. “AGE 2, THE HERALD, Thursday, July 14, 1977 VANCOUVER (CP) — F Trade unions sometimes get a bad name by being greedy at the bargaining table and working people should be alert that this does not happen, Bill King, former British Columbia labor minister, said Tuesday. K’ told a meeting Tf the "| Telecommunications Workers Union that only 43 r cent of B.C.’s work force is organized and they have a duty to bring their non-union colleagues into the ranks of organized labor. “Some unions are interested only in the ‘bargaining table and to hell with the consequences, but I say to that with the power you gain have responsibility,” he said. King (NDP—Revelstoke Slocan) aided that UNFAIR LABELS AGAINST UNIONS ‘union at a unionized shop ou trade unionists ‘ at the bargaining table, you. irresponsible trade. junionists are a minority and said he was not passing any judgment on the tele- communications workers. He also cautioned his au- dience to make sure their union operates in a democratic manner and said unilateral decisions by union officials are another thing that can give unions a bad name. King said unions should be prepared for attempts by members of the Social Credit government. to introduce _right-towork legislation, which would make membership in a voluntary. He said that only Premier, Bill Bennett and Labor Minister Allan Williams fought off attempts to introduce such legistation at the last Social Credit convention and said it would strike at the heart of working peoples’ rights, socred iS up in VICTORIA (CP) — Transport Minister Jack Davis said Wednesday that the reason government ministries are charged so little to fly on government pets is because they are ilted only for’ operating costs. The minister’s answer follows a charge earlier this week from a spokesman for a British Columbia air charter com mpanx that cost figures tabled by Davis were unrealistically lew. The tabled information states that a jet flight between the Okanagan Valley and Victoria carries with it a billing of from $42 to $45. Davis explained that previous to the present’ ial Credit government, individual’ ministries, were | Kot billed for ‘aircraft costs, With all expenses being” absorbed by the transport ministry. “Under the new system, only operating costs are charged to individual user,”’ he said. ‘“They include fuel and wages paid to crew members, On the average, these worked out to 22 cents a passenger mile last year, ‘Capital costs including the purchase cost of aircraft, the cost of buildings, or land, are not charged to individual users, the main reason being that the aircraft in question serve other functions which, on a na pr iority basis or first- asis, include mercy fights Flights needed Mair KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) — Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Rafe Mair said Wednesday that he has not made any unnecessary flights to his home ridin here on a governmen aircraft. air ambulance Figures tabled b * Transport Minister Jac Davis June 29 showed that Mair made 67 flights on overnment aircraft, 47 of em to this central British Columbia city. . Mair said in a telephone interview that the trips were strictly for government business and that there was no impropriety involved. The cost credited to Mair for each flight was $42, but a spokesman for a Vancouver air charter company says it is “absolutely impossible” to operate a jet between the Okanagan Valley and Victoria for that price. Ken Plante, a pilot with Canada Lear Jet Co., said Monday it costs about $500 an hour to operate a Citation jet. A return flight from Victoria to Kamloops would take about two hours. Mair said the figures are a matter involving Davis’ department. cabinet the air “General transport has a lower priority than the three functions listed .:. and no at- tempt has been made therefore to allocate capital costs as between these VANCOUVER (CP) — The cost of derailments on British Columbia Railway’s (BCR) system during 1976 was $2.5 million, say documents filed with: the royal commission inquiring into BCR’s affairs. . Detailed statistics. on derailments are contained in written answers’ to: questions (interrogatories) raised by the commission during its recent: series of public hearings and- “how iled at the commission’s office, ; The written replies, ‘which Provide more detail. on “FORT NELSONLINE WORST. = Derailments cost BCR $2.5 million. areas covered during the public hearings, now are. eing assessed by the commission's ‘staff prior to the resum tion of hearings in. Septem ; The documents also indicate that the railway lost 261,798 man days because of strikes between 1965 and 1976. The worst record for derailments, in terms of mishaps versus mileage, occurred on the 243-mile extension between Fort St. John and Fort Nelson, the muskeg section on which plywood was substituted for ballast: - Records examined at the commission's office indicate ‘that the extension, which handles only. one train each day, recorded 39 derailments in 1976 at a total cost of $788,732. . The. Peace River and Omineca Divisions include about 796. miles of operational track north of - Prince George, including lines