10 RANKIN CONDEMNS HYDRO INCREASE By Vancouver Alderman HARRY RANKIN There is no justification for the 20 percent increase in electricity rates scheduled to go into effect in March, nor for any increase in bus fares, and for B.C. Hydro Chairman, Dr. Gordon Shrum to put the blame on increased wages for Hydro workers, is equally un- warranted. The production and sale of electricity and natural gas in B.C. is a highly profitable business. It should be — our rates are just about the high- est in Canada, but the profits are being siphoned off to sub- sidize cheap power being sup- plied by us to giant U.S. man- ufacturing industries across the border in the Pacific Northwest. This is what Shrum is concealing from the public. Bill of Goods Premier Bennett and Dr. Shrum sold the people of B.C. a bill of goods when they promised that the U.S. Gov- ernment would pay the full cost of the Columbia Dam and that the addition of the Peace River Dam would bring lower power rates for B.C. domestic consumers. The only people who are getting and will con- tinue to get cheap power are the Kaiser and other manufac- turing interests south of the border. : The Government and the Directors of B.C. Hydro are trying to meet this dilemma by three means. The first is THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Seen a to increase rates on B.C. do- mestic consumers and put the blame on increased wages. (You can be sure that rates for industrial users will go up little, if at all. It is the home- owners who will suffer the greatest increase in rates.) By Expropriation The second is by the expro- priation of municipally owned utilities in cities like New Westminster, Kelowna, Pen- ticton and Nelson, which dis- tribute electricity and raise considerable municipal reve- nues by this means. The third is to pawn off money-losing bus systems to municipal gov- ernments in Vancouver, Vic- toria and other urban centres. I have already pointed out how unfair it is to blame Hy- dro workers for increased electricity rates. For the B.C. Government to take away from any muni- cipality the right to operate its own electricity distribution system is equally unfair. For the cities concerned this has- been a source of revenue which has been used to keep down taxes. The City of New Westminster realizes a profit of over $700,000 a year from this source. If we had a simi- lar system in Vancouver, we would have'a revenue of over $12 million annually. Subsidize Bus System As far as bus rates are con- cerned, these should be kept down and they should be sub- sidized. The provision of cheap, fast bus services should “INTERNATIONAL UNIONISM MUST BE EXTENDED"-MacDONALD Canadian Labour Congress President Donald MacDonald hit out at those opposed to International Unions by stat- ing that “giant international trade unions will be needed to protect workers’ interests against giant international ‘conglomerate’ businesses.” He said: “In the face of the devel- opment of international con- UAW'S INTERNATIONAL glomerates, the need for broad international trade unionism is today far greater than at any time in our history. Further Extended “Tf the interests of workers throughout the world are to be protected, this principle of international trade unionism will have to be much further extended.” Secretary-Treasurer Emil Mazey, third from left, cuts ribbon to open latest new co- operative food store in Ontario. This latest one is in Oshawa and does about $56,000 worth of business a week. Only members may buy at direct-charge co-operatives. _ They pay a $2 weekly fee, and two §$5 shares to start. They also agree to buy one $5 share a month. Goods are bought at wholesale, with a resultant $6 saving on a $36 order. The $2 charge leaves $4 clear, or $18 monthly. Deducting the $5 share, members can still realize a $13 saving monthly. There are now seven at Hamiiton, ‘th direct-charge co-operatives in Ontario, Ottawa (who both had representatives at the opening), Port Credit, Peterborough, Sarnia and Toronto. be a community service in the Same category as fire and po- lice protection. It is the people who can afford it least who are hardest hit by any increase in fares. To further depress their living standards is no way to fight inflation. There is no reason why the profits be- ing made by B.C. Hydro from high electricity rates should not be used to subsidize the bus system. 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