Pend for an immediate Tin Ing with federal fisheries F eee Jack Davis and other eae Tainisters was demanded Bir, eek following an- at Cement by B.C. Packers ca closing its groundfish at Beret, “ its Imperial plant fe Packers is owned by the Ston food empire and the Ing of this latest operation affect up to 200 plarit - Clos «Will Work, ; ers a crewmen, and 60 trawler 4 eck Nichol, United ‘ermen and Allied Workers’ Be pusiness agent, said in a shutdo © Davis that this latest earli Wn, taken together with é €r shutdowns of a number of Mon canneries swells the "y Number of ; Seay in about 1,100, jobs eliminated to In a wire sent to Davis, Nichol asked for manpower minister A. J. MacEachen, industry minister Jean-Luc Pepin, regional economic expansion minister Jean Marchand and Indian affairs minister Jean Chretien to attend the proposed meeting in Vancouver. “B.C. Packers decision to close its groundfish operation is in marked contrast to the expanding utilization of B.C. groundfish held out by former fisheries minister H. J. Robichaud, when he opened the new Imperial plant at Steveston three years ago,”’ Nichol said. ‘‘Now B.C. Packers proposes to obtain its groundfish from the Atlantic coast where public funds are used to buy and hold, surplus ‘fish in a government price support program. } Council takes CPR to Proof 1 Pollutin, that the main culprit in ¥, . pes air, water and € the big corporation F porations a Coquicst. Week when the Port nece, am City council found it inju Ssary to seek a court ~iction to stop the CPR from v “H er © come the replacements!” Crawford in the New Orleans States-Item es . — ee ae ee ee ee ee ee MAIL To PACIFIC TRIBUNE J Wcouver 4, B.C. Nome Address Cash enciosed 0 Special Offer 3 months only $1.00 ~ Bill me Court over pollution “polluting the freight yards in the municipality. _ After repeated attempts by_ city officials to have the railway “company clean up the stench resulting from freight car cleanings piled from four to six ~ feet high left to rot along several hundred feet of tracks, the ‘municipality found it necessary to take court action. The stench from the rotting piles of grain and other materials floated over hundreds of homes. Ditches on CPR property are heavily polluted with waste oil which, according to Alderman Bruce _ Scott, chairman of the health committee, eventually flows into Port Coquitlam’s system posing a threat to the whole municipality. Scott said that the CPR ignored the health regulations of the municipality and failed to act when the situation was brought to their attention two weeks ago. - The council decided that the injunction against the CPR would be the quickest way of forcing the company to act. | 3 MONTHS FOR $1.0 €zz. 3 - 193 East Hastings, drainage ~ UFAWU protests closing of fish plant by Weston “Under such an arrangement, it may well be that B.C. Packers finds it more profitable to obtain its raw material from the Atlantic coast, where it also has large operations, and cheap foreign sources. But this means that a company which holds a virtual monopoly in the B.C. fishing industry is sacrificing future development of the B.C. industry and the men and women dependent upon it in the search for what its president, G. E. Creber, calls ‘maximum profitability.’ “Tf, as the company claims, B.C. groundfish resources have been depleted by foreign trawling operations, that is the outcome of long procrastination by successive governments in proclaiming the 12 mile fishing limit. “But that. claim, and the profitability of B.C. Packers’ groundfish operation on this coast, require investigation by the government, which should be alarmed by this retrograde step in closing an operation upon which the future of the B.C. fishing industry depends.” retired Morrison, naval commander who was the Communist candidate in Victoria _ in the Federal election before the W.E.S. “Eck’’ last one, and a_ former Commissioner in Parksville, entered Lion’s Gate Hospital in North Vancouver this week where he is to undergo tests. His many friends join in sending their best wishes for a speedy recovery. FISH PRICES TOO Canadian Food chai ns rob consumer By H. K. WARREN For years I had been of the opinion that the food industry was one of large turnover and small profits. After three mionths of shattered to smithereens. ‘comparison, investigation and research, my naivete has been rudely : This investigation shows that