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b Just over three months ago, on Sept, 30, 1965, Water.
Resources Minister Ray, Williston spent an entire morn.
ing closeted with executive members of the Arrow: Lakes
'Property Owners’ Protective: Association ‘listening and
~taping thelr. views, requesta-and allegations concerning -
“the Compensation arid relocation policies (or lack of such
Lares of the B.C, Hydro and Power Authority.

later,.on Nov.” 2, the minister

A strike vote at the Cel
division here bas best been re-

» by.
Pulp and’ Paper Workers of
Canada, pe ty 15 has
This was announced this ace! te: See eae tations
week by local president’ Dick of: coneiliation officer’e re-
A compan: the union and

lis
the company pany spol rei quested pig the compat egotiated. for 17
the government, that if'a strike | days. in October. and that the

cillatien “cificer’s report. W was al-
so rejected by the union mem-
bership “and the com} pany has has
asked the Bovernmen

the strike vote if required.”

Main.issue in dispute, 'com-

sd the union president in a
ip, | prepared statement, “is an elght-
month contract which the com-
pany has refused, although
short-term contracts have been
recently signed at other B.C.
mills.” -

He added: “Some job rates | the

e also’ to be settled. ‘These | the

Tafes asked by the union’ are
being Pald_ in other, B.C. -mills.

agen is parity, with” other
B.C. pulp mills.Castlegar. was
the’ first B.C. pulp’ mili to!

al away from the ‘interna- .
tional unions, Castlegar has been
frying & to get its contract pte

the er mill standards since.
eee second-rate contract.
‘was ; signed by the internationals:
in 1960.”

etic to some of the’ representa-" Bal|:

jonally’ sympath
ig made ‘by the ALPOPA executive while at the’same.
(Gime' he: was quite straight-forward in: pointing out that’
ere were: some ‘viewpoints (uch) as the concern over.
id for’ cleared= acreage)” with S which. hi
safes, Ho also indicated that he would no’
- ammouticements about any resolution fl

‘come self-evident ‘through thelr ‘actual implimentation.
M' The’ minister didnot, however, rule out the possibility
; tha}. the- Authority would Maelt announce any, Policy

“than the ‘unknown.
“vi: Questioned extensively by his audience as. ‘to ei a
he could 'not or: would not make announcements. himself

ml with respect to policy and-protedural changes, Mr, Wil-

liston. quite. correctly - pointed’ out the relationship - -that
Must exist between a government ahd a crown agency.
In effect, he‘said, if. government steps in and directs
certain phases of a crown agelicy’s activities then it might
me just'as well do away, with the-management of the agency J
and take over its day-to-day operation ‘itself.
z Since nearly three months’ have now ‘elapsed: “since
the’ special: cabinet committee: meeting and the meeting
of. the board ‘of directors of B.C. Hydro‘ and since no
policy changes have either been announced by the Au-
nor ere self-evident through applications, obser-
ers’ of this ‘aspect of the Columbia development are left
“speculate as follows: s
©. A wide :(but not yet public). b: ach: exists between
the government and the chairman ‘of B.C: Hydro‘ respon- 5
gible for Columbia development. ‘The ‘Authority is taking
the attitude - that everything it:does.is beyond question
chan; te..ways,

iggéstion
Tee eet tine change ‘must come, that
‘pressures: for correction of inequities ‘will increase, and’ ®
that ‘the changes will come with less grace and far less
uiblic' appreciation at a later date than they will if un-
: dertaken now.
@. The’ Authority: has no: definite plans for reloca-
“tion and many of: its activities (such as the circularizing:

“of residents over 65 years of age to‘ determine ‘what the:

‘want to-do-once:'they:are bought: out) ‘are nothing but

window dressing ‘hiding inaction. |
@ The. office’ of: regional development: ‘coordinato

“is ineffective either through: lack’ of ability vite he

‘Mr. Williston, to break Dis pleas ‘and aireee: thatthe:
Hydro. ‘Authority & become: more’ responsive to’ ‘the’ publi
ed by those: who get'thelr. mandates }
thi

