y x THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER May 6, 1970 Gerry Soroka, Editor, The ‘‘Greensheet”’ The Hon. J. V. Clyne Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MacMillan Bloedel Limited, Vancouver, B.C. Dear Mr. Clyne: Please forgive this im- position. It is not often that I bother important people with letters. But I thought you. would not mind since every week you are kind enough to send me one or two neatly- typed speeches and other tidbits of information which rarely exceed two or three thousand words in length. This information is not solicited by me and I must get it because you probably realize how much trouble it is to put out a paper every week. Thank you very much. Now if I can get down to business. The White Owl people are offering a handsome sum of $5,000 to anyone who has done something positive to save the face of Canada. A White Owl public notice says that “‘some people say pollution is inevitable, in- NDP NOMINATES NEALE FOR MAYOR C. P. (Paddy ). Neale, Secretary of the Vancouver Labour Council, was nominated by acclamation by the Vancouver Area Council of the NDP of B.C. to » ¢ JIM MITCHELL BUSINESS AGENT Local 1-424 has announced the hiring of Brother Jim Mitchell of 100 Mile House as a business agent replacing Brother Doug Edwards who has returned to the unit. Brother Mitchell, formerly a member of the _ In- ternational Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper mill Workers, has been very active in 100 mile House area, being Plant Chairman of Canim Lake Veneer, and being the representative to the ‘Local Executive Board. stand as their candidate for mayor of Vancouver in the December civic elections. Neale was nominated at a convention of the Vancouver Area Council of the NDP of B.C. attended by about 85 delegates and held on July 18 and 19 at the Steelworkers’ Hall. Neale is well-known as a spokesman for ‘‘the majority of citizens who are not represented at City Hall by the real estate developers.”’ The Vancouver Area Council also elected: Angus Macdonald, Steelworkers’ Union official; Paul Sabatino, lawyer; John Stanton, President of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association; Mrs. Hilda Thomas, university teacher; Dr. Harry Winrob, physician, as candidates for Vancouver City Council. $0 BIG DEAL WHAT'S A FEW, LOUSY MILLION curable. Others say, No: it can be checked and set out to do something about it.” The White Owl people think individuals who do’ these something about pollution deserve recognition. ‘‘We’re asking you to. nominate someone for the $5,000 con- servation award. Type a brief outline of what your nominee has done to deserve the award,”’ the notice says. Apparently the nominator gets $500 if his nominee is selected.(Confidentially, I don’t really need the $500, but it would help because I’ve been trying to sell my car and have not had too much luck.) Anyway, here is what I want to do. I want to nominate you, sir, as a person deserving the award for doing something positive to save the face of Canada. I know you don’t need the $5,000 award but, nevertheless, I think the people of Canada should be told of your efforts in conservation. What made me decide to nominate you? A nicely typed news release accompanying the speech summed it up: ‘MacMillan Bloedel Limited plans to spend another $30,000,000 on pollution control in the next five years in addition to the $19,000,000 it has spent already on pollution abatement at its mills in past years. (The news release did not say how many those ‘past years”’ were but I’m sure it will be cleared up at a future date.) This announcement con- vinces me that, despite the accusations of many so-called experts (phoney ecologists, in my book), all along you have been concerned about the possibility of your company causing pollution. It is heartening indeed to think that for years you have been seriously thinking about it. It is heart-warming that BANK BY MAIL When you use Our special bank-by-mail service there’s always a branch of the Commerce as close as your mail box. CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE these years of planning are now culminating in this gener- ous offer of ‘“‘another $30,000,- 000.” I realize that you can hardly afford this amount. After all, as your note to me stated, the company has only “a reasonably good year in 1969 with sales at a record level of $645,000,000.”” But you will spend a prodigious total of $30,000,000 in the next five years. I will not be so impertinent to speculate that your sales over the next five years could total at least five times $645,000,000 equalling $3,225,000 000. I will not suggest it because all sorts of contingencies might arise that could affect those sales. However, J.V., let’s be optimistic and hope that sales do rise. So, out of a _ possible $3,225,000,000 in five years you are going to spend $30,000,000 on pollution control. That, to me, is astounding and|therein lies the reason why I think you need the White’ Owl award. You deserve it. After all, what other com- pany with such a stake in Canada is willing to spend millions to ensure that Canadians can enjoy clean air, water and forests. Furthermore, you have strongly expressed your desire to protect the environment and to help world man. This concern is shown in the following statement: ‘‘The economy of British Columbia depends heavily upon the forest industry and, if there were no logging, a_ great number of established com- munities would diminish or cease to exist.” You go on to say that, in the old days, logging left unsightly scars, but that is now changed. It has changed because, as you state, forests ‘‘must, by government regulations, be brought back into production promptly (and) they quickly regain their natural beauty.” Just think how irresponsible the government has been to bring in those regulations only relatively recently. I have little doubt that you consider the government tardy and in- considerate not to have brought about such regulations decades ago. Think of all the forests that could have been saved if you had been forced by law to practise the type of logging then which you’re forced to now. Not only does your company help preserve the natural beauty of our wilderness, but, through your thousands of logging roads, millions of people are potential users - weekends and at night. Who else offers people in their own province the op- portunity to take their families on a night-time picnic? Well, J. V., I’d better sign off now. I could go on forever, just by reading your speeches, about your efforts to make this province a richer and better place to live, conservation- wise, but space gets in the way. Anyhow, I’m sure I’ve made - my point. Best of luck in the judging, J. V. By the way, if you’re ever in the area, let’s take in a bit of fishing. They say there are still a few in the Adam and Eve. Hope you get the $5,000. Oh, by.the way, I told my wife that I was going to nominate you for the con- servation award. : Well, you know what she said? She said that you probably didn’t really need the money, so if you want any suggestions, ask her and she'll tell you what you can do with it. As Always, Reprinted from The Alberni Valley Times GLOVE PROBLEMS? SOLVE THEM WITH THESE WATSON GLOVES AND MITTS ‘MILL-RITE’ ‘GREEN CHAIN’ “LUMBER LOADER’ CP THERE JOHN WATSON LTD.