Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 18, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba runt inc a , july is a first word from commission set up in 1962 report urges govt run Pilotage system first course a ship is committed tween Quebec City find Mont Ottawa up a three Man Royal commission on Pilot age appointed nov. 2, Reeoma mended that a Crown corporation be e s t a a 1 i s h e d to organize and control the vital shipping function. The commission in a word volume that is to be the first of five on the subject recommended a Complete overhaul in the organization and control of shipping pilots. There Are 555 pilots in can Ada 280 of them on the St. Law rence River. There Are 110 on the Atlantic coast 85 on the great lakes and 80 on the Pacific coast. The 39 general recommendations in the first volume of the Royal commission s report were confined to Pilotage legislation and apply to All but the great lakes Region where pilots Are governed jointly by Canada and the . The Region will be Cov ered in the last of the five re ports. Prime minister Trudeau said in a statement the majority of the recommendations appear acceptable. The government intended to proceed quickly with preparation of the recommended Cana Dian Pilotage act and a Small task Force would be set up for an Early review of the proposals to hasten their implementation. Volumes on Pilotage on the West coast the East coast the St. Lawrence and the great lakes Are expected with in a year. A press release accompanying the volume said terms of refer ence Given the commission by the Diefenbaker government in 1962 were so wide As to pre clude a Quick investigation and a Short the commons was told ear Lier this year that Cost of the commission to feb. 1, 1968, was it is headed by or. Justice Ian we. Dickson son of or. And mrs. We. Dickson 35 Noonan dr., Brandon Mani Toba recently received a doctorate of philosophy degree in fishery biology at Utah state University Logan Utah .a. A former resident of Brookdale Manitoba Ian graduated from Brookdale consolidated High school in 1 956. He received his Bachelor of science degree in 1959 and master of science degree in 1964 from the University of Manitoba Winnipeg Ian expects to rejoin the staff of the Man i t o b a fisheries Branch Winnipeg on August 1, 1968. Yves Bernier 51. Of the Quebec Superior court. The other two members Are . Smith 80, of Waterloo ont., and parrs Boro n.s., and . Renwick 73, of Vancouver. Or. Smith is a former chair Man of the National har oors Board while or. Renwick was vice president and general Man Ager of British Columbia manufacturing company. They said Pilotage legislation is so outdated that no attempt should be made to rejuvenate it by amendments instead the portion of the Canada shipping act under which pilots free enterprises since the Days of now Are controlled should be re pealed. The commission Laid out the principles for a new Pilotage act putting emphasis upon the need to promote safety of Navi gation and the Safe speedy movement of the recommendations Call for. A National Pilotage Board of three members preferably Bil scots hit it off Edinburgh up John Diefenbaker came Down from northeastern Scotland wed n e s d a y after striding through the Glens of his maternal ancestors in a Cloud of nostalgia and welcoming rhetoric. Diefenbaker with his wife and brother Elmer has been dedicating memorials to sir John a. Macdonald Canada s first prime minister and George Bannerman Diefenbaker s great Grandfather As Well As to the scots of Kildo Nan who founded the red River settlement. Scottish writers say the 72 year old former Canadian prime minister and the scots in the Highlands have taken to one another enormously. W i h r e d Taylor editorial Page columnist of tie scots Man who has been with the group writes lyrically during the last few Days or. Diefenbaker has Felt like a prodigal son.1 he. Has the feeling of a Man who has come Home and be cause of this mood the whole Canadian expedition to the North has assumed a Happy atmosphere. Nobody quite knows schedule is or where the action is. He was almost an hour late in reaching Kildonan where a scattered crowd was waiting for him on the Green turf within sight of a Hill where they say the last cattle thieves were hanged. People of All kinds Are constantly coming up to speak to him even Little and he enjoys meeting them or. Diefenbaker in his thin Raincoat must have Felt the cold but his words were Strong and passionate. As he spoke there was this great flowing together of ancestral memories this spiritual Gobernuisgeach gaelic for meet ing of the when he Washington a . Industrial output Rose slightly during june to its second straight monthly record the Federal Reserve Board re ported tuesday. The Board said its Index of Industrial production Rose to 164.4 per cent of the 1957-59 base period up three tenths of a Point from the re Vised May figure. This com pared with an Index of 155.6 per cent in june 1967. Quoted the familiar lines from the Canadian boat song there As the of rain swung softly Over the Emerald Green Strath they seemed to carry a Strong Diefenbaker s political oratory was in full cry too As he dedicated a plaque in sir John s ancestral Rogart sat urday. Taylor wrote the wooded Hillside behind us echoed to his tributes to his illustrious predecessor. Names of other great men of destiny rolled from his Tongue Bismarck Disraeli Lincoln. For a few moments in a Highland Strath one could hear the great reverberating chords of Pearson to head Institute