to Fort St. James, Takla’ and Lovell in the northwest and Chetwynd, Dawson Creek. and Fort St.John in’ the northeast, During 1976, the Peace New machine tried to combat milfoil KELOWNA, B.C. (CP) — The provincial government has agreed to try ‘cut a new machine on the Eurasian milfoil weeds in- the Okanagan lakes system. A contract was drawn up Tuesday between the overnment and Kelowna inventor Gordon. Jennens which calls for a trial run of his machine on a 25-acre "patel of the weed.. If successful, a further 300- acres of the weed will be eradicated. “Work will start as soon as patent rights have been cleared,” Jennens said ‘Wednesday. B.C. news FROM FEDS | Extra dollars to learn skills © VANCOUVER (CP) — "The'$80 million the federal * vovernment granted Tuesday for postseconda ry education in Britis Columbia will be spent to expand opportunities for youn people to learn marketable skills, Education Minister Dr. Pat McGeer said. The money is to reimburse the province for costs of advanced high school courses originally part of Grade 13, provincial government has argued successfully that grade 12 in this province is now largely equivalent to what was grade 13 in 1967, when the provinces agreed with the ederal government to share the costs of post- secondary—that is, post- grade 12—education. MP Simma Holt (L—Van- couver Kingsway) made the’ announcement at the opening of a new extended care hospital at the University of B.C.. PROGRAMS TO EXPAND McGeer said the payment, : which will be spread over the next three years, will be used to expand programs which will ye young people “marketable People under the age of 25 account for 47 per cent of the unemployed this province, he said. . “(The money) means we . will be expan g all those programs where there are waiting lists and which lead directly to employment.” That includes virtually all vocational and professional training schools, such as the ACQUITTED op INCE GEORGE, B.C, - An prisoner at Prince. George Regional Correction Centre was acquitted Wednesday on a charge of wilful damage arlsing from a riot at the centre in February Robert Orlofsky was acquitted after Judge C.E Lander rejected testimony of two corrections officers because of lightin conditions, distance an obstructions which impeded their view of the riot. Twelve prisoners had earlier pleaded guilty and were sentenced to four to six months each on charges arising from the riot. that were. . UBE medical school, he Ba Cliff Adkins, president of the B.C, Schoo] Trustees Association, said taxpayers, not school programs, suffered as a result of late funding. REBATE AN IDEA *: He said that as a rebate to homeowners and tenants the ‘overnment could return at least $100 a household. - ‘_ Holt also announced that Basford is forwarding a cheque _ for representing the federal government's first interim payment for 1977 for second- language training at the ele- _Mmentary and secondary ‘school levies. No mention was made, however, of B.C.’s claim that a 15 per cent annual limit on increases in. secondary educati ion Peery has been im- operly calculated, ‘ing in the province result ortchanged about. Poacerting possibl¢flcoding problems. v ‘$20 million over the past five It was stated tha dou! ul that an auction could o years. . take place in time f year’s building season, i "$579,260 - The government contract specifies payment for. the number . of acres successfully removed by the machine and says the 25- acre area must by Dec. 31, 1977. An ex- tension of the deadline is allowed if delays occur which are not the fault of Jennens. The limit was one factor delaying the three-month- long negotiations between the government and Jennens. The 25-acre test will probably take place in the orth Arm of Lake Okanagan where the weeds é cleared are most severe, while the . 80-acre site will probably - occurr in the Kelowna area, sald Jennens. The earlier roposals pearing of Eurasian milfeil by diving engineer Wes Maggs of Burnaby, B.C. Karl Marsden, provincial biologist, said that an acre eculd be cleared in five costes for $50 using chemical methods, while mechanical methods took three weeks and cost from $2,000 to $3,000 an acre. Inquiry launched into hotel strike VICTORIA (CP) — Labor Minister Allan Williams said Wednesday he. is optimistic a settlement can be reached in the Hotel Vancouver strike now an industrial inquiry commis- sioner has been appointed. Williams told reporters the fact that both sides agreed 'to the appointnent Bryan Williams of Vancouver to help resolve the dispute indicates a willingness to end the strike. - About 475 hotel employees have been on strike since June 9, Management closed the hotel June 24, blaming their action on ‘increasing violence on the picket lines. The minisfer said the commissioner, appointed earlier Wednesday, was jointly nominated by Hilton Canada = Ltd., which operates the hotel, and ‘Local 275 of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Laurie: Transport and General Workers Union. - A preliminary meeting was held with both sides in the dispute on Wednesday. and further talks. were scheduled for today. NO REQUEST . . The labor minister also said the 'B.C.