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Ki . “ @ li

itimat pipeline
The Kitimat oil port and pipeline proposal is in

the news again. A spokesman for a company

supporting the project,

says he will be touring n

the proposal again.
George Wilkinson,

the Kitimat Pipeline Co.,
orthwestern B.C. to tout

a representative for the

company formed to promote the proposed

pipelin

nounced that he will be speaking to groups,

e to link Kitimat to Alberta, has an-

both

those in favor and those against the con-

troversial plan.
The plan to

build a pipeline across British

Coltimbia to take Alaskan oil to the United States
and Eastern Canada came under most fire from

+

those who feared the environmental damage
from a spill from one of the tankers bringing the
oi! thirough the treacherous Hecate Strait and up
the narrow Douglas Channel. °

The scheme, which split many northwest coast

towns into violently opposed factions, was
supposedly given the coup de grace when a study
indicated there would be no need for the Alaskan
oil.: Wilkinson says otherwise.” ~

When Wilkinson outlines the project, we would
liké to hear his thoughts on the recent break in
Patific Northern Gas pipeline, which occurred
duting the flooding bere. The pipeline is being
relbcated because it is now conceded that the
1) t location is unsafe, = =

acific Northern Gas Officials say it seemed

safe enough when it was built. Spokesman for the

gag co
Foédi

mpany say it was impossible to forsee the
g@ when the pipeline was planned, The
al gas company claims their statistics did

notindicate there was any danger to the pipeline
when it was built. How doés Wilkinson allay our

that something similar, but more
ting as natural gas dissipates in ways oil

wos, might. happen with his pipeline?
few will deny that our society needs energy
and that we will have to continue to rely on fossil

fu

for some years. The mounting number of

disasters, some predictable some unforseen,
shauld be making us considerably more

cayvtious.

t odds will you give us Mr. Wilkinson ?
And is the pot, or any prize, worth the risk to the

environment?

ew peace plan
or the Cypriots

TTED NATIONS (CP)
— Secret talks have been
goigg on for some lime at the
UN4nnd elsewhere on a new
United States peace
initiative for Cyprus in which
Canada and Britain are
playing supportive roles.

The U.S. proposed a 12-
point plan that would serve
as the framework for a
negotiated settlement, The
problem is trying to get
opposing Greek-and Turkish-
Cypriols to sit at the same
bargaining table.

Talks between the two
communities have been
stalled for more than a year.
As mediator, UN Secretary-
General Kurt Waldheim so
far has been unable to bring
the parties together.

Last Monday, the UN
Security Council adopted a
resolulion by consensus
urging representatives of the
two factions to resume
negotiations with Waldheim
again acting as mediator.

While the council was
debating the Cyprus
question, the U.S. plan was
being circulated to various
UN missions, The Canadian
mission received a copy and
was asked for comment,

A UN source said some
Canadian suggestions were
incorporated in the proposal.

A key element in the U.S.
plan is the creation of a
single federal stale divided
into two regions, Greek-
Cypriots would recover some
of the territory selzed by
Turkish military forces in
1974.

While the U.S. plan is sup-
posed to be confidential, it
already has been published
ina Turkish newspaper and
A.S. officials say the English
version is essentially ac-
curate,

The U.S. plan was sent two
weeks ago to the two Cypriat
communities and the Greek
and Turkish governments,

Meanwhile, the 'N

mandate for peacekeeping
comes up for its usual six-
month renewal in the
Security Council on Dec. 15.

Canada has been Involved
in Cyprus pearekeeling
since 1964 and wants to end
its role there but not before
there is a peaceful set-
tlement of the dispute.

The Canadian government
argues that peacekeeping
and peacemaking must be
tackled together if a
negotiated solution is ever to
be found.

Cyprus is a_ perfect
example. After 14 years of
peacekeeping, there still is
no seitlement.

Achieving a settlement is
more difficult now because
the political character of the
island has changed
drastically since the 1974
Turkish invasion.

Before 1974, less than 20
per cent of the Cypriot
population was of Turkish
ethnic origin, scattered in
small villages and urban
areas among the much
larger GGreek population.

Now there are twa distinct
separate areas—Turkish in
the north and Greek in the
south, The ‘Turks control
nearly i jer cent of the
island. Tne U.S. approach
would preserve this division.

But no part of the federal
state could be united with
any other state, preventing
any annexation by Greece or
Turkey.

UN peacekeeping forces
provide needed stability for
any political solution,
Waldheim says. So they will
have to stay but the UN
membership has to help
finance its costs because ihe
Cyprus peacekeeping budget
is deeply in the red.