HISTORIC: PHOTO was ‘taken at Castlegar’s council m5 right,

- meeting ruses night whe al deputy: municipal affairs minister. J. E. Brown who de-
ality '-we 4 3 patent, . Mayor R. C. Maddocks, | first

Error Apology
For Kinnaird seiner fe paved tx dive

Setting the record straight, |=
Kinnaird council learned Mon-

|] ments to meet with ministers or da

can} senior department heads relat-
“ ll ed to highways, municipal af-
eee . falre gong the motor, vehicle
7 4 anc!
mane faux fh He alan wanted £0 meet with,
vered on Tuesday. e _council’s ‘planners, " town
ne aces “The cea min in| consulting engineers: and B.C.
e distributed and | ° ‘in the Hydro and asked those aldermen
or. fad ‘an® urgent. review of both |Tesponsible for such matters to
of | pol nd commitments was re- | be: Present. |
reer ‘With ‘this in mind. he
had’ “made *:tentative eet

or’
could ‘be ‘considered binding on

: | the municipality.
“{ recommend that all busi-

ness be conducted either her SroueD

orld the: town “o!
yisor’s office, tee is y intention
to- make“ myselt aval ble © fro!
time to tim: during the venting

phoned a to" -tell ‘Mir.
‘was’ the: father:

Cn Ua
“Win Increase |

Guest speaker at the annual :

lation banquet of the Cast- pers, "averaaing about: 76,05 25

legar and ‘District ‘Chamber..of
Commerce .is to be Andy. Soles, : Pecistiee rig now range from

dean‘ of students at West’ Koo- 1 1200 fo! fencher:: ;

ténay: Regional College. 4 certificatl

; (a: teach
= The banquet. will be held
next ‘Wednesday evening at the has ves ¥ F Of, of upteaaty ane

semb)
works for School. Distri .
believes: he: ‘most sosembles| tim,

Hl Arrow, Arms Motor Hotel. fo $0420 for a professional

Tickets for the banquet are. academic: cortical en Mat fee:

colorful ceremony) al’ affairs. -

f : Castle- During ‘the evening the mem-

un-| bership ‘of * council committees

in’ the} was’ anounced by Mr. Loeblich.
0)

S.: Rust-will-hold.

»0f finance,

and commissioners \ E.

ermah and*Ron Giles: had won | civil.defence, the town plane
re-election, all. members were | chamber“of: commerce commit-
swiftly sworn, in. and: the meet-| tees...

ing\turned | to examine municip- |:°°°;Mr. ies has the. post of lw.

req

Erg ¢ propose that appointments

sail be-made through the town
2 \order . that “ relevi ant

aird Plaza-was in Castlewsr, and
not in Kinnaird.
memo sent out ‘recently. by. "the
company ‘with phone ‘bills.
sald the latter could: be paid at] row
store in ‘'Castleaird Plaza, | ing the swear-
Castlegar. Re: : : table guests there were

| Ot cir lates BY Scottish |
Reporter Joins
Gasilegar News

Joining the editorial staif of
the “News” this week is Adrian
French, a 25-year-old journalist
from London, England.
Employed for the past four.
id ears by a London *\ Banquet chairman
— sonore, sth. st aaotons af the Castlegar +
council
for ‘much "Of. that pei and |i ied
took’ ‘a special “interest ‘in: all

matters o} government. ‘Al-
though a neweomer to the pro-
ce, tives in an | was

r “eantiaued “en ‘page. fen)

chairman of the public worl
‘garbage. and street lighting com-/
mittees and is‘a:member of:
publics

Ex treatment, ‘do;

sland J “fire department committe
‘and will: sit on: the public wo:
seer and 'street-lighting co:

: AR FAC
ire. depermert chnmitos ‘when: Kinnaird’s :1966 stra was sworn missioners Maurice singer | Ron

Administer. G.'S. Rust‘ and E, C.:Ackerman.'Both

" gional ‘dist-| ing the:
ees. rict Feimeountati ‘ chairman’ Carl: Loeblich, right, “to’ council in December's -election.

the lor

Ce Mauries . Sim 's represent iB
“be. th yyeha ae =O! ts beta cavennlal fative is: unicipal clerk: Allen ene: sround : —:Pettitt Photo for. Castlegar Nev