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HEALTH HAGGLE: The man-
ner in which BCHIS handles the
ambulance issue of the province
leaves much to bedesired, While
the whole affair is used asa polit-
ical football many communities
are going ahead with their own
plans to solve the problem ona
local level. InChemainus the new
ambulance isinuse, It was bought
by money obtained from public
contributions and it would not be

+a success if a private individual
were to try to operate the service
as a means Of livelihood: so the
service is run in co-operation
with the Fire Department.

City council in the Albernis
found it necessary to subsidize
their privately owned ambulance
service at a cost of several thou-
sand dollars each year, Now at
least the system is run with some
efficiency even though the cost of
ambulation is rather high to a
private citizen.

In the meantime, Nanaimo is
still asking for funds to buyanew
ambulance, So far they have col-
lected little more than half the
$14,000 necessary for this pur-
pose, all from public donations,
A new vehicle will not solve the
problem, there is not enough
business in the district to support
the man who runs the outfit.

The various schemes are at
best, only temporary and stop-
gap. They do not solve the prob-
lem of ambulances generally, but
it is a boon to the Minister of
Health as long as each locality
can find a means to supply their
own ambulance service, and he
is the only person in the Prov-
ince completely satisfied with the
present set-up, Well, it does
-save BCHIS many many thousands
of dollars ofthe Sales Tax money,
and a penny saved is a penny
earned,

‘ * * *

ROUTE OF THE HAIDAS: His-

-tory has it that the Haida Indians
from Queen Charlottes used to
raid the Albernis, Nanaimo, and
Cowichan tribe and take back the
young and attractive girls, What
isn’t generally mentioned is the
route these people took to get to
Alberni and Cowichan, Certainly
they would not attempt a frontal
attack up the Alberni Canal where
they would be vulnerable to shore
defence,

Actually they landed at Comox
and took the same overland route
to Alberni as suggested by George
McKnight for a Courtenay- Al-
berni highway which is being
verbally contested by the Highway
Department for no apparent log-
ical reason. Possibly though, be-
cause any other route would be
financially prohibitive and the

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matter would have to be shelved
as so many other projects are,

The Haidas had an extension
to the Comox-Alberni trail: it
continues past the valley and
follows the Cameron River for
several miles across country to
Cowichan Lake, a trail which is
still used by hikers and sports
fishermen, It would seem the
Haidas had more enlightened en-
gineers than Flying Phil’s de-
partment, At least they followed
the line of least resistance which

was also a rather direct route,
* * *

THE RUMOR MILL: Fromthe
Capital comes speculation of a
provincial election announcement
in the near future, One guess is
that the Premier will set the date
at the completion of the present
sittings. Another guess is an
early August date when many of
the workers of the province will
be on holiday and not able to cast
a ballot. Be assured the present
government will miss no advant-
age whenever the election is
called.

Rumor also has it the Socreds
are going to announce cutbacks
in all construction with the ex-
cuse it is caused by the in-
creased costs due to the recently
publicized Federal budget. It is
no rumor that the Socreds can find
an excuse for any action, (or lack
of it), faster than any political
party in existence, and that de-
serves credit from some quar-
ter. -

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Britain: What use will Wilson
make of his huge majority?

The British Labor Party rode
to an overwhelming electoral vic-
tory last week when it emerged
from the general election with a
decisive majority of 97 seats,

Commenting on the election,
the British Communist Party,
whose general secretary is John
Gollan, issued a statement which
said: “The people of Britain have
completely rejected the Tory ef-_

SPEAK AT CITY MAY DAY. Dr. James
Endicott of Toronto will be one of the
featured speakers at Vancouver's May
Day celebration Sunday, May 1 at 8
p.m. in the Pender Auditorium. The
rally is being organized on the theme:
“Peace in Vietnam,” and all proceeds
above expenses will go for medical
aid to Vietnam. Other speakers will be
announced later. Chairman of the rally
will be Homer Stevens of the UFAWU
and folk songs will be sung by the
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fort. to stage a comeback, This
is of the greatest importance for
the country’s future,”

The statement added: “Labor
has got back with a huge ma-)
jority, more than enough to enact”
progressive social and political
measures, The great issue is to
what use this great majority will
be put.”

Pointing out that Wilson had
said that the result is a mandate
for his policies, the Communist
statement asks: “Does this mean
things as before—co-operation
with the monopolies, the incomes
policy, legislation against trade

unions, ‘east of Suez,’ support of —

the war in Vietnam, and social
service progress subordinated to
military spending?

“If so,” says the British Com-
munist Party, “Britain’s prob-
lems will not be solved and the
hopes of the Labor movement
will not be satisfied, The fight
of the left is now more import-
ant than before, The left forces
will be stronger in Parliament
and the left fight outside Parlia-
ment will also grow. The strong-
er that fight in the country, the
more it will be reflected in Par-
liament,”

The Communist Party state-
ment says: “A new stage in the
left progressive struggle now
opens up: to force action against
the monopolies,

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incomes policy, and the threat-
ened legislation against unions,
to put the social spending before
arms, to end Britain’s support
of the U.S. in Vietnam and the
“east of Suez’ policy, and to get
an independent British foreign
policy.”

The British Communist Party
ran 57 candidates and polled
62,112 votes, Commenting on
this result the Party executive -
said that its policies made a
strong impression everywhere.
“Some of our results were good;
some were disappointing. Allhad
to be won in conditions of the
strong swing to Labor.”

We will in the months ahead-

continue to work for the unity of
all left and progressive forces,
which is no less necessary now,”
concludes the CP statement.

NDP meets

The B.C. section of the New
Democratic Party will hold its
fifth annual convention on April
15, 16 and 17, It is expected
that 400 delegates from 23 ridings
will attend.

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