CASTLEGAR NEWS, February 6, 1980 B2 Petro Can ‘bargaining lever’ Continued from BI (Mirror)/A3 (CasNews) — “One of the things that come up that people realize is, that Canada for some peculiar reason'seems to have adopted a policy which is entirely opposite to that of any other major oil producers,” he explained. “We say we've got a single-price system, but what we have in beet in Canada is a two-price system tha — quite the i what would saeine ‘e any other oil-produeting ty, where they sell cheaper on the domestic market than they do when they're exporting.” “That's a very self-defeating, self-destructive kind of policy and we find it repeated in all kinds of other areas of the economy -too, and basically we are ‘simply exporting and jobs instead of creating them.” Petro Can has become to many voters a symbol, of . Canada’s energy Polley and! the government's dealings with major oil said, Its entry into the industry was necessary because of the oil companies’ contradictory reports since 1972 on available oil reserves, he said. “Canada's national interest isn’t in their terms of reference,” the'NDP candidate said, “And in order. to have a measuring stick, so we -have:some idea as to . whether their figures on our oil reserves and. production capacity are accurate, we have Me have the entry into that business ourselves.” The state-owned company is s also important as a bargaining lever, he said. “Ifallthe option is that the oil companies tell us ‘you do it our way or we're going to pick up and go home and you're left with mothing’ you -have no bargaining power. You have to be able to say ‘if you guys won't do it on terms acceptable to the Canadian public then we' going to do it ourselves.’ é “Ke The budget couldn't have been better designed If it were plan- ned to wreak havoc on this nied of area. ae NDP has taken credit for Petro Can although it:was a Liberal creation. “They were the governthent when it was brought in," he said. “But the commitment to introduce it came during the 1972 to 1974 ‘Liberal’ ff Named eee Provincial Governments’. Youth Employment Program for 1980 is now under way. This has been announced by . * Larry Jefferson, Nelson- based field coordinator in the Central. Kootenay region. Jefferson's region includes » the communities of Nelson, © The NDP had “considerable influence” on Liberal minority governments under both Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau in the development of the Crown corporation, he said. - “Certainly they introduced it hut — to use more colorful terminology —- we were at all times holding a gun to their head,” he said. > But while the Trudeau Liberal government was: willing to respond to NDP demands. for; increased programs or more expenditures “for their own political reasons” but was not willing to accept New Democrats’. suggestions on possible sources of revenue, -he said. " “Consequently we've got our budgets turned upside down,” Kristiansen said. “That's one.of the biggest failings, I think, of both. the «Liberals . and “the a] Salmo, Nakusp, ‘Kaslo, Slocan and New Den- " ver. H ‘The Ministry of Labor's Youth Employment Program © g offer training and skill devel- opment opportunities for the student during the summer months or the unemployed . places specisl::emphasis on © the creation of jobs which: - youth seeking a career in the. § work force. Jefferson said that. the program : provides for pro- vincial government funding for eligible busi- Conservatives. The middle class- ig class who carry the real brunt of Canddian taxes, if they were to be taxed any heavier they'd come out almost, in sper revolt.” “I suspect that's going to happen against Clark in this election,” he continued. “There's, no more there without creating real hostility and they find ti LARRY. JEFFERSON + + : Expiring March 81 this year the reflects no change'in the salary in- creases ‘proposed by ‘the «-college board in September, : 1979 and means about $1,050 to $2,000 extra for the faculty. members, whose prc-eetile, : | Airport: food vetoed Claims of * inadequate space are ;reportedly the reason for the’federal trans- port ministry's decision to a olect plans ‘for the sale of sandwiches to passengers at in the terminal. Bryson, manager of the Little Hobo sandwich shop in “ Trail, said he learned of the transport ministry decision from | airport manager John last Th He said hel ite support and as- sistance pide both. the air-. port manager and the. firm running the airport the min- istry has ruled the 36-square- foot food outlet. fe which he. het denna gO. said, this week - »-and Kevin ; O'Reilly “of Adga--Systems ‘o-\ “We were just basically going to. sell our stuff over ‘the ‘counter. The people would find either somewhere to sit‘ down in the existing lounges and chairs at the ter- minal or they'd’ just have' to. stand as they'd always done.” helped calculate ‘the space’ required ‘for? the.