“Sees eaier to get back from the moon than it does from Vietnam!” Protest blocks developers scheme for Mt. Pleasant By FRED WILSON Plans of developers to build a new shopping centre onthesite of the old Mount Pleasant elementary school were met with determined opposition ata public meeting Monday night. The developers, Royal Oak Holdings Ltd. in collusion with the Vancouver School Board clearly wanted to present the plans for the new ccentre— to be called Kingsgate Mall— as an accomplished fact, and the public meeting was only forced by the Mount Pleasant PTA after considerable agitation and then only one day before the project was to go before City Council for final ratification. That the new TEAM council is nothing more than a younger version of the old NPA was amply demonstrated. More than 250 people heard alderman-elect . and former school board trustee Fritz Bowers admit that the Van- couver School Board acted “‘un- intelligently’ in taking the unprecedented action of leasing school board property for commercial purposes, and then give full support to the unpopu- lar project irrespective of any opposition. TEAM alderman Walter Hardwicke stated that he thought ‘‘something could be worked out,”’ if only for the pur- pose of soothing the discontent. The Mount Pleasant PTA, while not opposed to a shopping center in principle— there are few shopping facilities in the area — denounced the project for failing to provide for com- munity needs. Robin Creary, Warmest good wishes to our comrades and friends, for the festive season And a new year of advance for peace & socialism. Nigel and Mona Morgan PTA representative demanded. that thought be given to the many school children, senior citizens and handicapped in the area. Other speakers were criti- calofthe fact that thousands of cars would be attracted to the already congested area without proper parking facilities. John Leckie, City Planning Commission and Allen Kelly, Chairman of the Transit Com- mittee of the GVRD alsopointed out that the corner is strategic as a future rapid corridor and both were critical of the fact: that the $178,000 which would be generated in taxes would fallfar short of the cost of releasing the city from a 99-year lease when a __ transit system is developed. Alderman Harry Rankin rapped the project’s developers and the School Board for attempt- ing to push the proposal for- ward without proper discussion of the issues— community facili- ties and future transportation needs in the city’s overall development. No PT next week In keeping with other years there will be no issue of the PT next week to allow our staff to have the Christmas and New Year holidays. We willresume publication-with our regular size paper the first week in January. The editor and staff join in wishing all our readers and friends the very best for 1973. Beaver Transfer * Moving * Packing * Storage 790 Powell St. Phone 254-3711 Season’s Greetings ‘May the spirit of peace and goodwill be carried into the New Year to bring a quick end to war In Indochina and throughout the world; and may 1973 see the end of oppression of man by man and fulfilment of today’s urgent need—jobsor guaranteed income for all. B.C. PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE — COMMUNIST PARTY OF CANADA TFL UNDER FIRE Call for forest probe Expressing concern with present B.C. forest policies, the Truck Loggers Association has written Premier Barrett asking that the provincial government set up a royal commission to examine the industry and present policies. The, Truck Loggers Asso- ciation represents 275 com- panies ‘‘owned and operated by resident British Columbians’’ who have been pressed to the wall in recent years by the big forest monopolies, aNd who have frequently spoken out against foreigncontrol andthe growth of monopoly in the indus- try. In their letter the Truck Loggers said its members hada major stake and vital Concern for management Of the renew- able. resources, and that the asso- ciation had been a ‘“COnstruc- tive countervailing force to the thrust of the multinational com- panies and special interest groups which have sought control of large areaS of the public resource under condi- tions contrary to the public inter- est. ‘‘The letter referred speci- fically to the Council of Forest Industries which speaks for “international and multi- national companies With head offices in New York, Tokyo, London and abroad.” The demand for a N@w royal commission on _ forestry reflects the growing concern over the treefarm licences and other forms of tenure favoring the big corporations, Two previous royal commissions on