A CLC ot get New a LEGI SE PARLIAWENT BUILDINGS, VICTORIA, B.Ceos V8V-1X4 dike By ED YUDIN . Herald Staff Writer. No action will be taken to build a dike on the Zymacord river until the evaluates the cost factor. provincial government re- Bob Marcellin, a planner for the regional-district says the dike plans forwarded by the environment department three years inadequate and obsolete. ago are now viewed as Approximately 40 residences in New Remo have been seen bere threatened by - flooding’ for teen, eee SLATIVE LIBRARY, coup. 77/78 #61 t years, Alice Chen-Wing, the regional district director from the area, says the problem started when houses near the Zymacord were constructed before regional district bylaw specifications were even in existance. Thus houses were constructed which weren't adequately protected from the flooding hazard. The provincial government came up with a proposal for a dike three years ago, but the cost sharing arrangement was rejected by most New Remo residents, though the issue never came to a referen- dum. Alarmingly high water levels last week has renewed interest in the dike plan, “We've requested the water resources branch to present the costs and a program to the people to at least minimize the problem,’’ Marcellin said. The government considers the plan designed three years ago as not going far enough to solve the problem, soa new study is being made. Jerri Jones a resident of Kilby Street in New Remo plan in works for the Zymacord thinks this time a suitable plan would be accepted by the residents, “It could carry just by the votes on our street," she says. 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RUPERT STEEL & _ leader is adamant By JULIET O'NEILL QUEBEC (CP) — Dennis abo: McDermott, head of the powerful Canadian Labor Congress, said Thursday he plans to do nothing to mend fences with a giant union, demanding his reignation, ’ McDermott said he will not resign, has allies Ln the labor movement who will back his leadership and finds the complaints agalnet him nonsense, false, “artificial nightmares.” The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has voted more than 1,000 to 1 to seek McDermott’s reaignation on grounds he has failed to rise to the- defence of postal workers, CUPE says the postal workers are the chief targets of government persecution of all public service em- ployees. By not getting tough on behalf of the postal workers, CUPE says Mc- " Dermott has betrayed all - Public sector workers and the entire labor movement. “What do I have to do? Jump through hoops?'’ McDermott said in a telephone interview ‘from Ottawa. The whole exercise is pointiess. It’s an emotional binge.” CUPE, with more than 257,000 members, Is the largest affiliate in the labor congress, an umbrella organization for .2.3 million union members across the country. The poatal workers belong to another union, the Canadian Union of Poatal Blood tests. on the injured wanted VANCOUVER (CP) — Attorney-General Garde Gardom has proposed mandatory blood testing of drivers Injured in motor vehicle accidents. _ A study of injured drivers at the Royal Columbian hospital in New Westminster revealed the ‘surprising and alarming” fact that only one In six Impaired drivers were subsequently charged with impaired driving, Gardon told a drinking driving conference Thursday. “An injury in a traffle accident, especially a minor Injury, showld not be a reason for a drinking driver to escape criminal charges.” The attorney-general also said serious consideration ig belng given to lowering the impaired limit to .05 per cent. Police VICTORIA (CP) — A police irvestigation’ into a letter-forging scandal that has embarrassed the Social Credit party will be ex- panded as a result of in- formation received Thur- sday by the attorney- general’s department. Neil McDiarmid, assoclate deputy attorney-general, said he will ask Vancouver city police to find out whether a letter printed last Aug. 20 in the Vancouver Sun was forged, The letter, attacking then ‘human = = rights = branch director Kathleen Ruff and allegedly signed by Jane Hudson, associate professor of rehabllitation medicine at Workers, which is also a r congress affiliate, It has about 23,000 members. Postal union leader Jean- Claude Parrot is to speak today to some 1,500 delegates at CUPE's week-long national policy convention where the vote to dump McDermott took place. Parrot was sentenced last spring to three months in jail and 18 months probation for defying Parliament's bil) . last fall ordering legaily- striking postal workers back to work. He was freed on bail last spring pending an appeal hearing by the Ontario Supreme Court, The decislon in atill pending. CUPE President Grace Hartman said in an in- terview that she is not leading a dumpMcDermott movement but that her union’s rank-and-file are plainly saying that the congress leader is out of touch with the public sector aide of his job. CUPE represents nureing aldes, garbage collectors, dro_ workers, child-care. WerKere universlty professors, laborers and a wide range of other em- ployees under federal, provincial and municipal governments, McDermott sald there is no evidence that he has neglected the public service union members in the congress. Herejected any suggeation of failure on his part and shot a barb at Mrs, Hartman. “It certainly demonstrates 4 total lack of leadership at CUPE," he said, referring to the convention's policies de- nouncing him. McDermott said he wasn’t rattled by the events, “I'm not losing any sleep over it,"’ He said he has risen many times to the defence of the postal workers and makes no apoligies for two postal issues that irked CUPE members, One was hia advice to postal workers to obe Parliament's back-to-wor! bill, and the other was a CLC executive decision to refrain from calling a nationwide strike to back the postal workera, “They seriously risked breaking the back of their union,” McDermott