Interest is rising inthe coming mid-December local elections as labor and progressive candidates enter the race for some 800-odd municipal, school and parks board elected posts in B,C. Among candidates announcing their intention to contest the elec- tions this week are: veteran railroad unionist and former Burnaby councillor, Harry Ball for Surrey Municipal Council; George McKnight, long-time IWA activist and one of the leaders of this year’s anti-pollution cam- paign, for Alderman in Alberni, In Vancouver, Donald “Dusty” Greenwell, prominent community centre and ratepayer spokesman, and president of Vancouver Com= munity Council is running for Parks Board. North Vancouver Trustee Dorothy Lynas is run- ning for re-election to School Board; also running for School Board in Kamloops is William Ferguson, a leading spokesman ,among civic workers of the In= land Empire and active member of the Kamloops Labor Council. 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Monthly _illustrat- ed military- PHONE 685-5836 s LABOR SCENE: ve Labor Council endorses aldermanic candidates Delegates to the Vancouver and District Labor Council Tues- day night endorsed independent aldermanic candidate Harry Rankin and four candidates for alderman named by the newly- formed Citizens for Improve-= ment of Vancouver (CIV). Also endorsed was independent candi- date for alderman Otto Johnson, The four candidates for alder- men named by the CI'V Tuesday night are Norman Levi, Mrs, Jean Mohart, Reginald P, Walker and Franklin A, Wiles, The council also endorsed Robert Bowman for school trustee. in Richmond, Bowman is a council delegate from Local 180, Hospital Em- ployees Union, A notice of motion will be acted upon at the next council meeting to set aside $800 to popularize the council’s decision. The council also outlined its civic policy and program which includes; action in the field of slum clearance and low rental housing; development of the port of Vancouver and an improved transit system; the rignt of ten- ants to vote on all civic money matters; and opposition to present plans for Blocks 42 and 52, Delegates also unanimously passed a resolution condemning the stand of the Pearson govern- ment for the construction of the West-East pipeline through the . WILLIAM STEWART, Vancouver sec- retary of the Communist Party for the last few years, and a well-knéw- figure in the labor movement, has taken up new duties in Toronto as manager of the Canadian Tribune. Stewart was circulation manager for the Pacific Tribune before assuming his post as Vancouver party secretary. ‘His many friends and comrades wish him every success in his new appoint- ment. CONGRATULATIONS The PT staff extend congrat- ulations to Mrs, Barney Blakey and Fred Hanson, two of the hardest workers for the PT, who last week were joined together in marriage, Congratulations, Mr, and Mrs, Hanson, HARRY RANKIN, independent candi- date for alderman, and four alder- manic candidates named by the newly-formed Citizens for Improve- ment of Vancouver (CIV) Tuesday night were among those endorsed by the VLC delegates. the United States. A resolution supported the stand of the NDP in parliament against the pipe- line. It was reported that NDP leader Tommy Douglas has branded the pipeline deal as “just another step towards the‘continentalism’ in which Canada will be the’ minor partner.” Charles Stewart, Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 101, said, ‘It is fitting that the Vancouver Students to lobby Victoria for more aid to education The B.C. Assembly of Students, meeting at the Simon Fraser University last weekend decided to fakston an Education Action Week between January 23-27 to culminate with a mass students lobby t0 Victory on January 27 at which time briefs will be presented to the provincial government, The assembly brought together 120 delegates respresenting 39 high schools from all parts of B »C., as well as delegates from nurs~ — ing schools, Vancouver City College, B.C, Institute of Technology: Notre Dame UBC and Simon Fraser Universities, University students at the Assembly called for the gradual elimi- : nation of tuition fees and equal grants for out of town students. They also urged amendment of the Universities Actto allow students to run for the Boards of Governor, and the setting up of an inde pendent Grants Commission to end discrimination against certain universities in favor of others, The high school delegates urged a more flexible school system with more counselling and demanded financial equalization for all school districts in B.C, Tribune FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1966 ‘know they arenot happy in Toronmg Labor Council whieh gave the lead to the B.C, Federaion of Labor and the CLC on the Columbia River sellout make known its — position on this sellout,” He said up to now the CLC has not spoken out aggressively enough on this issue, * Ox Strong AisBatistackiont is being i expressed by Postal workers it~ many’ centres across Canada against the settlement announced by Revenue Minister E, J. Ben- son Tuesday night, The settle-” ment is reported to be a 207 cent-an-hour across-the-board = increase, “= The new agreement covers 4 10-month period from last Oct. 1 to next July 31. The two postal — union involved represented 22, 00 workers, In Vancouver postal clerks and al letter carriers were scheduled ; to meet at 4p,m, Wednesday. 4 ‘spokesman for the city’s Postal — Trades Union Council said “We to, either.” The unions asked originally for $1 an hour and later said they would accept an interim settle- ment of around 50 cents an houle — One official said a vote of the membership was not necessary and that the negotiating committee — had been given authority to acu cept or reject any settlement ADMISSION FREE VIETNAM HEAR MAURICE RUSH speak cn- ‘HOW TO END THE WAR IN VIETNAM’ AND SHOW SLIDES TAKEN WHILE VISITING ~ THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. SUN., NOV. 20 — 4P.M. CLINTON HALL — 2605 E. Pender St. AUSP. - FINNISH ORG. 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