-Federation of Labor haa not requested a meeting with him over: objections. to two overnment bills which issolve unions. The ° federation is threatening a general strike because legislation before the house would terminate unions at Notre Dame University in Nelson and at the Vancouver Resources Board. "Williams said he has carefully gone over all correspondence to his office and hes found no request for a meeting. and available council meetin Monda: t Alderman cs lane asked abou f the yeh availability of the 28... new lo ots: that were to be put up eon auction this year: . He yaa advised that the Lands Branch . Provincial government was holding release of the land: pending clearanceffrom the Water Resources Board -:. 4 rye otal SESSSHSSHHSSSSSSESSSSHSSAEHESHSSSSSSSSSSSSSESSSSOHSHESHOSSCHSSCHCESCOSESE VERSES PTTTTTITT LTT Yellowhead, Trade Dollars are available at most progressive businesses i in Tourist Region “G” from “Jasper to the Sea” Ask For Them! j Save One -Send One - and maybe even Spend One * Limited edition - Limited time ae Nickel - in Plastic Pouch - Uncirculated Sponsored by: B. C. Yellowhead 16 Travel Association Box 1659, Prince George, B.C. , Bringiig the communities: of Tourist Region “G" together — - for profit and pleasure. CPTTTTTTTITI LITT TITTTTTL Tire irrrirriiriri ty titi ttt tt hed - the overnment had | een accused.of ff. Looe Willams Lake in uring 1976, Cariboo Division reconted 36 derailments ata total c Pot of $1.1 milion. The Cariboo Division, which includes the 462 miles of track between North Vancouver and Prince George, serves the towns of . NORTHWEST = | ' COMMUNITY =| COLLEGE - "Northwest College serves the region from Queen Charlotte Islands to. i ‘ Houston. The major physical facilities are in Terrace, but there are _ substantial programs in the other communities in the College region. <. Tota! full and part-time enrolment is about 1500 students,’ River and Omineca divisions recorded 29 derailments and the costs of mishaps totalled $674,011. , Hele vee | The College has vacancies in the following positions: _ . J INDUSTRIAL RECORDS AND 4 Teaching Industrial First Ald and parts of the . Duties: Business Education Program. a ae anes a. Grade 12 graduation or equivalent. 4 Quolifications: =, 1 of “AA Industrial First Aid certifiente c, industrial First Aid Instructors certificate e d. A wide background in business or industry 2» with some supervision = experience .3 '@. Post secondary training in management or z accounting would be an asset. ie Appointment Date: august 15, 1977, or as soon as possible. 7 Further information may be obtained from Mr. R. Kilborn até635-6511, i INSTRUCTOR ENGINE REPAIR | | 4 ; Duties: To teach a pre-employment course covering aut ’ components of both 2 cycle and 4 cycle mari e, . 7 engines and. components used in the maribe: a industry. Candidates must have extensive experience ir in, repair of: 7 - 2 cycle marine engines . ; - 4cycle gas engines and marine cooling systems « propulsion and related equipment. Term of employment: September 6, 1977 to April 28, 1978. Further information may be obtained from Mr. Fred Wilson at 635-6511. : Qualifications: To teach basic walding to persons in related: certificates or equivalent. Extensive experience in the welding trade. ' Mobile Duties: occupations e.g. farmers, mechanics, truckers. : no . The course will include both Manual. Metal J Are welding and Oxy-Acetylene procedures. | ‘7 ‘Qualifications: Department of Public Works No.1 and Nos ’ Job location: program = in | MOBILE ! College ‘region. To teach the principles and maintenance of bot Duties: ~ mobile and industrial hydraulics including: So _, Fluid Principle 8 Troubleshooting ot - | Preventative Maintenance Qualifications: Minimum of 5 years experience in both mobile and industrial hydraulics. Preference will be given to those with Heavy’ Duty, Miliwright, or equal certification. Terms + of employment: x. later than September 15, W977 to March ", Further information may be obtained from Mr. ard ‘Fren Wilson at 6354511. | mo The College requires a B.7.S.D. instructor to teach Math, English, and Science to a Grade 10 ‘ equivalency in Hazelton, Port Simpson, Kit- wy segukla and Kitamaat Village. & a. A valid teaching certificate b. The ability to communicate with adults al various ages. Term of em t , ment; Senerally October 3 to March 10. Starting and Ployme finishing dates may vary slightly according * toy . Weeal condition. BASIC J0B READINESS TRAINING : ABJLR.T. instructor Is required for a course to . be heldin Hazelton. Duties will include life skills _and vocational counselling and teaching of some 8.T.5.D. curriculum. ‘Qualifications: a. The ‘ability to communicate with adults of various ages, b. Formal training In Life skills counselling. | c. Teaching experience, : Qualifications: a Term of employment: sonar 13 1977 to November 4) 77 COMPETITION CLOSES FOR ‘ALL POSITIONS: July 20, 1977 - SALARY FOR ALL POSITIONS: tn accordance with the College Vocational 1 seate: depending on qualifications and experience. . u APPLY FOR ALL POSITIONS 1 T0: mo The Principal - Northwest Community College * Box 726 Terrace, B.C. VaG 4C2