WEATHER Mm Gale warning. Cloudy. with Bhowers, lttle change in €emper- ture, might. e’riday 38 and 48. No. 19 : VOL. XLVH, Winds southeast ‘20. to- Low tonight and high Published at Canado’ s ; Most Strategic P Pacific. Port - — 2 And Key to the Great Northwest VUR UF ‘HMiE SEVEN children cnrolled at the Prince Rupert chool For Retarded Children Mnstructor Mrs. Jou Ridsdale and her assistant Mrs. A. E. Boyle. . Start Photo by Howard Phillips Stor y on n page three.) are pictured above with Head A request by the striking B.C. pulp and paper unions for a meeting to resume negotiations with “It has now been publicly announced that the mions have asked to meet with the companies at 30 tomorrow (Friday) morning and that the com- anies have agreed to this meeting.” An earlier Canadian ntnion delegates, headed by Press story said that the John Sherman, vice- but that no announcement concerning the discus- pions: had been made, CME district found aut last year the Mounties we petting better Cgthan ever at ‘petting their man, | Port Edward police — court Hhanclled 10 citses last year, an Increase of 45 over 1966. OF these QOd were charpes involving traf- Hic offences ns compared to 75 qieuch eharges in 186, i Port idward RCMP Kh ment which covers oa distriet, sbrutehinkg from Princes Rupert. Cihy Jimdts to on potnt between Hee wills wid Sulvus lavestipated Va0O necldents with a total dane OF SIT824 last year, Avernpe coat ol was $822, Oosthliest neeldout near ‘Tyee May 16 enused $4,500 diumuge bat Wo bajuries, ‘Phere ware ne ta- ‘Uiybittos during the your, Whies totalled $4,100, court costs $00, Trakie atfonders priel Wmore than helfot the nes with 82,0035, ' Theft Victim VANCOUVER QA vinitor Fram Prince’ Rupert lont Shey tou room. prowling thie! Wed. nondiy, ‘Frod Dowdle told potioe the oOo Wak ikon from bis wile Inf while he slept inoan un. “Vooked room ina Nebson Abroat hotel, dotaech- WH nechdant Assault Charge Brings $50 Fine Martin guest, 116 leventh Street, was Chied $60 or in do- fuult of payment sontenced to 30 days fuprisonmen, when he plended guilty da olty pallee court this morning to a charge of common vassal. Pollee tald) Magistrate IT. Applewhalte Guest attacked Bru- ho DIVant, of Prince Rupert tn a elty oontortadnment hill last night and struck him in the mouth, Also appearing dn court was Willing Wisse of Kibbmat, ac- cused of breaking a whidow Inu elty hotel Deecambor 10. Ho plondad gidlly te on charge Of wilfully causing damage ane was floed $6. He wis also ore clered fo muke reatibutlon for the window, 0 nae e eperre erm ey: CARACAS, Vonesualit. (4) ~ President Marcas Peres Jinin- ww Hed from Venekuole today, butt now toodshad marced the wa publla jublation whieh followed the detaten's down. fall, —T Utilities Commission on its ap- (plication ‘fore rate Increase, the “fsiune-year, the city af Prince Ru- _ its financial positlon, ‘to: under- expenditure necessarily involved ‘in furnishing new facilities re- iquired to meet the growing de- ;trics Light and Power Depart- iment to the Power Corporation |GROWTH VERSUS FACILITIES NBC Power Outlines History Since 1928 Incorporated as a private company in September | 1928, the Northern British Columbia Power com- pany Ltd., has had a precarious career, a9 save dna In its submission to the Public vcompany ‘brief states that’ Ahi the: “pert found itself unable, due to take “the considerable capital mand for electrical energy in the area.” 5 Under an agreement dated March 1, 1929, the city sold the plant and equipment of ‘its Elec- of Canada. FIRST SERVICE. 