
O O Q She's got ears like shovels, always picking up dirt.
Q Q Ot How did I break my leg ? Well, I was out with this dame the
other night and I said to her, "Honey, your stockings are pretty badly wrinkled .. .then I found out she wasn't wearing any."
SECHELT QUIET
By PETE STROM
I haven't much local news to report. Nobody seems to be doing any fishing in this part of the Inlet. Most of the Native fishermen are on the outside seining. Only a few are gill-netting and just where I do not know.
Mel and Mrs. Jefferies are
now back home. Seining was not so good, Mel said, so he has now gone back to work at the sawmill.
Bill Anderson says he can do better logging. As for myself, I had another accident here one night. Had been ashore to get some drinking water. On coming back it was dark and I had no light. I got my feet tangled in an electric cable lying across the dock and as a result I fell and landed in between the two floating docks in such a way that some of the ligaments were torn in my left ankle as well as my knee on the right leg. So now I am forced to take it easy—no fishing. All I can do now is catch a few crabs alongside my boat which earns enough for my smokes anyway.
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lution was the delegation from the B.C. Electric Office Employees' Union whose spokesman Ev King argued that employees of a private company were better off than employees of a government body and therefore he opposed public ownership of power. The B.C. Electric is also opposed to public ownership of power.
The key resolution, presented by chairman John Hayward on behalf of his standing committee on natural resources, declared that the provincial and federal governments should stop their "bickering" and "jointly guarantee the necessary capital for the development of Mica Creek, on the Columbia River watershed, and for all major hydro developments in the future. . . ."
According to the resolution, "operation, administration, and sale of power in B.C. from such projects (should) be under the B.C. Power Commission."
In addition, it was proposed that "we once again request the provincial government to establish a Natural Resources Commission to take under consideration and recommendation resource development in British Columbia for the optimum good of all our citizens."
In its preamble, the resolution purchasing power in the pockets declared that "Development of Qf the workers . . ." as part of the Fraser River power poten- a lan tQ c^mbat unemployment.! tial should not be contemplated , . ,
until such times as the complete I The Provincial and federal gov-protection of our. great salmon , ernments were called on to take j fishing industry has been assur- j these steps:
ed. It is the basic policy of labor j j Establish the 40 hour work to prevent in future any such j week.
greedy, asinine, unilateral type 2 Establish a minimum wage I
act.
of development. "A threat to the welfare of the
3. Ease the tax burden on low
thousands of British Columbians and moderate income groups, dependent upon our great sal-1 4. Launch a comprehensive mon fishing industry for their program of public works includ-livelihood, is an indirect threat ing schools, hospitals, roads and
to us all," the resolution warns. Delegates condemned "the ap
other projects required to improve the welfare of our people
parent complacency of the pro-1 and to keep pace with the de-vincial government in the face velopment of our growth as a of press reports that the B.C. country.
Electric has the power rights on I 5. Authorise a comprehensive the Fraser River. Labor must housing program to assure many not, under any circumstances, ] more new housing units per year, stand idly by while this vast such to include public housing heritage of the people is given and low cost loans, away. If there is any power de- j <>• Controlled immigration bas-velppment of this River, or any ed upon the ability of our econ-other major river, it should and omy to absorb.
UNION MAID
Hey, fellows, Shoreworkers' Local meeting, Thursday. Well, that's what we like to think she's saying, but whatever your sweet words, baby, we're listening.
must be under the B.C. Power Commission."
Turning to other issues, delegates went on record for a policy of unions seeking wage increases "as a considerable balancing factor in placing increased
Low-Cost Gas Distribution in TUC Resolution
Urged
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Distribution and marketing of natural gas under the B.C. Power Commission on a "lowest possible cost" basis, was urged by the B.C. Trade Union Congress convention in a resolution drafted by its standing committee on natural resources.
The strongly worded resolu- ~~, J ^ 7; : : - ,,
. , . J. „ placed under the control of the
tion states in full: r ™«. *u j i j B.C. Power Commission, to be
Whereas the development and.
utilisation of natural gas re-; charged with the development sources in the Peace River area of the said distribution and mar-can bring untold economic bene-! keting at the lowest possible fit to the people' of British Col- ! cost commensurate with a reas-umbia through low-cost heating onable return to the Commission of homes and places of business; j to amortise distribution and mar-Whereas the industrial utilisa-! keting costs over a reasonable tion of the by-products of natur- Period of time; al gas, i.e. ammonia for the man-; Be jt further resolved that the ufacture of fertilisers, nitric acid BC Power Commission cooper-for the manufacture of explo- ate wlth the Federal Board of sives, carbon tetrachloride for ■ Transport Commissioners and the manufacture of fire extin-!the federal department of trade guishing chemicals, ethane for and commerce, to ensure that the manufacture of ethyl-grain, natural gas requirements are as-alcohol, and orlon, acrilon, dy- \sured for the domestic and in-nel, and other acrylic fabrics for dustrial needs of the people of the manufacture of clothing, can Britisn Columbia for the pres-be of incalculable benefit to our'ent and foreseeable future, be-
Delegates talked merger on several occasions, placing the TUC on record as asking that the national unity committee of the Trades and Labor Congress and Canadian Congress of Labor to "assume the initiative in bringing about one trade union centre in Canada which would include the following bodies: Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, Canadian Congress of Labor, Canadian and Catholic Confederation of Labor, the Railway Brotherhoods and unaffiliated independent unions."
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Whereas the full realisation of the benefits to be obtained from the development and utilisation of natural gas depends upon its economic distribution and marketing;
\ Whereas natural gas is in every ; sense a public utility, a part of 11 our economic heritage belong-! ing not only to ourselves but to I our children, and our children's ! children;
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