‘ concession : and submitted the ap cation to the ministry of his, behalf. He: said | the location ment salaries ranged from $14,000 to about -. $29,000" yearly, van* ‘Beynum said. ‘'In a joint news release “by the faculty association and college board, van Beynum said the _Fatification ‘of, the 4 wal t6, the: action x ‘ i ‘In adaition to giving MPs and MLAs the opportunity ’ ‘to keep inf donthe he said, stch: a process:: would’ allow. vibste to ensure: the and what it can do ° in‘ order to demonstrate’ ta: outside capital or -outside : governments that, they'rd:aiso mata the positions their elected representdtives are takin, ‘“The ‘West: Kootenay-has a tremendous wealth ‘of. experience in‘ dealing with’ social and: economic issues from‘ a' community ‘action viewpoint,” he said. s«“When' it’ comes’ to’ B.C. Hydo in particular, for instance, pdople up in the Arrow Lakes have had a fair. amount of experience, good and bad,-in terms of their | own ability to negotiate the terms of replacement value and expropriations.” y pues cou ultative ROCESS for the’ people in Genell ‘Creek, Riverdale‘ and South Castlegar.” : cent increase after the board “made “it quite . clear” no “money for further increases ‘was ‘available from the ed- ucation ministry, he said.- He: said an increase ded..:in: binding. arbi- faculty’: 's foremost interest in the welfare ‘of the ‘students and the college.” The release also attri-- buted to acting college prin: cipal Walter Uegama the . _statement - that the board “was pleased that the settle- ment has been achieved within the fiscal constraints: that, now exist at Selkirk College and within the com- munity ~ college system in general.” Van Beynum noted the ‘salary increases in the settle- - ment fall short ofthe 11-per- cent-.raise sought, by the faculty. and -ofj..the:, salary 1d ° called Jan, 12‘for a binding for the refusal.” Brisco wis u bl for’ arbitration’ to:“resolve the ig lengthy dispute, faculty rep- gave i sought approval in- October * would take ss too ‘muh room ‘Crematoria _ to be built in Kootenays The : provincial govern- ment .has approved a’ prop- osal by the East/West Kooi- enay Crematorium Company ~ Limited to’ establish ‘cre- matoria in Trail and Cran- brook. Consumer and Corpor- ~ ate’ Affairs Minister Jim Nielsen, who. is., d for the shop is “a space that up to,, a8 now- hasn't been used for.” couple of. years.” : “What we had in mind was a_six-foot-long. counter ‘ and in whatever space there was behind the counter we- were, going to put a’ small two-door cooler to put our sandwiches and some -soft ‘drinks in, a coffee machine and a microwave oven and a till,” Bryson’ said. The Hog Bouse for cemeteries” administra- ‘tion in the province, said the crematoria should reduce costs 'to local residents. : “At the present | time ‘Kootenay residents are faced with transportation charges to the nearest ‘crematorium -| .in Penticton,” Nielsen ‘said. - “Construction of new «facil- ities in the municipal ‘cem- ‘eteries in Trail and. Cran- brook will save an average of <> $75 per cremation.” * The company expects to | " perform approximately 300 The cost of living goes uP again. The Conservatives called inflation Canada’s: No..1 problem — until they were elected. Now. Conservative policies: have actually raised the cost of living for everyone — workers, pen- ‘sioners, small k people, h 4 -Government should give us-a break from rising prices, should protect us from inflation. ” Here's what New Democrats will do: :@. Establish a Fair Prices Commission to in- vestigate costs and profits and roll a unfair increases. © Control interest rates, provide fnariuecer at 9%.or less (for people aarning under $30,000 a year). - © Provide a ¢ost-of-living tax credit to protect people from rising prices (for example, $300 this year fora cours: about $360 for'a‘family of four). Hold down energy prices — by saving Petro- Can, promoting conservation, halting exports of ‘natural gas, end windfall profits so Canadians get the benefits of our own oil and gas. ©. Bring back subsidies on essential foods Ii ke milk and flour for bread, oo eta, _ Hect Lyle Kristiansen, NDP ‘tration ‘would’: probably be based “on comparisons: with - community colleges under * similar budgetary restraints and differ little from the one " offered by the Selkirk board. : Negotiations between | the association members and the board started March 12, 1979 and broke down late last year. On Dec. 17 faculty voted 75 per cent in favor of a, strike in’ the event - their concessions we: ‘not met. nD) his’ for Kootenay West in the event ate goals ' ig, elected, he said they include Preventing’ " ‘some of things;Itdan't want to see. happen.” “Part of my viewpoint toward democracy is one of, the, major, things. ‘you do is -stop,,worse things, from! Happening,” he said,'citing the loss of property and forest ©‘: . he Columbia River realy as an’: resources as a resul examp) . PEs aE Chas aenly Kootenay . ‘West but other. resource areas like ‘our ant some: After a new round of | talks early last month, the association requested the col- -.| lege’ board.- join ‘them : in’ seeking binding arbitration. fe Jeu in' January faculty acho‘ terita- Jations “and (procedure~ for» layoff. of excess faculty as © well as the: salary issues, «with the board. *:: z . Triple Burger. IF YOu BRING IN. THIS AD esas ga dl He Between February 7& 16 all you have todoi is and THE — MEDIUM SHAKE’S ON US. mileahabe. (four choleetof flavour) with the purchase of a Single, Double, or’ Dairy Queen ONLY AT THE CASTEEAIRD PLAZA DAIRY QUEEN — CASTLEGAR ‘ Dale Bradioy Jasin + jas Jacks Young ao S1RWE . -Betty Taylor ’ lumbia Ai date ties BA c. Canada VIN 3K3. LAURIE McLELLAN LINDA HINTON Monager. . Telephone (604) 365-8451 i .- 400 Columbia -1216-7thAve. |. Greg. W. Nichvalodott District Agent |; Occidental Life Insurance Company a Salons, P.O. Box 3! 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