said, Meanwhile, CLC vice- president Shirley Carr ap- pealed to CUPE members to et troubles off their chest t to remain united in the labor movement outside unlon halls, “Brothers and sisters, we can't be beaten down a8 a - trade union movement becawe the government is looking for that and the employers are looking for that,” she told a silent, packed hall. P EINCIAL MEET Oil prices major issue OTTAWA (CP) — Prime Minister Clark said today he hopes to reach agreement with the provinces on higher prices for oll but if an accord is not reached soon “we'll take the decision ourselves,” Clark sald at his weekly news conference that Canada has to face up to the tough decisions needed to promote more exploration, conservation and replace- ment of ail by other energy sOUrceS, “A country like aura, to be strong in the future, is going to have to face some difficult decisions in the short term," Clark said, “There's nothing to be gained by backing away from tough decisions.” Clark's statement echoed a comment earlier this week by Finance Minister John bm Crosbie and appeared to Evelyn Armstrong the teacher Print workshop here Terrace is the third community in Britiah Columbia to use the new tmobile developed by the mily Carr College of Art Outreach Program. Evelyn Armstrong will be artist in residence here Oct. a1 through Nov. 4, con: ducting a two-week course in Intagtlo, including etching, aquatint and photoetching, She will be joined by artist- teacher Gary Bowden, who will conduct a weekend workshop in intaglia Oct. 26 through 28. Both Armstrong and Bowden were involved in the “trial run’ of the print- mobile at North Vancouver's Presentation Heuse in August, just before the new unit left for the Northwest. The printmobile residency is being coordinated with Northwest College, For further information and registration, contact Kathy Mueller, 636-6511. Terrace will be the first community in the province to see the 28-minute slide- tape Introduction to print- making, ‘‘Printmaking ABCs", at? p.m. in room 202 at Northwest Community College, as well as a small exhibition of prints by B.C, artiste showing the variety of silkscreen prints, woodcuts, linocuts, lithographs, and etchings that can be created in the new printmobile facility. The general public will have an opportunity to ex- plore the printmobile on Sunday at Northwest Community College when arlist-leacher Evelyn Arm- strong will be on hand for a free open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and for a free in- traductory lecture on in- taglio printmaking In the evening, Both are open to the public as well as students registered in the print- making courses. Evelyn . Armatrong graduated from the Van- couver School of Art (ECCA) with honovrs in 1977, Her printmaking technical ex- pertise covers lithography, Intaglio, silkacreen, wood- block and monoprint. Her work was shown most recently at the Paperworks Gallery in Vancouver (Sept, 1979). She has completed three murais for busineases in Merritt, collaborated on two books for children, and Is a recognized beekeeper. This is her second year as an artist-leacher for the ECCA Outreach Program. Gary Bowden, an in- structor at the Emily Carr College.of Art alnce 1974, has degrees from the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of California Sanata Barbara. He was president and co-founder of the Malaspina Printmakers Society in Vancouver. His work has been seen in numerous exhibitions and Is represented in public and private collections in North America, He was deeply involved in the design and development of the Print mobile, The Emily Carr College of Art Outreach Program, initiated in 1978-78, now provides non-credit teaching programe (workshops and short courses), children's art exhibitions, in-school residencies, films on art, and printmobile programs to 50 communities in six college regions. Programs for in- dividual communities are recommended by members of focal outreach committees whose members represent various visual arts and educational intereste in the region; local administration is handied by community college personnel, up inquiry in ‘Lettergate’ the University of British Cotumbia, led to an apology three days jater alter Hudson complained she was not the author. “It looks like we'll have to investigate,’ McDiarmid said, ““There’s very little else we can do.” The decision to investigate the Hudson letter follows an “announcement Wednesday by Attorney-General Garde Gardom that Victoria city police will check into allegations that letters to Victoria newspapers were forged. . The letters, printed in the Victoria Times and Colonist. last March, resulted in apologies ia Gardon Townsend, a well-known local New Democratic Party supporter, The letters criticized the performance of former NDP human resources minister Norm Levi. A team of cily detectives began their investigation Thursday morning with a visit to the Colonist, where they interviewed editorial staff about the Townsend letter. The controversy arose in September when if was discovered at least two Social Credit party researchers had counselled parly supporters to use fic- tilious names on letters to yewspaper editors. Use of phoney names, they sald, would confound ver'lfication by editors. Jack Kelly, senior caucus researcher, laler resigned, The other researcher, Ellen MacKay, is on vacation in Guilty VANCOUVER (CP} — A former Bank of Nova Scotia employee pleaded guilty in provincial court Thursday to the attempted theft of $2.8 milllon following a con- spiracy ‘to transfer the money by telephone from a Europe. Ron Greig, a member of Bennett's communications staff, resigned last week and refused to respond:to Ben- hett's questions about his possible involvement in the matter, indicate a hardening of the = ‘federal ‘position in tha protracted discussions with the provinces over oll-price increases, Crosbie said Wednesday: “T think it's a good tlme to face up to the energy price