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BY OUR

ICTORY
ANQUET

UNE 12

By ERNIE CRIST

and ue have now arrived at the last leg of the financial drive
€ still need $5,000 to reach our target of $19,500.

S the countdown to our Victory Banquet begins we
ave 12 press clubs which have reached their quotas
More within shooting distance.
© Salute the clubs who have reached their targets
y those who have gone over.

Press si future of this paper however, depends not only on a few
all club abs reaching and going over their quotas, but whether
S can do so and to what extent.
the Bi, amount pledged by the press clubs at the beginning of
ve falls far short of what we need to carry on.
eVerywh Current inflationary pressures — rising costs
aN enor ee brought on by the Trudeau government have put
meus Strain on our already over-extended budget. _
the p addition to various increases in the cost of our operation

in the ¢

ee
: budgeted for and must be raised in this Drive.

Clubs ruts a special responsibility particularly on those
Which are stil] lagging at this point. It is to these clubs,
» that we now make a special appeal to put their

itt ders to the wheel and tomakea last-greateffort:

their se clubs which are lagging can substantially improve

Bart resent standing in the time left to them if they utilize the

tickets, 'g time to the full and make a real effort to sell contest

inet Contest tickets can be sold has been proven
1cally by many individuals and Press Clubs.

fultitleg on those clubs and individuals which have already

a

2 Sa them to maintain their fine work and continue their

best 1 1on for top honors — the winning of the shield for the

Club in the Drive.

entry ae in recognition of the twin anniversary of B.C.s
Ve ° confederation and the 50th anniversary of our

t, arrangements have been made to present

Ngraved anniversary buttons to all Press Builders:

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has just received notification of a substantial increase -
Ost of printing. These additional expenses have not ~

their pledge, or as in some cases gone over it, we

ot a Silver, and $100, Gold.

Get Your Tickets Now!

for the

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Group Departs Vancouver, June 26

Contact:

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[TED HARRIS |

Rapid transit or freeways?
—priorities face taxpayers

freeway system with the
Georgia viaduct as the key hub.

By WILLIAM TURNER

The battle for rapid transit. or
freeways in Vancouver is
shaping up into a major
confrontation with priorities as
the main objective. Two
opposing camps, with city tax-
payers on one side favoring rapid
transit now face an array of real
estate and monopoly interests
pushing for freeways.

The strategy of the latter lies
in attempting to neutralize the
rapid transit argument by
countering with misrepresenta-
tion and camouflage. The tactics
adopted strengthen this
contention if one reviews the
facts.

The provincial government’s
conditions for a grant of $27
million for approaches for a
third crossing is conditional upon
a link-up with Highway 401.
North shore civic leaders have
indicated preference for a tunnel
across the Inlet as proposed by
Vancouver’s Mayor Tom
Campbell, but are careful to play
down that the cost of the
crossing estimated at $147
million will be recouped by toll
charges.

Interesting to recall that the
promise of a third crossing to be
financed by the federal govern-
ment was conjured up as an
election promise to the voters of
North Vancouver during the last
Federal election by Liberal MP.
Jack Davis. As a sop to the
demands for rapid transit the
federal government has
grudgingly agreed that $11
million of a third crossing is
reserved for rapid transit right-
of-way, thereby placing the main
emphasis on the movement of
automobiles.

It is in this context of political
gimmickry that the priorities of
freeways as opposed to rapid
transit is being advanced by
powerful monopoly groups in the
city. The third crossing of the
inlet, be it bridge or tunnel, is
seen as the integral link of a city

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From this central point
connectors will link up with the
waterfront, going north and
westerly, while plans are well
advanced for a freeway link
through the eastern section of
the city.

The push for freeways is
geared to the development of
privately-held land holdings
controlled by monopoly and real
estate interests. Freeway
priority in their book points to
quick and profitable returns on
their investment. The city
taxpayer is being bilked and
hoodwinked into believing that
freeway priority is an essential
part of a rapid transit system.

The hidden clincher lies in the
fact the taxpayer is being soaked
$400 million for freeway
construction while real-estate
promoters stand to skim off the
cream.

In the forefront is Project 200
controlled by CPR’s Marathon
Realty, with extensive land
holdings covering the shores of
False Creek. On the North Shore
plans are in the making for real
estate speculators to construct
high-rise apartment complexes
skirting the waterfront from
West to North Vancouver.

There is a mounting body of

opinion which questions why the
haste for freeways in view of the
experience of cities like San
Francisco and Los Angeles?

Rapid transit or freeways is
the choice that Vancouver must
make, and quickly, before
further delay increases
construction costs of rapid
transit facilities.

Initial steps would involve
servicing the downtown sector
branching along Kingsway, the
heaviest traffic corridor. There
should be no third crossing of
Burrard Inlet as part of the
freeway link. The existing
crossings are quite adequate to
accommodate the present flow
of auto and bus traffic.

The plan of the Greater

’ Vancouver Regional Board for

rapid transit to the North Shore
could be facilitated at a later
date through construction of a
crossing for the passage of rapid
transit only. Estimates place the
cost of such an undertaking at
$40 million as compared to $147
million for the proposed third
crossing.

Further plans for freeways
must be hoisted, and priority
given to a start on construction,
downtown, for rapid transit
facilities.

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$2.00 Students $1.00 Proceeds
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DON’T MISS
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FOR THE CONTROL OF
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JUNE 6 — KEEP THIS DATE
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Coffee & refreshments. Adm.
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welcome. Ausp: Bill Bennett.

NOTICES

SOCIALISM! Pick the fruits
off trees from the SOVIET
UNION. Plums, Apricots &
others. For every donation to
the ‘PT’ you can get a tree.
We need you help! Contact
BOB TOWLE at 433-0034.

JUNE 5 — SOCIAL EVEN-
ING with SLIDE SHOWING
on EAST GERMANY by BEN
SWANKEY. SAT., JUNE 5th
at 8 p.m. at 2086 QUALI-
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HALLS FOR RENT
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PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1971—PAGE 11

PLEASE SAVE RUMMAGE
to help the CHILDREN of
VIETNAM. Sale Date to be
announced later. Call 876-
0041.

THANKS to all friends and
Comrades for their expressed
sympathy on the recent pass-
ing of WALTER WIGGINS.
On behalf of the Family I

_ wish to thank all who con-
tributed in his memory to the
CANV.&:

Margaret Wiggins