Waldheim appealed to
member states for voluntary
contributions to help make
up some of the deficit that
totalled more than $52
million as of fast June.

Sr ind

You asked us to build a computer which could replace the government.”

WINNIPEG (CP) — An in-
quiry into the affairs of
Manitoba Hydro enters its
most dramatic public phase
today with the appearance af
former chairman David
Cass-Beges as a star wilt-
ness.

As head of the Crown
utility at a crucial period in
its history, Cass-Beggs had a
key role in the way Hydro
went about harnassing the
power of the Nelson River,

Closely linked to the New
Democratic Party govern-
ment of the day, he was a
favorite target of free-
enterprise politicians during
his three years at Hydro’'s
helm.

The inquiry was set up by
Premier Sterling Lyon after
his Progressive Con-
servatives took over the
government from the NDP in
October, 1977. *

In its public hearings to
date, the inquiry has heard
testimony indicating Cass-
Beggs led Manitoba Hydro's
board of directors into ac-
cepting his own suggestions
for power development.

Crities of the former chair-
man also have suggested
that his ideas about building
‘the Nelson River project
were not justified on the
basis of the technical in-
formation available.

When he became chair-
man of Manitoba Hydro in
January, -1970, Cass-Beggs
was best known as the
general manager of the
Saskatchewan Power Corp.
who was fired after the
Liberals ousted the CCF (the
forerunner of the NDP) from.

Kill

SUAMICO, Wis. (AP) —
Carroll Lucia says he has
found a way to trim the
mileage of some of those big
V-B gas guzzler autos—try
running them on four
cylinders.

Lucia plans to start selling
kits in January for a do-it-
yourself conversion from
eight-cylinder to four-
cylinder operation.

While it's not for every V-8
engine and it cuts ac-
celeration capability con-
siderably, Lucia anticipates
the -onversion will produce a
gain of several miles per
gallon.

“Above 35 miles t.7 vin
the car just sails wlin uns
you camt detest. & np

preciable cugics 11 Haine oF
vibration.’ he ain Wut,
“it's a dog ute co redgs an
interrsction, Ve- <a. have

that punch ifs tt: driving a
foaded wickup trick,

“Hut ve tave 18,000 niiles
ou the first car we con-
verted," he added. I never
found one instance when I
had to bave more power,”

The conversion is accom-
plished by removing stan-
dard rocker arms and push
rods from two cylinders ov
each bank of the engine.
Foplacemeat parts hold
exbaustvalves open seo that
compression pressure is
relieved in euch unused
cylinder. A replacement ear-
Luretor stops the fue] supply
{te the extra four cylinders.

Lacia, fi. on automotive

HYDRO INQUIRY

Former chairman under fire

power in the 1964 provincial
election.

He later served as
chairman of B.C, Hydro
under an NDP government
and retired in October, 1975.

Within months of Cass-
Beggs” arrival in Manitoba,
Hydro officials had made
decisions about the Nelson
River project that would
prove to be irreversible for
the better part of two dec-
ades.

Part of the work of the
present inquiry is to
determine whether those
decisions represented the
most economical way. to
proceed and whether they
were arrived at without
undue interference.

The public hearings under
George E. Tritschier, former
chief justice of the Manitoba
Court of Queen's Bench,
have been preoccupied so far
with the timing of two main
portions of the Nelson River
project. —~

One part of the project was
to regulate water levels on
Lake Winnipeg to ensure an
ample supply of water for
generating plants being built
on the lower Nelson River in
northern Manitoba.

The other was plans to
divert some of the water of
the Churchill River into the
Nelson River system,

At a meeting of Hydro’s
board of directors on July 30,
1970, the decision was made
to finish Lake Winnipeg
regulation during the winter
of 1974-1975 and the Churchill
River diversion in 1975 or
1976.

Critics of Cass-Beggs,

Hydro and the NDP say
starting with Lake Winnipeg
regulation was unnecessary
and cost the ulility—and its
customers—hundreds of
millions of dollars.

However, evidence to the
inquiry has focused not on
the money involved but on
the engineering data
available at the time to
Hydro’s directors.

On July 22, the directors
received a long and detailed
draft report from a panel of
Hydro engineers and a 30-
page summary report from
Cass-Beggs with somewhat
different conclusions.

eight days later, they
made their decision to
proceed by adopting the
proposals made by Cass-
Beggs.

A final .-report. from
engineering panel wasn’t
completed until October,

Documents provided to the
inquiry show that a different
set of alternatives was
considered by Hydro’s own
experts between July and
October and different
assumptions were made to
come up with recommenda-
tions.