forestry were held in B.C; by the late Chief Justice Gordon Sloan, whose reports came down in 1945 and 1957. The tree farm liceNc&s ( which were first known aS Forest Management Licences) now total 34 and cover 9.9 million CANADA ELECTIONS ACT Electoral District of VancoUwver Rast SUMMARY OF RETURN oF ELECTION EXPENS&s There is below set Out, 8S Pequired by Section 63 (6) of the Canada Plections Act, a summary, signed by the official agent, of the return of election expenses made tome by him on behalf of Maurice Rush, one of the candidates at the recent election of a member tO SGrve in the House of Commons of Canada held inthe abovementioned electoral istrict, which said return is 0n file At my office and may, on payment Of a f€e of twenty cents, be there inspected anq extracts taken therefrom ataMyr€aSQnabletime during the six monthsnextaf ter the 18th day of December, 1972, being the dayupon which the said retur® Was furnished to me. ; Dated at Vancouver this ygth day of December, 1972. M. Culos Summary of Returnof Blectin ts iy mar eturn of Maurice Rush piace ea Number of P€rsons from RECEIPTS AMOUNT Whom received Receipts, contributions, etc. $1,003.96 2 Promised unpaid contributions, ete. NIL Total $1,003.96 Number of PAYMENTS = AMOUNT persons paid Candidate’s personal expenses TL Postage 13.09 1 Telegrams NIL Petty claims NIL Hire of premises NIL ponies 200.00 1 . Travelling expenses and hire of coucles Re Goods suppli Advertising 790.87 9 Total $1,003.9g 1) DELAYED UNDISPUTED CLaIms NIL DISPUTES CLAIMS NIL \ Dated at Vancouver, this 1gth day of December, 1972. : Doris Hanson Official Agent productive acres and accounted last year for 657 million cubic feet of the forest cut. The first licences were granted in perpetuity but public protest forced the Socred govern- ment to revise the legislation setting a 21-year term for the licences after which they were to be renewed. Some companies ‘have maintained all along that the licences couldn’t be changed © but the government has never challenged them on it. Companies holding licences pay 10 cents for each 100 cubic feet of allowable cut plus one cent an acre per year in taxes. Although NDP spokesman, such as the present Resources Minister Bob Williams, were highly critical of the legislation while in opposition but have so far not indicated whether any action will be taken to change the legislation which repre- sents the biggest giveaway of resources in the province. “They call it take-home celeeos Thacker cine you can afford to go-with it! Greetings From Victory Square Club North Shore vote brings needed change By JIM BEYNON The December 9 elections on the North Shore clearly showed that the people of North Van- couver have had enough of development deals that only reap profits for the real estate board and ruin whole areas of land. Where developers pre- viously commanded a majority on councils in both the City and the District headed by Mayor Reidinthe City and Andrewsin the District, achange has been brought about by the election of several candidates sponsored or endorsed by the Association for Community Action (ACA). Dorothy Lynas topped the poll for the school board in the Dis- trictand Anne Fall waselected for District alderman in her first attempt at civic office. ACA- endorsed candidate, John Braith- waite topped the poll in the City The North Shore has demon- strated that unity of the peopleis necessary in the civic electoral field. The ACA is a broadly- based organization which has © arisen to fight for the needs of the people in North Vancouver putting human values ahead of monetary values. Policies for the future effectively counter the domination of City Hall by the developers: Some points on the ACA program include the necessity | of planning the overall growthof the North Shore in conjunction with the Greater Vancouver Regional District taking into account future needs; leasing of land belonging to the munici- palities to facilitate planning and to maintain the policy of keeping land in the public domain; placing the responsi- bility of recreational and other public needs on the developers for all new developments; imple-. mentation of a ward system; an immediate public transit system with emphasis on moving people and goods; utiliza- tion of present federal and provincial housing provisions in order to establish low-cost housing. — from a friend. MEMORIAM In Memory of Arthur Moffit who died December 1968; served in George Washington Battalion (MacPap section) 15th Inter- national Brigade, Spanish Republican Army. Wounded at Brunete. 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