1930 The assignment of the city’s clectrical department assets to the Northern B.C, Power Com- pany was completed on or about February 1, 1930 and following the assignment Northern B.C. Power Company was converted into a public company. That was the beginning of NBCPC's service to the residents of Prince Rupert. The rates charged then are the same to- day. Prior to that the NBCPC | had already acquired an interest in the International Electric Company Ltd, of Stewart and the International Electric Com- | pany Ine, of Hyder, Alaska. | COMPLETE RIVER PLANT | VWirst work undertaken by the | company wis completion of the hoyviro-electric generating plant at Talls River which had already been started by the Power Cor- poration of Canada Ltd. A trinsniussion line was ecreeted to earry power from Falls River to Prinee Rupert, a distance of 45 niles, This plant went into operation In December, 1980, In November, , 1060 NBCPC bought a drydock steam pliunt of 2,000 kw rated capnelty from the Grand Trunk Pacifle Develop- ment Co, Ltd, and proceeded to Install three diesel-electric units eneh having a rated capacity of 8B kw. In 1963 a further diesel unit of 1,070 kw capuclly was Install- ed ‘and began operation, REBUILD POWLR HOUSE In 1066 a new unit and power house were installed at Shawat- ‘ total luns to replace the original unit and power. house which were destroyed by fire. The new: Jagriit, has:-«. capacity of: 1,800, wet ‘at Tall pana.” PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., "THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1958 | } ; i. ; ; OW R Rat tes | With Proposed Ones . C Compared | “Comparison of proposed electricity. rates as applied for by ihe Northern British Columbia Power Company, with .thosé which ‘have:been in effect since ‘the company started ‘business: in| 1929 is shown below. “The rates are’ strictly ‘tentative, They are “merely ‘higures’ arrived atiby the company to gain additional finances to increase its production capacity, raise extra’ capital for expansion and. earn what the company ‘terms a “fair return” for its investors. ' @ntil approved, aiter investigation, by the Public. Utilities Com- mission ‘they are merely proposed rates, © “The NBCPC has provided City Council with the brief it sent to the PUC together'with an amended rate schedule as: submitted “with the brief. Council will study a 2 report on the Proposed. rates, and Harvey are now: preparing a. “in the near future. DOMESTIC RATE COMPARISON e (No Water Heater) © - EW) Hrs, ~ Used 50 | 100. 150 200 250 © 300 ‘350° 400 ° 450 500 | _ Present | ' Bil 2.60 3.60 4.60 5.60 | 6.60 7.60 8:60 9.60 10.60 - 11.60 Proposed. Rate ."° . 3.45 4.70 12.60 13.60 14.60 - 15.60 Also installed has been 13. kw} . ids substation to Port Edward. At present the NBC Power Co. is supplying power to the City. of; Prince Rupert, Porpoise Harbor, Tuck Inlet, Morse Basin, Wain- wright Basin, Kaien, Digby, Wat- son, Ridley and Lelu Islands, ‘Stewart and Hyder. The brief points out that the physical characteristics of the north British Columbia coast area creates difficulties “not ex- perienced by utilities furnishing comparable services in other parts of British Columbia. ROUGH COUNTRY “In particular, the Falls River transmission line is highly vul- | nerable to outage from snow, rock slides, and falling trees and is exposed to dangers inherent in the Skeena crossing that con- stitutes a very vulnerable link in the provision of — electrical energy.” The brie? states that the in- erease in usage during the past 10 years is 16,360,000 IKWIE or an average yearly increase of 1,036,000 KWH per year. For the past five years the inerease was 10,295,000 IWH, bub this period includes two yours of extraordinary de- mand and the apparent average Increase of 2,050,000 KWH per year ds not ao truly accurate menusure of the trend in growth. Based on five months of ree- ord the increase for 1957 will probably nol exceed 1,880,000 WWH, ’ The company asserts that the loud increase hns been caused by the growth of the fishing Indus- try, the establishment and ex- pansion of the pulp mill of Co- lumbia Cellilose Company Ltd., and the increased export of eridn and forest products, POPULATION GROWTH “The cammercha expansion in the area has In turn produced a Substantial inerenase tn the per- manent population, (Continued on "Page 6) Sev — NBC POWER. VANDERIHOOM, B.C, rants hore, more,” he anid, RCMP OFFICER DENIES CHARGES OF INTERIOR DISCRIMINATION Q—Opl, charge of the ROMP detachment here, said) Wednesday there has been no reoent diserbnination againal Indians by restau. D. Ch. Wins, offlver tn “wo did have it a few yours ago, bub it doesn't exist ny Lawyer Polor J, Henslowe of Prince Gearge, 30 miles east of hore, sald Monday some of the restaurants are reftuatng to Korve Indlin customers, Hls statement was supported by Mrs, Musla Hurley, publishor of a newapaper for Indtana. feeder linc from Galloway. Rap-! 