In the draft report, caleu-
lations on a series of alterna-
tives were based on the
demand for power growing
by six per cent a year for 18
years and money being
available an at annual in-
terest rate of 7% per cent.

In the final report, the ex-
perts used slightly different
alternatives, They also
assumed an aunual growth
in demand of 10 per cent and

CUT GAS COSTS
a few of the horses

engineer for much of his life
and a former Packard
compa

y worker, has operated Delta
Dynamies at Suamico for 17
years. He plans to begin the
mail order marketing in
January of about a dozen do-

it-yourself conversion kits
for some of the larger-engine
models, at a cost of $250
each.

Hesaid the conversion was
not economical for smaller
V-8 engines, and other
factors affecting any

an interest rale of 64% per
cent.

The inquiry has heard
accusations against Cass-
Beggs from former Premier
D.L, Campbell, a member of
the Hydro board in 1970, and
Hydro's former assistant
general manager . Kris
Kristjanson.

Campbell accused him of
editing the minutes of board: --
meetings, and Krigtjanson“
claimed Cass-Beggs ‘had’
orchestrated events to fit his
own preconceived notions.

However, their testimony
largely repeated arguments
they had expressed publicly
for many years—often in the
company of a third well-
known critic, Sterling Lyon.

Today’s hearing marks the
first chance for. Cass-Beggs .

" to tell his side of the-story.to -

the inquiry. The former
chairman is expected to be
on the witness stand for most
of the’ week and to spend
much of that time repeating
past arguments in defence of
the way Nelson River plans
evolved. |

Lake Winnipeg regulation
and Churchill River
diversion both went into
operation in the fall of 1976.
The regulation cost $126
million, and another $222.5
million was spent on the
diversion project.

A last-minute decision by
Hydro to build some
generating capacity into the
Lake Winnipeg regulating
works added another $189
million to the cost of the
over-all Nelson River
project.

mileage savings include
front wheel alignment,
weight, exterior design,
engine wear, among others.

“One thing I have to tell
people all the time is you.
can't make a good V-4 irom a
poor V-8,”’ he said.

Lucia said his investment
in the conversion project
totals about $20,000 and he
expects to spedabout-
$20'000more to get into
production.

In his research, he deter-
mined that the conversion
idea is nothing new. -

“We made a patent seare

and one of the V-4 con-
versions had a date of 1918,”
Lucia said, but most ex-
perimentation with the
process was aimed at the
factory Jeval.
_ “What we're talking about
is do-it-yourself,” he said,
adding that other possible
mechanical refinements to
boost mileage ‘would take it
out of the hands of the do-it-
yourselfer.”

He said limited exposure
of his idea has brought
widespread interest but he
has gone slow in develop-
ment of it, watching for

changes im the energy
situation and gasoline
prices.

“No, you don’t have the
same power if you convert
from V8 to V-4, not half the
power, but the individual will
have to decide, ‘is it

_adequate for my use?’ he

sald. “Maybe it will become
stylish to drive siow,”

OTTAWA |
OFFBEAT |

BY RICHARD JACKSON

Ottawa, -- Ever leaf

rough the annual review of
the aerariment of National
Defence?

You should,

It's on sale ci all govetn-
ment book shops, many
retail book stores, and may
be ordered directly [rom the
Department of Supply and
Services.

: odest $2.50.
Cost: a my in 112

coated

paper,
between
heavy stock covers.
Goad value for the money.
So what’s in it?
This, on pages 12 and 13:
“Although it igevident that
the greatest threat lo
Canadian sovereignty would
result from aggression by
the Soviet Union and the
MWarsaw Fact, there are
lesser threats, mainly of a
non-military nature, Awhich
could, if left unchecked,
affect Canada’s ability to
function aS a sovereign
s' ad
That’s the teaser.
Now the come-on:
“The concept
severeignty involves
the legal right and the
political will exercise the
functions of a state, and the
power to enforce those

rights.

rer Canada, this entails
the maintenance of the in-

ty of its territory ~ +all

of it, with no rigion or part of
it declaring itself out) - as
well as control over (he
contigious ocean areas over
which it exercises or claims
various degrees of
jurisdictional authority.”

(And presumably that
includes the St. Lawrence
River from the Ontario
boundary to the AAtlantic.)

Here the review reports,
quiteunnecessarily, that this
power to control rests fot
alone with the “political will’
touseit, but the ability of the
Armed Forces to meet any
challenge against it.

