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THE FISHERMAN
G. NORTH—Editor — Phone: MArine 1829 Published Every Tuesday Except the Last Tuesday of Each Month by The Fisherman Publishing Society, 301 Powell St., Vancouver, B.C. Authorized as Second-Class Mail by Post Office Department, Ottawa
United Opposition Will Stop B.C. Power Giveaway
IT IS heartening to see the vast united protest which has developed in opposition to the Columbia River power export deal dreamed up by the ultra conservative Social Credit government of British Columbia.
With Premier W. A. C. Bennett vainly shouting "red" at the opponents of his shameful scheme to donate B.C. hydro resources to an American firm, it is painfully clear that this new government is not all its exponents have proclaimed.
Rather, it is following the footsteps of its predecessprs in power, the coalition government, and in some of its deals is blazing a path in recklessness. The riches of this province, it apparently feels, are to be virtually donated to American big business and the devil with the people of the province. All Mr. Bennett is apparently concerned with is a favorable balance sheet even though it means knocking down our i resources to American bidders at ridiculous levels.
The issue was clearly stated by fisheries minister James Sinclair this past weekend when he declared that the plan to sell Canadian power to American interests (in the United States) was "an example of the sheer incompetence and shocking arrogance of the present provincial government. If Kaiser wants to make aluminum, let him come to Canada if he wants to make it fwith Canadian power."
According to the October 29 issue of the Pacific Tribune, "What the Bennett government proposes to export to the U.S. is not merely Columbia River water to feed the U.S. Bonneville system upon which the Kaiser aluminum empire depends for its power — it is the B.C. industries that water would serve if it were developed for our own use. It is the jobs those industries would provide for B.C. citizens, many of whom, by Premier Bennett's own admission, will be walking the streets without work this winter.
"The enormity of the Bennett government's betrayal of the people's interests is emphasised by Attorney General Robert Bonner's observation at a Union of B.C. Municipalities dinner last week that 'electric power is the key to development of the Pacific slope.'
"Yet the Bennett government proposes to give that key to U.S. interests.
''An aroused public can halt this betrayal by its protest. B.C. hydro-electric resources must be developed first to serve the interests of the people of B.C."
The CCF News of October 27 states editorially that ". . . we doubt if ever in the history of our province there has been such a lavish giveaway as the present handing over of the waters of the Columbia River below the Arrow Lakes to the Kaiser Aluminum Company of the United States. We doubt if the people of British Columbia are aware that their birthright is being sold for the biblical mess of pottage."
The editorial goes on to declare that "We hear great talk of industrial development in British Columbia. But we cannot build industries here on power sold to the United States."
The Vancouver Daily Province last Saturday criticised the plan in more general terms:
"British Columbia has made remarkable progress in recent years. Thousands of new jobs for workers, and hundreds of new businesses have been established here. We are now about to enter a new phase in which development — providing it is properly encouraged — will far surpass anything we have seen so far.
"But this whole new phase will be dependent on the production of large amounts of basic power tq operate new industries. B.C. is coming around to the point where its present generating capacity is not sufficient to keep this province rolling toward its proper destiny.
"To give away our power resources now — particularly those on the Columbia river, which is the next big source of power — would be utter folly."
All this adds up to a broad representative opposition to the Social Credit government's sellout of B.C. jobs and industrial development to the big business men of a foreign power.
This short-sighted policy, in the Columbia River deal at any rate, may be stopped by direct action from Ottawa. Further grabs and handoiuts of a similar nature will only be stopped, however, by a wideawake public which acts swiftly in such circumstances.
Even in the current case, there should be a tidal wave of protest which will convince the petty politicians and carpetbaggers at Victoria that our resources are not their personal meal ticket.
THE FISHERMAN
November 9, 1954
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Fire Guts Big Seiner, Veta Cs Future Uncertain
Fire gutted the big seiner "Veta C last Friday and the eight-man crew was fortunate in getting off without injury though in escaping the blaze, they lost all their personal belongings, vessel, imported
The 84-foot from the United States this spring by Charlie Clarke and Nelson Bros. Fisheries, caught fire on her way down from fishing herring in Deep Bay.
The blaze could not be quelled and the nearby seiner "Western Pilot" was radioed for help. She came alongside but it took three tries in rough weather to get alongside the "Veta C" to remove the crew.
The" fire was only brought under control after burning almost to the waterline despite efforts of a half dozen vessels which sprayed water on the fire.
The herring net and power skiff were removed but that's about all that was saved from the stricken craft
Crew members were Captain
Charlie Clarke, engineer Cliff Peterson, Ernie Kevis, Olaf Rostad, Joe Hansen, Arnie Vilvang, Willy Gulberg, and Hal Clarke, son of the skipper.
The hull was towed to nearby Yellow Rock off the Little Quali-cum River where she was studied by insurance underwriters. They decided to bring her in to Vancouver and she is now being cleaned up at Burrard Shipyards prior to a final decision being made on her future.
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Little tardy in reporting this bit of news. Audrey Sarginson,
one of the girls. employed in the front office of the UFAWU, last month gave birth to a bouncing baby daughter, and both are progressing famously.
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Mr. J. B. Graham who operates the popular store of the same name at Duncanby Landing, dropped in to the office one day last week. He is looking fine but reports that this was an off-year on Rivers and fishing was none too good. • ★ * ★
Note by the Alert Bay Pioneer Journal that Wayne Patterson was
re-elected school representative at the annual school meeting held in Sointula late in October Elected with him was Walter Nelson.
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Ron McKnight of Heriot Bay is now living in Vancouver and has his Quadra Island home up for sale. Ron was seining salmon on the "Lutak" this past season. •
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And speaking of the long arm of coincidence, when Ron phoned in his change of address, who should have just arrived in the office but Harold "Butch" Malyea, who is out on the herring. He had a phone
chat with Ron and it didn't even cost him a dime.
Ncrman Branchflower of Heriot Bay, bought the troller "Umatilla" from Harold Watson of Refuge Cove.
Was talking to skipper Ole Kil-dal of the Co-op packer "Ogden" of Prince Rupert, who has been packing herring for the Co-op. He expects to be leaving for home this week.
Met one of our past UFAWU members in the person of Frank Hutchinson who is now a machinist for Dominion Bridge. Frank' left the fishing trade back in 1946. Last job he had was on the B.C. Packers "Klatwa." Frank tells me that even though he has been away from the industry all that time, it's still in his blood and he like wandering around the waterfront to see any of his old buddies.
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in town tied up at Coal Harbor: "Haida Warrior," Geoffrey White; "Haida Girl," Willis White; "Glen-rose, Peter Jones; Don Maria, Ambrose Parnell.
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See Ed Oman, troller "Naomi," has arrived home from the west coast.
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Charlie Edwards, longliner "M.W." was in to Vancouver last week with a fairly good black cod trip.
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