3 60 ‘4.60 5.60 6.60 7.60 8.60 9.60 10.60 11.60 12.60 13.60 14.60 15.60 16.60 17.60 18.60 19.60 20.60 1000 21.60 H.W. Hrs. Revised Used Rate 50 3.45 100 4.70 150 © 5.95 200 7.00 250 8.00 300 9.00 350 10.00 400 11.00 450 12.00 500 13.00 550 14.00 600 15.00 G50 16.00 700 17.00 750 18.00 800 19.00 850 20.00 900 21.00 950 22.00 1000 23.00 G20 TE QO Oy ‘B20 “9,20 "10.20 11.20 12.20 13,20 15.20 16.20 17.20 18.20 19.20 20.20 - 21.26 22.20 23.20 24,20 25.20 Total Revised ‘Bil 9.95 11.20 12.45 13.50 14.50 15.50 16,50 17.50 18,50 19.50 20.50 21.60 22.50 23,60 24,50 25.50 26.50 27,50 28.60 29.50 6. 50 6.40 6.50 6.50 6.60 6.50 6.50 6.50 City Bus Line Turned Down On Kitimat-Terrace Service Two applications, one by the Canadian National Transporta- tion Company and one by a Kithmat transportation firm asking permission to operate one-dally-each way trips bebweon Terrace and Kitimat have beon granted by the Utilities Commission Motor Carriors branch, A Princo Rupert transporta- tlon firm's application to oporite n onco-dally-cach way trip bee tween this olty and Kithnat has been resected, 1 was lcarned here, Uichard Singmaster, mian- ager of Neal Uvans Transportay tion Company, in a telephone call to The Dally Nows tast night satd that the Prince Ru- port flem's bid was rejoctod on the bavis of the PUC's doolsion that “there ts no suffislont tride or xoolal intercourse be- tween Pringe Muport and Kitl- met,” Mt. Singmaater said the PUC granted .the CN Transportation two bug licenses and one to the Kitimat Transportation Com- puny to operate a daily bus serv- leo on cach Jigence between Tor- race and Kitimat. Use of 37- passenger buses ix proposed. Approval of the CN trans. portation bus application was granted subloot to the approv- al of the Board of Transport Commissioners of discontinue. tlon of the ONIUs Terrace to Kitimat pamenger train serv~ leo Wnd ts to wtart on or before Mareh 1, Mr, Singmastor nulel that the Noal Uvans Transportation Coa,’s appllention for a frolght service botween Prinve Rupert and Kitl- mat was rojected for the sume reason as the bus application, 2 ve i victoatA, B, C. ae 2 oo Zo PIT Power Company. ° The Northern Bc. Power com-. pany filed on application -with the Public Utilities Commission :n December. |. , City auditor . ‘Bcott. McLaren, City Clerk-Comptroller R.“W. Long and City. solicitors Brown report on the proposed’ rate schedule for: ‘Presentation ‘to. council, T. B; Black, manager of the : Nor.hern B C. Power: Company «|, Ltd., states that, the - rate. schedule, | ‘as presented - to_ council.is “strictly: - tentative of un:il investigated. and approv- ed by the PUC,” ~ ' Under the proposed schedule, if approved, . . (a) There will be no ‘flate rate for water heaters installed. | after the new rates g0 ‘into ef~ fect; (b) The new flat rate “for water ‘heaters already. installed rate | pose; | schedule. an ‘outline © cof”. power.” usage,’ graphs, balance ‘sheets and. pro- hi . acquired; - ne mo oe) Record | of. past: earnings on}: the existing - rate schedule show}... | that the NBCPC is “quite unable to provide from its own resources the capital required for this Pury *@ The. Power Corporation of Canada, Lid., parent company of NBCPC is unwilling to. continue to finance the NBCPC or to pro- vide funds to provide facilities on the basis of the existing rate- @ The Northern B.C. Power Company needs $150,000 in work- ing capital to carrying on its business and carrying out ex- pansion. @ If the increased rate sched- ule is approved the Power Cor- poration of Canada Ltd, may make a further advance of $350,- 000 to NBCPC; @ To obtain the finances re- {in the foreseeable future. | ete wh wea re wea iy Adana ite Pridey, January i, 1988 « Pacitic Standard ‘Time), High sacssroenenees 4: 01: 2041 ‘teet: ae be (16:02 | 22. feet .. 