OC” 2 OI Xy «), Peter Poole, Terrace, writes: The Possible development of the Kem- ano II dam is of concern to both en- ronmentalists and non-environ- Mentalists alike in northwestern British Columbia. The consequences should be con- idered before such a vast and po- €ntially destructive project is car- tied out. Primarily, what environ- | Mental damage could be caused by | this proposed dam? Many of the | Tivers that are involved are presently ' Spawning grounds for various spe- | cies of salmon and trout. The area | 1S excellent recreational land and al- , 80 supports many types of wildlife. _ 4» There is also an important eco- “nomic aspect to the issue. Tourism Accounts for many jobs in the area | these as well as the Indian food fish- | ry could be adversely affected by _{ the proposed dam. IGN AT TELKWA, B.C. . . . protesting Kemano il dam proposal. Public should decide future of Kemano Il 88 does thé Pacific fishery. Both of ” Parallel with Iranian a —Hal Griffin photo To date, groups of concerned people throughout the area have been mobilizing to fight the con- struction. They have asked such pointed questions as: What, if any will be the benefits to this area? Since most of the power created will be surplus to Alcan’s needs, will the remainder be sold at low rates to appease the gluttonous appetite of - the U.S.? Must more and more of our wilderness be sacrificed for “progress?’? Who will profit from this enormous project? And who will make the final decision — Al- can or the government of B.C.? In the end, we, the people, must decide whether Kemano II will be “Built or not because itis a decision ~ that affects all of us. If the will of the people is not followed, then let’s not kid our- selves any longer that we live in a democratic system. Gerry Olsen, Vancouver, writes: Use of Janice Harris’ review in the Tribune Dec. 7 (Touchstone’s oe hball a work not to be missed) I , tt miss the terrific production t the Janus Theatre of Highball. . Y father and his two brothers 5 4 gypo logging outfit up the ae M the 1930s, the era which ree W the production depicted. ’g old enough to notice how log- ELEANOR MARX, 4 Vols. |, Il bY Yvonne Kapp. Vol. | 6.50, Vol. II 8.75, paper- PEOPLE'S CO-OP BOOKSTORE CHRISTMAS SPECIALS Play and review praised — gers dressed and acted in those days, I could see how Highball was so masterfully performed. My fa- ther used to tell stories about Johnny on the Spot which the play brought to life. I hope we will get to see more en- tertaining colorful stories of people and the work they do. My thanks to Janice for the re- view. WE STOOD TOGETHER “Eirst-hand account of Dramatic events in Canada’s Labor Past. By Gloria Montero. $9.95 ction seen Carl Warder, Langley, writes: As I write this the so-called Iranian cri- sis continues. This action by Iranian students has been condemned by al- “most -everyone as illegal, without precedent and not comptabile with relations between states not at war. I would like to mention that only a matter of weeks ago, Americans were holding a Soviet plane and about 60 hostages, including a Sov- iet ballerina. This took place in New York and the reason was to deter- mine if the ballerina was prepared to become an American citizen. This action was also without prece- dent and illegal by any standards of normal behavior between nations not at war. Similarities between these two in- cidents are quite numerous. Neither action has any basis in international law; both are without precedent; and both have the backing and con- sent of the heads of state in their re- _ Spective countries. However, the similarities .end there. It seems the Iranian people are backing the actions of the stud- ents who are demanding the return of the shah. I don’t recall any dem- onstrations by the American people backing the actions of their govern- ment in relation to the hijacking of the Soviet plane in New York. Only after three days was the plane and the hostages, including the ballerina, allowed to leave. Yet she had broken no laws in the U.S. or the Soviet Union. The whole in- cident left egg on the faces of the U.S. government officials who were involved. ~The lranians$ itsseemss would ‘be quite satisfied if the shah were ‘re- turned to Iran. Unlike the ballerina, he has committed crimes against the Iranian people. He should be sent back to face trial by his own people. The fact that he was admitted to the United States was an affront to the Iranians and a provocation. On balance, | think the Iranians are more justified in their illegal ac- tions against the shah than the U.S. was, in its illegal actions against the ballerina. In any event, I am outraged by both these events and I hope the Ir- anian crisis is soon resolved with no loss of life. N.S. labor fed vows fo halt Michelin bill More than 350 delegates .to an emergency convention of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labor gave a unanimous mandate to the ex- ecutive council to call a general strike if the To.y government enacts its trade union act amendments bill, known everywhere as the ‘‘Mich- elin’’ bill. _ Gerald Yetman, secretary of the labor federation, had earlier declared that if it took a general strike to defeat the bill, ‘‘then there will be a general strike.’? The con- vention vote reaffirmed the of- ficers’ stand. The Michelin bill, which would amend the Nova Scotia Trade Union act, would require any union striving to organize a plant which the government deemed to be in- terdependent with other of the com- pany’s operations, to organize a majority of the workers in all of the plants. GERALD YETMAN Te | ee takes a general strike, then there will be one.:’ Michelin Tire Ltd., a French multinational,-:is-virtuallysthe only company which fills the description in the legislation and the bill has been seen universally as a deliberate attempts to smash the 10-year organizing drive of the United Rub- ber Workers Union (URW). Michelin already has two plahts in Nova Scotia and had hinted that a third might be built. The an- | nouncement of construction plans came the day after the introduction of the contentious bill in the legislature. Although the URW has not yet succeeded in organizing Michelin’s Bridgewater plant, it has already held a certification vote in the Graf- ton plant and the ballots are waiting to be counted. : But if the bill passes, it will be retroactive and the democratic rights of the Grafton workers will be effectively abrogated. Michelin has already received an estimated $75 million from various government sources and _ twice before, it was the beneficiary. of special legislation protecting it from union organizing efforts. In 1971, when the tire company set up shop in the province, the then Liberal government convened a special session of the legislature to pass a bill making it illegal to picket the Michelin construction site. ELECTIONS Continued from page 1 finance minister John Crosbie, call- ing it a ‘‘recipe for disaster’. The main features of the Tory budget which precipitated the elec- tion are: @ Massive increases in the price of oil which will see the average automobile driver pay $150 more for gas in 1980 than 1979. The price of oil would increase by $1 per bar- rel Jan. 1, rising to a $4 per barrel increase by the end of the year, and _by_$4.50 per barrel each year after until 1984. Natural gas prices, pegg- ed at 85 percent of oil prices, would also rise at the same rate. 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