Torsdagen, den 19 maj 1949
THE SWEDISH PRESS
Sidan 4
VANCOUVER.
Till Sverige för kongress.
För att deltaga i den internationella sjuksköterskekongres-sen, som skall hållas i Stockholm, avreste i fredags från Montreal Miss Alva L. Peterson, dotter till Mr. och Mrs. Al-
Miss Peterson, som är rätt , san, som kommer att gå över Småland, framstående inom sitt kall, har 1 England, Holland. Belgien,1 Avskedsfesf.
Frankrike, Schweiz och Tysk-
tjänstgjort vid flottan, studerat vid Mc Gill universitetet, Hop-kins i Mary land, och har varit översköterska i en operationsavdelning vid General Hospital i Vancouver. Hennes syster Jean,
som också är utexaminerad
bert M. Peterson. Cloverdale.' sjuksköterska, medföljer på re-
land.
Systrarnas fader, Mr. Albert Peterson, skall också göra ett
en silversked. Närvarande gaster voro Mrs. Olson, och Mrs. _________	Aitkin, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Si-I I Mrs. Albert Gjertsens trev- mard. Mrs. Olson, och Mrs. ' liga hem hölls förra veckan en Lindstrom. Serveringen sköttes ! avskedsfest för Mrs. Hulda An- i av	Simard och Miss Gjert-
‘ dersson från Kiruna. Sverige, i sen (En som var med).
besok i Sverige denna sommar, yilken en tid varit på visit hos ।
och avreser från New York med ■ s]äktingar i County Line. Som En sångarstjärna.	|
Gripsholm den 7 juni. Hans i en present fick Mrs. Andersson I Sylvia Hago om, en < r^ barndomshem är i Stockaryd, ■ mottaga en fin kaffekopp meo gamma 1 aser i s
första priset i klassen under 14 år, i Fraser Valley Musical Festival, vid sångtävlingen som hölls i Mission. Vid B. C. Musical Festival i Vancouver tog Sylvia fjärde priset i sin klass bland många tävlande. Miss Hagblom är dotter till Mr. och Mrs. Gunnar Hagblom.
Premier of British Columbia
RETURN THE
The Best Government B. C. Ever Had
Published by the British Columbia Coalition Orgarrization.
Minister of Finance.
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i COALITION GOVERNMENT
Great Progress in Industrial Development and Social Welfare to Be Continued Under Coalition
The foregoing programme can be carried out only on the basis of free enterprise. The fundamental issue before the electors is therefore whether they, wish to continue the present administration with its progressive policies or wish to embark on an experiment in socialism.
We believe the people of British Columbia will again say emphatically that they want British Columbia to progress on sound business lines.
1. To complete Pacific Great Eastern Railway from Quesnel to Prince George.
2. To develop port of Squamish by constructing lumber assembly plant to serve milis in Prince George and Quesnel areas.
3. To construct a modern highway from West Vancouver to Squamish, giving fast freight and pas-senger connection with P.G.E.
4. To assist the B.C. Power Commission in power development at Quesnel to serve Quesnel, Wells, Williams Lake and Prince George areas.
5. To survey extension of P.G.E. to Peace River area and continue exploration to prove coal deposits in Hasler Creek area.
6. To encourage the establishment of an aluminum industry in area south of Prince Rupert.
7. To encourage establishment of pulp and paper, plywood and lumber milis adjacent to P.G.E. to provide employment and additional freight for railway.
8. To continue highway development programme with viewof completion of main arterial highways by 1953.
9. To accelerate improvement of secondary highways.
10. To complete Pine Pass Highway from Prince George to Dawson Creek.
11. To complete Hope-Princeton Highway and open for traffic this year.
12. To accelerate power development and rural electri-fication by making available to Power Commission $15,000,000 borrowing power in addition to $5,500,000 for Quesnel project.
13. To continue the work of the Fraser River Basin Board for flood control.
14. To carry out programme of irrigation projects for which the government has provided $3,000,000.
15. To assist agricultural industry by expanding our land clearing system, assisting farmers to obtain adequate water supply and minimize soil erosion.
16. To stimulate expansion of mining industry by constructing mining roads for development of various mining properties.
17. To encourage discovery of further mineral wealth by expanding free grubstaking of prospectors.
18. To expand scientific research for existing industries as well as for establishing new industries.
19. To develop export markets and find increased domestic markets for surplus products.
20. To appoint a‘ commission to review Workmen’s Compensation Board so that the Act may be modi-fied in keeping with the best interests of employees and employers.
21. To institute an exhaustive study by a conference of employers and employees of the administration of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act so as to improve further the labour laws of the province.
22. To widen the scope of the “open Borstal School” by establishing a similar school for girls and also a “closed Borstal School” where youths may be separated from chronic criminals, studied and then passed on to the “open Borstal School” for voca-tional training and good citizenship.
23. To build soundly on the Social Security structure already well laid down in this province by constant review of such services as Hospital Insurance, Hospital Construction, Old Age Pensions, Social Allowances, Mothers’ Pensions and various health services.
24. To press Dominion Government for a contributory superannuation system.
25. To endeavor to reach a Dominion-Provincial-Municipal agreement on low rental housing.
26. To increase outdoor sports facilities by expanding the programme of stocking lakes and streams, increasing the release of game birds and generally working in close co-operation with the various fish and game associations in the interests of con-servation.
27. To assist school boards to complete their next four years’ building programme by continuing to pay 50% of the cost.
28. To provide necessary funds for future buildings at the University of B.C.
29. To review continually educational costs based on relative assessed values so that equalization of the burden can be attained.
30. To assist further pupils in rural areas to receive education by paying board allowance to parents and 50% of the cost of constructing dormitories.
31. To construct the first $350,000 unit of a new school for deaf and blind.
32. To assist school boards by providing them with standard plans and to make available a construction engineer who will inspect schools erected from such plans.
33. To guard the public’s heritage in respect to natural parks by developing those al ready reserved and place under reservation other areas where deemed necessary.
34. To render the Dominion Government the fullest co-operation in all matters affecting our security, thereby making evident our full support of Canada’s partnership in the Atlantic Pact.