the unbridled greed for profit by the supermarket food chains actually knows no bounds. I have already shown this in the meat prices, but, this headlong disregard for both the producer and consumer is even more pronounced in the fish industry. Let us show a few examples: Item: Price to Fish’man Cod 7¢ lb. Sole 92 Shrimp meat 1.60 Prawns 50 Crab meat 1.40 Retail ; % over Price _ Prod. Price .79 Ib. over 1,000 % 15 nearly 800% 3.00 nearly 200% 2.55 over 500% 3.00 over 2007 | At the same time that the local retail price for ling cod was 79 cents per Ib., right on the fish doorstep the same company’s food floor in Calgary was advertising it at 59 cents per lb., “flown in daily.” (Calgary Herald July 23rd., page 28). It had always been a matter of great interest to me how the fishmonger, with a small store front and a minimum of stock on display could stay in business on fish alone, but, the above investigation has clearly shown that with less than $50 worth of stock, the fishmonger can do $400 worth of retail business. This callous, headlong greed for more and more profit is well exemplified in the East Coast herring industry where the companies are putting up a struggle with the fishermen, who want an increase of $5 per ton over the present $25 per Yet the least we can buy herring fishermen are being paid $200 per ton for herring, 144 cents per lb. for is 30¢. True, the West Coast ton for herring, but, this is still only 10 cents per lb., and, the retail price is 30 cents. It is not by any chance that the pattern is so consistent throughout Canada from East to West. It is abundantly clear that the pattern is set and maintained by the monopolistic ownership of all facets of processing, distribution and control of practically every food outlet in Canada by the huge combines, largely, in fact mainly, by the George Weston group who own or control 70 percent of the fish industry in British Columbia. There is. no doubt in my mind that the call by the United Farmers of Alberta for a complete investigation into retail prices and merchandising is a correct call, and, I for one would certainly like to be called as a witness at such an investigation. ANNUAL ISLAND LABOR PICNIC POPUL The 14th annual Vancouver Island Labor Picnic and Concert ' —will be held this year on Sunday, August 31 at the Parksville Community Centre. This popular event has grown each year until it has now become one of the highlights of summer activity to which people from all over Vancouver Island and the mainland flock in the hundreds. This year the picnic will AR EVENT feature a salmon barbeque along with an extensive program of sports and games with attractive prizes. Top musical entertainment and a talent show have been arranged. There will be free ice cream for the kids and the youngest holder of a union card will win a prize. Merchants from Victoria to Port Alberni and Campbell River have donated 61 prizes which will go the fortunate holders of picnic tickets. ae Classified Advertising | BUSINESS PERSONALS . COMING EVENTS HALLS FOR RENT AUG. 10 — You are invited to UKRAINIAN CANADIAN’ NEED CAR OR HOUSE IN- a SALMON COOKOUT and CULTURAL CENTRE —. SURANCE? Call Ben 805 East Pender St., Vancou- Swankey at 433-8323 film showing of “CHAPA-_ —“yYEV” on SUNDAY, AUG. 10. ~ at 5 p.m. at 2812 East 18th Ave., Vancouver. $1.50. Proceeds VAN. EAST Election C’ttee. AUG. 17 — Gala GARDEN ~ PARTY and a Report on the WORLD PEACE CONFER- ENCE in BERLIN, & World FEDERATION of WOM- EN’S Conference held in Helsinki by GRACE STEV- . ENS will be held on SUNDAY AUGUST 17th from 2 to 5 p.m. at Mrs. Searle’s at 2157 St. Georges St. in NORTH VAN. Ausp: North Shore _ Peace C’ttee. Everyone welcome. Admission. — ver 4. Available for Banquets, Weddings, Meetings. Phone: 254-3436 or 876-9693.. : S EOPLE’S HOME— Available for meetings, ban- quets and weddings at rca- sonable rates. 600 Campbell! _ Ave. 254-3430. | 2 CLINTON HALL, 2605 E. Pender. Available for han- quets, meetings, weddings,’ * etc. Phone 253-7414. BUSINESS PERSONALS. ~ DRYCLEANING ~ ’ & LAUNDRY Also Coin-op LAUNDRETTE 2633 Commercial Dr. 879-9956 “PACIFIC TRIBUN REGENT TAILORS LTD. — Custom Tailors and Ready-' to-Wear, 324 W. Hastings ‘St. MU 1-8456 or 4441 E. Hastings. CY 8-2030. See Henry Rankin for personal service. | - PENDER Auditorium] (Marine Workers) 339 West Pender - Phone MU 1-9481 Large and Small Halls. - for Rentals E AUGUST 8;1969=-PAGE 7.