CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Aug. 10, 1961 CASTLEGAR NEWS Established in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven WEST KOOTENAY POWER. -. raccover rsonne The possibility of a take-over of the West ‘Kootenay Power and Light Com- pany: looms in this area following an an- nouncement in the legislature last week by Premier Bennett that. his government is making a study of the situation and as soon as the studies “are complete the government will recommend appropiate action.” Until such “studies are completed anda course of ‘action decided upon by - IN: CANADA IT HAPPENED By Mal Campbell, HE Youxons TOPS IN OUR er its long-standing ban against the ex- port of surplus power on a recoverable basis. If the Columbia is. developed,. the then ‘there is an outside chance’ that’ the (is TRUE,’ company will not be taken over by the BUT ALL THAT crown. As for the speculation that our WEVE COTS e power rates will: be increased if take- over of the WKP&L Co.‘ occurs, all gov- ts are ‘afraid of retaliation at the the government, discussion of the ques- tion is all highly academic. However, to a great extent the decision to! take over or not take over the company will .prob- -ably hinge on the federal government’s willingness - to ‘negotiate on Coluumbia finaneing and its willingness to reconsid- COLUMBIA DEVELOPMENT . Will Likely Go Ahead “Since the minimum efficient deve- Jopment of either oo Peace or Columbls: wat le more than BO. absorb in the carly 3¢ years, It is not econe omic to develop ne two elmultaneously very large market at Board Report, «x * “The publicly-owned B.C. Electric - moved at. the weekend to make an im- . mediate.start on development of the Peace river with a $76 million loan from the Royal Bank’of Canada.” — News- . paper Story. These two stories, studied together. spell out clearly the future of the Colum- bia river: The federal government, if it wants a fast start on the project, must agree to the export of power and more agreeable terms for the financing of the treaty projects. -Tf the federal government does not do these things then the Columbia will ballott boxes for unpopular Jegislation and the Bennett government is no less fearful than any other government. This, then, will have an important bearing on just how the government views its.West . Kootenay Power and Light Company sudies. : 19257. WAS FIRST SCALED - BY A BRAVE AND « &. HARDY. BAND, take-over of the WKP&L’.Co. is .inevit- SAIO ONE, “WE: able. If development. doesnot. take place HAVE REACHED THE PEAK Mr. Loca LAND, - ALM “COMBINATION B 3 SCREEN DOORS . $34.95 ie dese ee JUST. ARRIVED, — Coste _BEATTY WASHING MACHINES 22 GALLON HOT. WATER TANK TWO ELEMENTS. . “REGULAR . continue to flow unregulated by new pro- jects for at least another 20 years. . r H F : However, if the federal government Electr onics and Democracy is willing to assume a greater part in the y By ERNIE JOHNSON of the Columbia’s te is usually thought of ’ and if it: changes its. policy to allow the in terms of piysical development. export of surplus power on a-recoverable Nat much thought ts: eaten oe basis, then construction will undoubtedly ee eiiatics puskeoeosls in pn start scon on the river and British Col- ing reasoning power,, wh which’ gives umbia will! enjoy the greatest construc. ™9" superiority on earth. or this power, we ase ind bted, tion boom in its history as the.Peace and jyaity, Which come electrons, have alvided' the- world into two ideologically opposed groups, The line of demarcation weaves indiscriminately through all former political groupings, even fa- milies. ‘The survivors of the next war, 4f there is one, and if there are airy, will be masters of this world, and of others. We the Columbia rivers proceed together at hamrie us fie @ result of having hands, one and the same time. - ole ention bas pees We Eresent It is this. newspaper’s sincere belief move pny pas ae ee that the Columbia will go ahead and that nother, and chape them. ‘The push the federal government, which: is com- P oe ane res of today make mitted to the project, will do everything ‘Manipulation of materia Is would | - in its power to get the project well un- not have got man very far without derway before the next federal election ‘¢ ppd to pass along ideas de- which must be held on or before March teage eat fave died. with the 31, 1963. 