CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 7, 1961 VICTORIA REPORT Strachan By JAMES K. NESBITT Opposition Le. ader Strachan of gPremier Bennett if Social Credit f double talk and leceit_ and politi- ycal manipulation velop the Peace Jevidence that we can never again or his government, nor trust the Geliberate deception practiced upon Charges Deceit on the Peace the Premier and his entire govern- }ment and all his Social Credit sup- porters in these well-thought-out words: “The report presents further accept the word of Premier Bennett, validity of any of their statements. “Tt 1s also a shocking example of the Legislature, and the people. It is obvious that this report was withheld from the recent session of tions of the Social Credit govern- ment," He is, you see, a fast talker and 6 quick thinker when it comes to whipping up phrases he hopes will eventually trip the government un- til the people, in the polling booths, cause it to fall.flat:-on its face, and put Mr. Strachan and his COF'ers into office, Mr, Strachan takes a whack at}. the Energy Board: “I am not in the L river before the Mr. Strachan says the govern- ment deliberately held back from the August session of the Legisla- ture an official report which, he says, confirms that Columbia po- wer can be produced on a high load forecast for less than 3.25 mills, and on a low load forecast for less than 4.04 mills, compared with 420 and 4.37 for the Peace. The CCF chieftain dismisses OPEN DAY & NIGHT KING: KOIN LAUNDRY . 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The’ Columbia must ‘be developed first, and the the ‘United States.” So it is that our mighty water power resources are -up. to their neck. in the whirlpools and tide rips of politics, which is not bad, but to be expected, since our whole sy- stem of government is based on po- tics, and it's the best system yet devised for running the affairs of a free people. Note to Boaters: You Are Laws in many Canadian pro- vinces, and states of the U.S., prevent a motorist from being sued sucessfully by a passenger injured in his car — but a boat operator has no such protection from o guest injured in his boat. A wealthy Detroit industrialist, owner of a luxury cabin cruiser once invited an old school friend from Brandon, Man,, to bring his family along on a cruise of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence seaway. They arranged to meet in ‘Du- juth, and there was a happy re- union, Just es they were about to shove off, the boat owner asked his friend to algn a brief document — | a waiver. It discharged the owner from all Mability in the event of an ac- cident, no matter how caused, which might result in injury to the friend and his family, The friend became a Lttle irate, refused to sign the waiver, and promptly hustled his family ‘back to Brandon. « ~ In a letter to me later he sald: “I wouldn’t ride in his so-and-so ‘oat, Was all that rigamarole nec- a7 Sree : ‘The answer {5 yes, A Lot to Lose e -In this case the owner had a Jot to lose. Under the Canada Ship- |- ping’ act the owner ‘and operator of a small dont or. pleasure craft are clvilly ‘responsible’ and may be sucd for damages for the death or in- jury to any passengers caused by the negligence of the operator, I obtained a legal opinion on this point from one of the most prominent firms of lawyers.in Can- ada, And the majority view {s that @ gratuitous passenger on.a plea- sure craft does not even have to es- tablish gross negligence to succeed in a civil claim for damages. \ The legal consensus is that all he has to establish is.a breach of a duty to take care, and~ he will ,|Hkely succeed tn a mull. “This aéally opened my eyes, that under the highway. Jaws: in many sates and: provinces on -this Liable! A person who places an obstruc- tion in navigable waters which cau- : ses damage may also be sued by a person -who suffered damages. For example, if a person moved an‘un~ marked boat at night in a channel, or placed an imnlighted obstacle he could be lable, If a boat hits an obstruction, either the boat operator or the per- son who placed the obstruction there, or hoth, may be lable, de- pending’ on the circumstances. ‘The Usability would depend on whether. (a) the boat was opera- ted nedligently, or (b) the person who placed th in the ‘Safely’ Elephant Is Going National “Elmer the Safety Elephant”, a primary school traffic safety pro- gram .initlally restricted to: Toron- te, more recently to. Ontario, will be, available next year to schooos across Canada, FE “Elmer” has proven s0 accept- ablecand effeotive In Ontario schools that the Canadian Highway Bafety Council was asked to take it on.as one of is projects. Ke The Coune!? agreed, and “El- mer” ‘officially will’be ieunehed: in time for the 1962 fall term. ‘ ated ‘wimer”. and still holds: the copyright. tts “nation-wide wing through the Place in question was negligent. : Major. Weather Change Results . o 2 In Fire: Relief A major, weather syatem change. firmed: up, at mid-week bringing | py, general relief to the fire fronts throughout. the province, 1 The Horsefly District, some. 60 miles east of Willams Lake, is at this date the only area of serious concern, General mopping-up oper- ations continue throughout the rest of the province, Estimated fire-fighting costs Season, total of '$3,592,224, By’ Districts fire-fighting costs for the week ending Sept. 1 were: Prince George $442,900; Kamloops $260,108; ..Prince. Rupert . $156,100; Yancortyer, $75,518; and Nelson $16,- Cae hundred. and. ity-t rose $940,724 during the week to a [their of the’ and OSL. FG ‘Likerty Magazine. _And Saturday Night ‘Sold to New Co. .. ‘Saturday. Night’and ” Liberty magazines ‘have been purchased by ‘Arnold Edinborough, president’ of Night, Announced Aug, 21, Gale ‘pricg-for “the, magazines was* not disclosed. Purehase of the two periodicals by Fengate assures thelr. future as Canadian® publications **now that ir. former owner, Jack Kent af as wbecome ‘aU.