hm A 4 i Re | le | Ae YM Four men blocking False Creek 1 saan (@imms a nals id sll — HANNA 121 TERE Ma il | hs AD All Neeaaieat waa TN ne E f) md, IENe Y il. ||| FRIDAY, JULY 31 1953 Liotnik charges Four men, the representatives of four powerful corporations, hold Vancouver — destiny “ rard, charged this week. the narrow, selfish interests of their companies, have decided that False Creek will con’ — tinue to be a slum area, health hazard, smoke nuisance and blight on the city.’ ; Zlotnik . named the four men as Col. H. A. Francis of the CPR, A. H. Hebb of the Great Northern Railway; T. C. Loban of the CNR and C. A. Manson of the BCElectric. ‘in the palm of their hands,”’ A comprehensive federal-provincial-civic plan for development of False Creek (above) could transform a civic eyesore into a model industrial centre, with stone embankments, walks and gardens, Sid Zlotnik, LPP candidate for Vancouver Burrard, charged that four monopoly representatives were blocking all proposals for development of the area. Labor's Annual Event THE 12th ANNUAL United Labor PICNIC SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 CONFEDERATION PARK 4600 EAST HASTINGS NORTH BURNABY A.A. MacLEOD GUEST SPEAKER @ FAMILY BASKET PICNIC Free Balloons for Children on Ground by 1 o’clock ac- companied by Parents. Races for all ages. Wrestling Exhibition. Prizes @ Entertainment Light Refreshments Games © Sports Program Enclosed Playground Facilities for Children. Dad, Mom and kids will all. be there said this week. He Labor’s annual picnic to be real family affair this year By CONNIE MARKS One of the important summer events that the labor movement and its supporters throughout the lower mainland look forward to is the United Labor Picnic— to be held in North Burnaby’s Confederation Park on Sunday, August 9. All the young fry should start getting in trim for the races— egg and spoon, three-legged, and sack—which will start things off with a swing. Theatre passes for the winners should provide the incentive. There will be no big disappointments, however, as all will receive a prize. Tim Buck on CBC hookup August 4. Tim Buck, LPP national leader, will be heard in a national hook- up on Tuesday, August 4, 10.15- 10.30 p.m., when his radio speech will be broadcast over CBC net- work. The Labor - Progressive party, with 100 candidates, has conducted a strenuous campaign for its right to CBC “free time” broadcasts already given to other parties. Mother and dad will get a chance to show what they can do when it comes to driving a spike into a block of wood in a hurry, or threading a needle on the run. There will be theatre passes for these winners, also. There will be ample weenies, hamburgers, corn-on-the-cob, watermelon, ice cream, pop and A. A. MacLEOD Guest speaker at picnic tempting snacks in case you for- get to pack your basket lunch. If you feel in a get-rich-quick mood, you'll be able to stake a claim in the Klondyke Gold Rush, or if in a less ambitious mood, you can try at darts for some of the handsome prizes. The grand stand performance will be opened by folk dancers at 3 p.m. The traditional speech to pic- nickers will be made this year by A. A. MacLeod of Toronto. There will be a puppet show for children and in keeping with the times, an “election” puppet show will be presented. Always a centre of great in- terest, the wrestling exhibition is scheduled for, later in the after- noon. So plan to keep Sunday, Aug- \us 9, open for a wonderful outing that also gives you an opportun- ity to meet all your friends and acquaintances. The picnic opens at 11 a.m. and continues until dark. : To reach the park, take the No. 14 East Hastings street’ car to Kootenay Street Loop at the end of the line. Bainbridge, Duthie, Warwick or Capitol Hill buses will take you the rest of the way. Sid Zlotnik, LPP candidate for Vancouver Bur’ “These modern tyrants, ruthlessly determined to serve only ~ He said they were the key men in the Vancouver Industrial Develop’ ment Commission, an ‘advisory body. “It was this commission which — some two years ago, turned dow the $15,000,000 low-rental hous: — ing project proposed for the north side of False Creek by DI- Leonard C. Marsh, UBC socialo- gist. “Mancouver City Council and Vancouver members of the pro vincial and federal parliaments share responsibility for this sitU- ation. “This is so because the Harbor Board. exercises authority ovel False Creek as part of its harbor area. The provincial governmen owns the bed of the harbor it cluding False Creek, and the fet eral government controls water and surface shipping. The Hal bor Board collects tolls on the traffic in and out of False Creek amounting in the recent perio to some ten million tons a yea! “What is to be the future of the False Creek area? We cal transform it into a splendid se ondary harbor, in keeping wit the new concrete fish dock to be — built just east of Burrard bridge “With imagination, we can est ablish a system of canals ane stone embankments, lined wit! beautiful shrubbery and flower Mos: plots, as in London, Paris, cow and other great cities. smoke nuisance from chimney? of mills and plants can be cUr? ed, and park areas creat serve the needs of the ¢il¥ centre. “Mayor Fred Hume proustt down a storm around his hea® when he proposed that in of the new high-level Granvi street bridge the creek should be filled in, and a system of low level bridges over canals lished. “Three years ago the city hite ed a Toronto consulting engine? .. E. L. Cousins, to make a su In September, 1952, council W * told that it would take anothe’ two years before the TePl” would be completed. Now ae viously, it does not take i. years to prepare a plan for aE development of False creek, # ht though its implementation mi, take a lengthy period. the “During the waiting period alth slums stretch out, the hea menace grows, the smoke ? ance continues, and the remains. Let us get the report. in will be differences of 9 main thing is to get action.’ Lumber operator d seeking loophole ; f Rejection by 33 Coast et and logging operators ° : boost to Coast woodworker oy commended by a conelliat? board may lead to IWA acti f force these “marginal pe to go along with the 1 “to One panies which have agree board’s award. yea ady IWA membership has i no main thing is to get acl soon as possible that W the present festering sore ¢ heart of our city.” nuis” blight n the e| PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JULY 31, 1953 — PAG es tal replac’ :