question and get it behind us and get down to the job of getting the country moving again," Clark said today “the time to consult has not ended,” But he hoped to have an energy package put together before the federal-provincial firat ministers’ conference on the economy in early December. “This government wants an agreement but if necessary we'll take the decision ourselves,” Clark said. Asked about reporte the government wants an In- crease in the federal excise tax on gasoline that would Number delays inquests VANCOUVER (CP) — In- uests into more than 20 leaths resulting from a number of aircraft crashes in British Columbia in the last few months won't be completed until ‘well into next year,’’ Vancouver coroner Hal Murphy said Thursday. The backlog is a result of the problems involved. in bringing together the inquest jurors, Transport Canada investigators and other experts needed to testlfy as to the causes of the crashes, he aald. Investigations are under way into 12 crashes in B.C. a9 far this year, nine of which have occurred since Aug. 3), claiming 29 lives. “But it is primarily a matter of investigation,” Murphy said. “It fakes a long time to properly in- vestigate an aircraft ac- cident so an inquest jury would be able to state the cause," ralae the price to $1.30 a gallon, Clark replied that there are a variety of options being considered. Little would be gained by Ontario Premier William Davis’ requeat to put off any decision on price increases until after. the December economic conference, Clark sald. The conference might only be turned into one more forum for opposition to price increases, ' Clark was pressed on the point Thursday in the Com- ‘Mong. But he sought to play down Davis’ opposition to price increases and would only sey talks are con- tinulng. Davia said Wednesday that Ontario strongly opposes the gasoline price jump of between 20 and 23 cents a gallon the federal gevern- ment is reported to have planned by the end of next year. Meanwhile, Hnatyshyn met Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch at a downtown hotel for their latest round of bargaining over the contentious Issue. There was no comment on the outcome of their discussion. Pricing policy inquiry TORONTO. (CP) — The Star says--the federal’: governmment is ready to begin a huge legal inquiry into pricing policies and competition practices of Canada’s four oil giants and 10 other petroleum com- . panies, In a copyright story today, the newspaper says it has learned that the justice ministry, acting on data gathered slnce 1973 by the combines investigation branch, ia hiring lawyers to prepare the government's Case. ‘ One senior source in the consumer affairs ministry told The Star that “(the ministry of) justice is at the charging stage’? in an in- vestigation that involves everything fram the price of gasdline at the pump during the last slx years to prices charged to private gas companies, He said the combines branch — now called the bureau of competition policy —~ has turned over “rooms full of evidence” to the justlce ministry. A spokesman for Justice Minister Jacques Flynn refused to deny that a legal inguiry was imminent. He would not comment on any impending charges. Other sources told The Star that the investigation could easily become the largest series of court cases In Canadian history and would, for the first time, reveal how the oil giants — Imperial, Texaco, Shell and Gulf — set gas prices. Gregory MacDonald, a spokesman for Imperial Oi] Ltd, sald his company was aware an inquiry had been conducted but did not know the reason behind it. He said several company executlves were subpoenaed by (he federal government to testify before the restrictive trades division in 1975. Imperial gave the govern- ment everything it wanted, he said, The company also was aware that an Inquiry into pricing policies was conducted recenty In the Peterborough, Ont., area, hinted but did not know for what Robert Vallance, a Gulf Canada spokesman, sald his company was “aware of a longstanding federal in- vestigation. Price fixing charged HALIFAX (CP) — There is an indication of ‘implicit if not overt’’ price-fixing by major oil companies in evidence gathered by federal combines authorities, Mare Lalonde, former federal Liberal cabinet minister said Thursday. Lalonde, speaking at Dal- housie University, said that an inquiry into possible price-fixing had been tn progress for several years and a report is expected by federal officials next year. Endako workers win right to picket VANCOUVER (CP) — Striking workers at Placer Development Ltd.'s Endako molybdenum mine near Fraser Lake; B.C., have won the right to picket a con- atruction site at another Placer operation after the provincial labor relations board reversed an earlier decision. The board said Thursday it had acted on erroneous in- formation about a contractor when it banned pickets fram Placer's Equity Silver mine near Houston, B.C,, until Dec. 31. Under the board's new ruling, members of the . Canadian Association of Industrial, Mechanical and Allied Workers will be rmitted to sel up picket Ines at the construction site ‘as of Oct. 31. plea in $2.8 million theft Vancouver branch to another bank In Loa Angeles. Margaret Louise Baxter, 32, of Vancouver, and Barry Berenbaum, 49, 8 British- born salesman, were jointiy charged May 23 after an investigation by RCMP FBI agents, an Berenbaum recently pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to attempting to transfer the money to an account he had set up in the Los Angeles Crocker Na-., tlonal Bank. He was sen- tenced to three years in a: California prison. Police said the funds were moved by phone using con- fidential transfer code numbers. Baxter waa originally charged with thei! of the $2.8 million, but Judge G. H. Johnson accepted the lesser plea of attempted theft. A second charge of defrauding the Bank of Nova Scotia of $2.8 million was stayed by the Crown.