Then comes the cruncher:

“Insofar as other national
military responsibilities are
concerned, experience over

of

the past five years -- (should

more correctly be elght
years since it was back in

1970 that the Quebec.

Liberation Front's region of

kidnap and murder terror

was crushed by 10,000 troops

flown into Montreal) ©

clearly indicates the need to ~
cope _ effectively with

disruption, intimidation and_

violence aS a means Ui

political action.”

Which means, in both the
minds of the High Command
at Defence Headquarters,
and it necessarily follows,
the federal cabinet:

“Although containing any
civil disorder is primarily
the responsibility of the civil
authorities, the Department
of National Defence must
nonetheless anticipate the
possibility that emergencies
will arise which will require
the Canadian Forces he
called to aid the civil power,
in accordance with the
National Defence Act.”

Now the topper: '

“It is important that
Canadian authorities should
be able to rely upon timely
and effective assistance .
from the Canadian Armed

Worces, a
“Cunada “does dt,
however, acquire and

maintain armed forces
solely for this purpose; but °
rather, some. of ‘the forces
maintained fer other pur-
poses are also tasked to

provide this necessary
assistance.”

Which means, in fact can
only mean?

that the standing Armed
Forces here in Canada, .
garrisonned at the various
service bases, conceivably
might not be able to cope
with civil disorder, in-
surrection or rebellion, if

widespread, fiercely
militant and determined
enough.

In which case the’ Armed
Forces based overseas with
the United Nations peace-
keeping units would be
virlifted home.

What does Ottawa fear or
know that the rest of us
don't?

epehoae *

Quebecois goal = of
sovereignty-association
Saturday turned into a
squawking match bet-
ween sparrows ard
doves.

The sparrows were jed

Louise Harel,
president of the Montreal-
Centre region of the Parti
Quebecois, which opposes
Premier Rene Levesque's
position that political
sovereignty for Quebec
and an economic as-
sociation with Canada are
inseparable.

The premier announced
on Oct. 10 that the
promised referendum on
Quebee’s future will be a
vote on a mandate to
negotiate sovereignty and
‘association at the same

time.

Ms. Harel told about 400
delegates and observers
attending a weekend
meeting of the PQ na-
tional council that the

‘party should push for
political sovereignty no
matter-what the outcome
of negotiations with the
rest of Canada,

She likened dissident
party members to the
spatrows miners user to
take with them down the
shaft at the beginning of
the century to warn them
when their air supply was
about to give out.

sang it was time to come
up," she said.
Levesque, however,
saw things differently.
The party is not a
sparrow, he said, but a
dove and it should lake a
péacemaker’s role,

[B60 referenduin will be be
attract undecided votre
and it should be seeking a
“yes vote to channel

for change.

Acceptance of the PQ
position would be a vote
for ‘self-government,
and at the same time a
wish to live together.”

But sparrows chirped in
from the floor with
complaints that since the
premier's October
statement the PQ has

Parti Quebecois
showing division

MONTREAL (CP) --A .
discussion on the Parti

-we're confused, how can

- of Levesque, one delegate

‘negotiale but the goal

“When the sparrows _

The party's goal in the’

. sentatives f .
Quebecers’ innate desire - i rom_ Mon

La

been losing support and
longtime supporters of
independence have left.

“We're all confused. If

we explain it to people?”’

Othersreminded
Levesque that the PQ
program calls for a
referendum on Quebec
sovereignty and makes no
mention of a referendum
on association.

Coming to the defence

took Ms. Hare) to task,
saying her stance ‘‘was
for the birds.”

Levesque said the
session reminded him of
the 1974 debate in the
party when the program
was amended to add the .
step of a referendum to
approve  sovereignty-
association, '

The-party program can
be changed again next
May at the PQ convention
In Quebec City to add this
new step of a mandate to

remains the he
said.
“T fhaven't changed.’

rect

same,

asseciation. would give
Quebecers the power to
make their own laws and
collect! all taxes in the
new state, the premier
said, and he reminded
members that to the east
He ° tthe Maritime
provinces, te the west
Ontario.

“We cannot destroy:
these economic sreas,”’
he said, cautioning them
that Quobee cannot so it
alone but needs economic
links with Canada.

“This is aot a one-party
dictatorship,” Levesque
chided,

Delegates gave the
premier a standing
ovation but the repre:

trealCentre remained
Seated and did not ap-
plaud, _

Later Ms. Harel ‘told .
reporters it was in-
conceivable that the
Montreal-Centre section
of the party would leave
over the dispute, The
region takes in the east-
end Montreal stronghold
of the PQ. |