i ‘ “4 . ' ‘ RAL beth AE ITET ream atom aein, tiiieMel FP . ee om ay won n rea EME wae 8 \ men y nee aoe nd -enq comcast f° Hinge nue wees baie Thurs sday? December 22, 1955, “an tndependent dally hewrpaper devoted ta the upbulidine of Princes Tapert and Northern and Central Britheh Columbia, Member of Canadian Press -~ Audit Bureau of Cirewladorns Canadlan Daily Newspaper Assoclation VPubiiched by ‘The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited JOP MAGOR, President Subseription Rates: abd en By carrier Per week, Wer por manth, $100: per year, 10.00 Auth nrbeed os £ es nee oe . Wy mail--Per month, %er per yeur, $6.00 eecond class mail by the Post: Offfee Depariement Ottawa ete ee ~~ Fish and Power ITH power development versus fishing an issue » of growing importanee to the province, it was ilevitable that the B.C. Fisheries Association should ive attention to it in its brief to the Gordon Royal ( fommission on Canada’s economic future, “Our projections are made for 1980,” the Associ- avion explains, after pointing out the probable de- vefopment of power for B.C, industry from coal, natural gas and nuclear energy. sources Will be available by then are unfor exeeable. We helieve that,the Commission will agree that it would he an insult to humanity to destroy a renew- able food resource for some short term ad vantage that may he gained by the damming of fish-produc- ihe rivers.” Having thus summarised the situation, the As- sbeiation then concedes it is possible after all that paw er and fish can be drawn from the same stream if the Jones eet experiment goes according to ex- pectations. A small tributary in the lower reaches ne emer of the Fraser River, Jones Creek is the location of an — apuficial bed designed to prove two things: (1) that ah aruficial gravel bed ean be built which will be as efficient, or more so, than the natural stream bed in the production of Pink salmon fry; (2) that Pink salmon can be transplanted to a new area and thereby create runs of salmon in off-yvears, An important feature of the experiment is the control of water flow over the beds during periods when it is required. To effect such diversion and cpntrol, a dam is necessary, In the case of Jones Creek it ix a hydro-dam and demonstrates that under _ certain circumstances fish and hydro-power can be developed on the same stream, “There is justification for enthusiasm about pos- sibilities of development on these streams,” the As- sociation says, “Every year that is lost in capitaliz- ing on this new scientific and biological knowledge represents a huge loss in food and income to the country. Accordingly, we urge the government to use what we have termed a ‘business-like’ approach to expenditures on these projects.” The Association's point is well taken, There is every likelihood that science can find an answer to this problem and that if itis diligently applied, B.C. can have its fish and its power, An Echo From Echo Hit other day United States Secretary of the In- terior Douglas MeKay announced that his depart- inant Was dithdrawing a dam at Echo Park, in the Dinosaur National Monument, from its program for developing the Upper Colorado Basin, The decision to eliminate that dam follows spirit- ed controversy over the proposed installation and the astructive effects it would have on a designated parkland, ~ Conservationists in the United States have ap- pdauded the secret: y's nelion as they have a House Hill for furthey stud, ingle: id af inmate authori- dition of the project ws i asia} D ue for insurance sudinst what could be a calumitods and irrevocable | maistike.” leis doubtful if British Columbia's administra: tim has heard the'full debate on this move to pratect wpark from destruction, But the provincial govern: mont shouldn't have to strain its ears to hear an echo fwom Echo, ‘The gist of what was said there has been sid here, but ipparently without the same results to dite, oN —Victorin Times, YI LANE tll ig: CHORIONIC HO: ce ¢ gee: COCO ORO TOE Gifts for Men We Curry a con plete line of Imported Pipes, Clears, Cluarettee und Yohaceo and all ather 4 ‘geonr ee cay