7 person possessing it. Evolution rose fo: the need, and articulate speech The combination of ability to POWER -TAKE-OVERS Mean Northern ae "move and shape things, and to con. Announcement in. the legislature last week by Premier W. A. C. Bennett of the take-over of the B.C. Electric Company and the Peace River Delvel vey. ideas from one to another, en- He had frequently ‘warned both Lib- abled man to rise above a ‘hostile eral and Conservative ations at palaninlar reid Ottawa that take-over of the B.C. Elec- level with the gods he once wor-, ment Company startled this province's population as few announcements have in the past. ' Both of the companies were said by: CCF critics to have the Premier and his government “in their hip “pockets” and to have been lucrative sources of cam- paign funds for the ‘Social Credit party's war chest. But — as the Premier put it — both these crows were shot down by the ‘take-over announcements. The’ Premier had justifiable reason for taking over the B.C. Electric Com- pany and the Peace River Development Company. DOUBTFUL? - CAPITALIZE! In an editorial in this issue of The Canadian Weekly Editor we mention the words of a Vancouver man in the graphic arts business who had: a slight snarl for the Vancouver School Board about the. te of school whose is poor. I agree whole-heartedly. What amazes me most of all is... where do so many people get the idea that every noun in a sentence has to be cap- italized? This is the biggest problem. with | the copy we get from correspondents, in news releases from supposedly able public relations. firms and. from. national’ com- panies.” . “We ‘can't help wondering if there's an Association :in-the Country which lures little Children into. the. Bushes on a pro- mise of Candy to tell.them “When in Doubt-_Capitalize: oe ‘Bob: Turner. in The CWE. a ; : trie was itable unless the government suppet: Be ihe cree ppt hese of the day at Ottawa abolished its tax on re an x private utilities. During the past two failly group to arte, pon tivres years. British Columbia has received »s¢ion, and from nation to’ empize. $610,000 as its share of the B.C. Electric Bach suse of growth required in- timmly believe we owe all this to our superior brains, * But. do we really have superior prains? Of all the forms of Ife which have brains, how many have hands? SPECIAL .. . $229.00 CASTLEGAR =e -PHONE | 365-2161 a A Read the Castlegar News. Classified Ads" : ALEX OHEVELDAVE 5.0, Land Surveyor tax versus the close to $3%4 million the “such forms of government de- province calculates this province should veloped because they. were the least have received. : cumbersome to the methods of com- munication available in their time. Now the government will gain ‘The greatest powers of the an. about $23 million a year made up: of $11 cleat ee ans from, democra-; million representing the company’s pres- ;, tne exehange/ or ipiten sshd ent income after taxes and $12 million among men, and actual citi par- representing the is Umited for taxes which a publicly-owned utility does to he suntan vio aa re not have to pay. Dadar = ta limitation, demo- Take-over of the Peace River. Pow- ‘®¥ owe ag Ee sore ot er Company, which apparently the Prem- ye y waienee Monarchy, end. ier felt was ‘y when he 1 penal that power from the Peace. developed uman “voice =: tozmake : Healt privately would cost 6.59 mills versus 203;¢ bevond the confines of an 4.37 mills for publicly-developed power, Democracy is being revived with on the Peace, only serves to prove that ‘te development of electronic com- Mr. Bennett's view of northern develop- ing sines ant the oormee nee ment is far from myopic. seding nations, have, in turn, been Aid Premier has. always envisioned beget é : an industrial northland that would see ons Of. Beratasion, upon th is of jobs ere- born round the world on invisible ated and boom this province's popula- tion while shooting British. Columbia for-: SY ward into an. advanced. industrial -pos- x SPORTS “ition in the free world: This will now ean take-over of the two compan- : S H | R TS ies and in the announcement of an im- nee start on the “Peace, Mr. Bennett moved to, turn a vision into a reality. ; And::he has’ done: this’ to’ the benefit -of C 0 LTO N benefit of tt throughout Canada.’ “CASTLEGAR” NEWS |. Published Every Thureday | At the citizens bag etl aeg tee Pe SLACKS “THE OF THE mes ‘Castlegar, BLO. LV. ia SHOES — Bort “Mall. Subsoription rate to ‘the Castlesar News 1s $3 per year. The price by delivery boy is 83 mail, WY {s a’member of. the’ Audit Bureau of Circulations ° It-is.a member, of the Canadian Weekly News: papers Association, the B.C. division of the Canadien Weekly Newspapers Association, and the B.C, Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau. : feserves the right to shorten letters in the interests 1S . of economy. of. space. FIALA’S FOR BEAUTY . 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