London up Pearson has been elected presi Dent of the Institute for Strate Gic studies de Fence and disarmament re search Centre. Although the office is Honor Ary the Institute expects the former Canadian prime minis ter to play an Active in study planning sessions. Made it quite Clear that he intends to attend our twice annual Council meet Institute director Ala Stair Buchan said wednesday. Later on he May Well be come involved directly in some study added Buchan a son of the late lord. Tweeds Muir governor general of can Ada from 1935 to 1940. Pearson was elected by the Council to succeed Earl Attlee former British prime minister and Institute president from its inception in 1958 until his death last year. The Institute which Assem Bles and publishes information on military forces and sponsors studies on defence and disarmament problems has a Perma nent research staff associates in 32 countries and a Council re presenting 15 nationalities. Responsible As a Crown preferably source of complaint during the corporation to parliament. Complete decentralization of the administration and opera Tion of now located in Ottawa with the local Pilotage the transport department in District the Basic us t of organization. Self governing Public corporations known As Pilotage authorities responsible to the National Board from each District. The Pilotage Board and the authorities to share responsibility for Malong regulations. Approval by the National Board of District regulations made by the Pilotage authorities. A right of Appeal to a Pilot age regulations Appeal Board against any affirmative Deci Sion made by the National Board following a Public a Central Pilotage equalization Trust fund to finance operational deficits in Pilotage districts. The Revenue raised from in 1965 paid 89 per cent of or the taxpayer. Compulsory Pilotage when Public interest and that of safety. A. Provision would allow masters and mates to get an exception certificate if competent to navigate safely in District Waters. Where Pilotage is consid ered an essential Public service distinct group of would be a statutory corporate body.1 District authorities would have full Power to investigate and reassess the competence fitness and reliability of pilots in their District and to suspend pilots during such inquiries. The investigation would take place where there was reason to be Lieve a Pilot had become a Dan Ger to navigation. The Pilotage authorities would have the Power to cancel a licence. Pilots would have the right to a full defence and an Appeal to the admiralty court.1 the authorities would have no Power after an inquiry to Dock pay impose fines suspend pilots or sentence them to jail. However there should be a pen Alty system for dealing with minor offences. Pilotage authorities and the National Board would have emergency Powers to provide reasonable temporary Pilotage service in the Public interest during strikes. The news release said about 20 per cent of Canada s Gross National product moves in Trade through the country s ports. The Royal commission fifth in 50 years on the pointed in 1962 after St. Law rence pilots went on strike for nine Days. The commission recon licensed pilots would have the j mended abolition of the status of Crown employees fund leg is 1 a tip a All pilots in a District each j Public hearings held in 34 cities. Acquired fights should be respected but Burtner compulsory pension funds should abolished. Pilots become Public servants they would also be come eligible for extensive pen Sion health and welfare Privi Leges. The report said that despite the recommendations of its four., predecessors there has been no serious attempt since 1873 to bring Pilotage Law up to Date. Even the 1873 scheme had Ben undermined by the Ille Gal process of amending statutory legislation by local bylaws. This meant that Tjie Pilotage service now operated conflict with the Canada ship Ping Alfo and the organizational schemes of the services were illegal. I this climate of illegality is. The main cause of the present chaotic and inefficient state of Pilotage organization and of the loss of authority of those this was among the reasons a separate new act was needed. The commission said pilots Are clearly in command of a ship from the moment they Board it until they reach a Safe Anchorage. Pilots were navigators not advisers and this had to be reflected in any definition of the term in legislation. The St. Lawrence the to is frequently the last. If bad judgment has been used the re. Suit is inevitable and the a it should make Clear what provisions Are Gener ally applicable., to every Pilot licensed or i fit in All areas including tie great lakes. The commission said it would be economically unfeasible to dispense with pilots by making the following physical changes diverting the flow of the Saint John River to bypass the new Brunswick Harbor or dredging the Courtenay Bay approach Channel and protecting it with a breakwater straightening and widening the Fraser River b.c., Chan Nel Teal a new Channel through the mud fits North of be d Orleans near Quebec City to make it a continuation of the North Channel of the St. Law rence As far As Quebec. The report said there is Noth ing in the Law now to prevent a master under pressure from either the owners the agents or the cargo from proceeding through the most dangerous Canadian Vjaters without a Pilot. It said compulsory Pilotage ought to be imposed where an Accident Only endanger lives but Block a Channel. 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