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Busy voting ‘day
set for province

VANCOUVER (CP) — Budding politicians in the Vancouver
area arelining up in suburban municipalities to make their bids
for power these days.

This was one of the tidbits gleaned from clerks’ offices across ,

British Columbia as nominations for municipal office in 144
municipalities closed at noon Monday.

The lists showed an estimated 470, 000 eligible vaters will be
able to choase from among a record 1,302 candidates seeking 666
positions as mayors, aldermen or school trustees i in the voting

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Electors in 45 municipalities will be asked to vate yes or no on .

money bylaws or referendums worth about $69 million. Capital
Spending on schools would take the biggest chunk at about $37
million.

Vancouver last elected public officials in December, 1970, and
won't have another round until this time next year.

That fact, and the presence of a strong political Establishment
in the city, may account for the large number of candidates
appearing in surrounding communities.

FOUR FOR MAYOR

Coquitlam has no fewer than four men running for mayor and
17 for the four aldermanic seats up for grabs. Port Coquitlam
also has four candidates for the mayor’s chair, while Burnaby
has three men running for mayor and 45 for the five vacant
council seats.

In the total of 112 mayoralty contests across the province, 49 of
the 203 candidates will take office without a fight. These people,
of whom 43 are incumbents, were chosen by acclamation.

A total of 771 candidates are running for the 383 available
aldermanic seats, and another 328 are vying for the 171 school
board openings. ‘A number of these seats were filled by ac-
clamation.

In Kamloops, three candidates have entered the lists to tight
for the mayor's chair left yacant when three-term incumbent

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, i971

‘Birth rate i in B.C...
lower than. 1960

VICTORIA (CP)—The birth rate declined rapidly. in British
Columbia in the last decade, fom 3 births per 1,000 persons in @
1960 to 17.2 In 1970. .

. A study ‘entitled “Fertility Rates in. British. Columbia” -
feleased Monday by Waldo M: Skillings, minister of industrial
development, trade-and commerce, says the decline js indi- §

cative of socio-economic conditions conducive to the. liqnitation _-

of family size.

Between 1951 and 1970, the study says, 8. C. had the highest

population growth rate of all provinces, but at the same time
had the lowest number of births relative to total population.

irths per 1,000 persons—the crude’ birth raté—increased
from 24.1 in 1951 and 28.2 in 1957, but declined rapidly to 16.8 by
1966, Tn 1969 and 1970 the Tates again. increased, but.only mod-
erately.

The advent of the ‘pil? in the early 60s, ‘the declining propor-
tion of married women in the 15-29 years age group, the shift
from rural-or urban residence, the longer. time spent in educa-
tlonal institutions, the increased female participation in the.
labor force, and fewer children per waman ail interact to in-
fluence the decline in birth rates, thestudy says,

Mr, Skillings said the study indicates a continued but slower
decline tothe year 1990 when birth rates will be approaching the’
level of “zero population. growth” or the level at which the -
population would eventually exactly replace itself if there were '
mo net migration. .

WASHINGTON (AP) — = "Idon't smoke, i don't drink,& :

Sporting a white bow tie and
dancing the jig ~.. for

_ photographers, Justus J.D.

Stevens had the time of his life

but F love my women,” he saysiam

with a sly grin. “I don’t feel likeg

IT was over 60." - .
Five times a widower, he

Peter Wing announced last week he would not seek re-election. ed - : _ _ . _ :
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Mr. Wing, who had been facing a fair amount of flak over local : * At 95 he’s tied with Eartha the confererice ends this. week.
issues from his colleagues on council, said six years in office Snowmobiles are usually pictured as travelling the . heads his stock 1972 Snowmobile up one of the 6¢- May Magdalene White of  “T’llget mea housekeeper if I

was long enough and it was lime to get back tohis business. white expanse through the winter country side. degree climbs at Toronto's Canadian National - Jacksonville, Fia., for the title ssibly can,” he says. “It’ 3 too
Mr. Wing, the first person of Chinese ‘extraction to become Julian Cazes, or is it “crazy’’? from La Procatiere Exhibition grounds roller coaster. ride. ; of oldest delegate, lonesome alene.’ led :

mayor of a Canadian city, is one of 16 incumbent mayors not _.

seeking re-election. . :
Up Alaska way, a grudge fight has developed in the border

town of Stewart between Mayor Jan Mcleod and local business-

man Peter Curran.

B.C. committee to
study drug prices

VICTORIA (CP) — Health Minister Ralph Lofimark released
the terms of reference of the provincial drug pricing committee
Monday which has been created to find ways of reducing drug.
costs in British Columbia.

The group is under the chairmanship of provincial drug co- re 7
ordinator E. M. Derbyshire. ; ae, )
The terms of reference show the committee has been in- oe Dp 7
structed to study whether: Os,

—Pharmacists should be authorized to dispense the Jowest
price drug, a lower price drug or any price drug when filling

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—Pharmacists he restricted in advertising practices and their
fees should be published;

—Economies in drug merchandising can be effected by en."
couraging pre-packaging and labelling of contents; - ° .

—Action can be taken to bring prices down ‘for poor. and
pet people and those requiring expensive Anes for Jong
Perio s.

Tax. restructure

VICTORIA (CP) — Premier _ Under the new system, B.C. —
W. A. C. Bennett said Monday will have to.increase its rate of
retroactive legislation will be personal income tax to 30.5 per
introduced in the legislature in cent of the federal tax.
February, to change the British
Columbia tax system to blend B.C. income taxes will con-
with federal tax x changes. tinue to be the lowest in Canada,

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