10: 07. Nong: feet: . 5 ‘feet. “PRICE, FIVE CENTS | jhe “By DICK AYRES | ‘Editor of The Daily News. An overal] rate i increase’ of ee 33 pe cent is being sought by the N orthern: British Columbia will jump from $3.00 per mont to $6.50; ocean ao ! tic “power. ‘consum er ‘using: 50: kilowatts: “with sno: water- heater ‘ ; water heater) ‘using 360 ‘kilowat who paid. ‘$8. 60: undi rate will pay $1 '(e) (A. hhouseho ; heater) using . 250 ‘| the: er ‘the rate pay. ate 50 fo heater’ for. a ‘total: of | $9. 95. using. “450 “dlowatts ‘ an a heater ($3.60) - unde rates and paid ‘ae tot at $6. 50 ‘would pay i) ‘total 1918: 50; tion system’ at ‘an ‘est. cost of $523,400.70 es : ‘The NBCPC also plans: further expansion of production ‘facilit-. ies. to meet the system: growth, governed bythe nature and To. : ¢ation of possible .developme ent. The installation of an ad="°- ditional diesel unit is required in: order that adequate emergency supply of power will be available at all times to meet system re~, quirements, especially during the four winter months.. During those four months production from hydro plants canbe 're- stricted by bad weather dnd when’ transmission lines in win- ter time are more vulnerable to quired for future development a Unit Needed For The brief stressed that the in« stallation would provide neces- sury protection for continuity of, service to Industrial, commerclal and residential customers, “The unit is required to be ‘Yeady for operation ot the ear- “Hiest possible date to offseb pos- sible disruption of service” the Public Utilities Commission was informed. In its fivoeyenr program of repalr, Improvement and. exten- sion the company plans to spend $205,300 on transmission Jnas, $220,000 the distribution sys- tem, $44,000 on substations, $64,- 100 for work on miscellancoug plant and equipment for a tota) expenditure of $623,400, The apptication is based, the ‘brief states, on the submission that the rates now permitted for each class of service are untalr both to the consuming — public and to tho NBC Power Co. “Such rates are unfair to the publle in that they preclude the Installation of facilities Jmmod- intoly required in order to furne Ish adequate sorvice and untalr to the utility In that they do not permlt a reasonable return on the appralsed value of tts prop- orty,”’ the brief submits. Quoting from a report made in July, 1043 while British Oolum- bin Rullway Company rates wera belong investigated, the briot mutntalned: . flr rates to the vonsumer are, inseparably connected with nw fatr retuvn to tho utility for the reason that if a utility is not niiowed a faly return on {ts ine natural hazards. Protection ry on the business cannot be’ ‘oh: tained except at higher rates:of ‘Jnterest, if at all. This means a higher cost of money, hence higher rates to the consumer.as rates are bullt upon cost of pro- viding service,” The company claims. in the: brief that the situation which prevalled in 1051 when it last applied for a rate increase, no longer prevall. “In order that the applicant may be In a position to malntain its credit and attract the neces- sary capital required to improve the service and provide facilities that will be adequate to meet tho demand of the public for service, it ls essontial that It bo granted the authority and approval (of the rate Increase) applied for,” the briot stated. r U.K. Ship Leaves The ain 4 freighter MS Stylehurst loft Prince Rupert harbor this morning for the United Kingdem with a curgo of 10,000 tone of No. 1° foed barley, a government = grain elevator spokesman sald. NOW... in 1 tablet. dally 9 Vitoming +12 Minwols em REXALL Z SUPER PLENAMINS| Fy Ae. 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