The Brandon Sun from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada • Page 9

Aitiy, April If, TH SRANDOH SUN Royal Scots Greys team to explore legendary parts of B.C. by GORDON PAPE are gou.g to attempt to LONDON-Four members celebrate British Columbia's of Britain's Royal Scots Greys centennial by completing the v.c ascertain. 1 1.. of British Columbia bv vvaiei lias never been done" before. As Tar as am concerned, that's the only thing thai makes an expedition of this kind worthwliile being the first ever to do it." He has crossed the Pyre nnes by mule.

He is an expert canoist, having learned on rivers like the Rhine, the Rhone, and the Elbe. He is a top-flight skier he once crossed Bavaria on skis. He spent two years as a British military adviser to the Sultan's forces in Muscat and Oman, fighting Communist insurgents there whom he insists are led by Chinese. (He is at preseuL writing a book about his experiences in Africa, fought in tiie Kiel rebellion as a Mouniie, and later was governor-general uf the Leeward islands. His father commanded the Royal Scots Greys in the Italian campaign' in the Second World War.

He was killed in action lour months before his son was bom, Capt. Fiennes thinks llic British Columbia expedition may be his roughest challenge yet. "We chose this one for a number of reasons." he explained. "First of ail. it is British Columbia's eemennkil, and the Scots played a very import a part in the pii.e,-iii!fj of the province.

But there's alse I he very important tact that, as far as ther first-ever north to south crossing of the province by water this summer. jed by Capt. Baimlph inclines, who at the of 27 has already established himself as one of Britain's greatest modem adventurers, the team intends to explore the mysterious Headless Valley region of lie Nahanni River and then (ravel some 1,300 miles though the Rocky Mountains, ending their our-ney in Vancouver on Aug, 25. 'llieir route will take them through some of the roughest terrain in North America. The Nahamii River is reputed to be one of the most treacherous on the continent, with waterfalls higher than Niagara and eaiivon walls in places deeper than those of the Grand Canyon.

Hie Headless Valley itself has long been shrouded in legends. Stories have been told of lost gold mines, mysterious Warm arens wifli lush, subtropical head-huntui! Indian tribes, and prehistoric monsters. None of these have ever been verified. iiul what is known is that at least la people have died ii Hie region hi this century some of them under mysterious circumstances, such as prospectors 'MeConnell, 22, are both successful peiitathleies. Capt.

Fiennes, the expedition leader, has made a career out of doing things no one else lias done before, lii im, he led the first-ever hovercraft expedition up the White Nile a journey that took them through devastated civil war areas in southern Sudan and which almost cost the team their lives when a riol developed after three children were caught under the hovercraft and injured in Uganda. Last summer, Capt. Fiennes led a scientific expedition to Europe's largest glacier, the Jostedals Glacier in Norway. That operation combined the first-ever parachute drop onto glacier with an the glacier with an unprecedented descent off the glacier face. Once the British Columbia journey is over, ho is talking in terms ot making the first-ever circumnavigation or the north polar region a trip that could take three years to complete.

An extremely personable individual, Capi. Fienrex already seems to have done just about evervthing there is to do. In adopting a career as professional adventurer (he earns his money through writings and films) he is a i- i on a family tradition. His grandfather was an adviser to Cecil tiliodes ATTENTION! WEIGHT WATCHERS. Some MUng, yxre faloimi, irrf Com mencing April 21 ALL CLASSES lo be held at THE YMCA 8th Street whose skeletons were found minus heads.

The Fiennes expedition, which is being sponsored by the British army, is to leave Britain for Edmonton on May 10. From there tiiev will go by Land Rover to old Fort Nelson, the jumping off point for the Headless Valley stage of the operation. Using newly-designed rubber boats especially made for rough water conditions they intend to explore the whole Headless Valley region thoroughly before starting south along a route that will take them do the Liard, Kechika, Fox, h'inlay and Parsnip rivers. Thev will Join the Eraser hi the Salmon Valley region and will pass Prince George on the desceni to Vancouver. Capt.

Fiennes estimates that the entire trip will take KM days, hi an average apced of .12 to 13 miles a dav. The team intend.1; in live off the land en roulc. to avoid excessive The four-maii learn is uniquely suited for Hie dangerous trip. Cpl, Stanlev Cnbiiet. 2i, in a member of the lough Special Air Services, while Cpl.

Jusopii Skibinski, 2(i? and Trooper Jack CANADIAN TRANSPORT COMMISSION PUBLIC NOTICE Integration of Transcontinental Passenger Trains JOIN NOW w.i..i.iii.muj.rmmw-m7- II I IMPSONS-SEARS Budget-Priced Kemnore Front Load Dishwasher SALE PKJCEJ? 279 Twa AtROttisfcic Cyctee Tiro Lerel Wash Action Oses Less Than 14 Gal. Of Hot Wtfer Anti-Scratch Vinyl Bumper fewer Cord Retractor MetettHtse Work Top White Baked-On Enamel Exterioir In ttopperfcotie. Stainless Steel Maeetwtwr Lowest Price Kenmore Washer Lowest Price Keiimore Dryer In recent decisions the Canadian Transport Commission required the continuance ol transcontinental passenger -train service and. announced its intention to investigate and develop an integrated rationalization plan far CP Rail and CNR transcontinental trains. On January 29, in a decision dealing with proposals for rationalizing The Canadian, CP Rail's transcontinental train, the Commission said: "It is our view that the elimination of needless duplication of service and possible reductions in frequencies should be: considered as a single problem in relation to the transcontinental services of both railways, On February 26 a decision was issued order ing the CNR not to discontinue operation ot the Super Continental transcontinental train.

It repeated the integration proposal, stating; "The objective is to develop a basic transcontinental service which will justify whatever cost there may he to the federal treasury and which will satisfy the needs of the travelling public" Commission cost studies carried out in connection with those decisions identified an actual loss of $15,171,024 by The Canadian in 1968 and an actual ioss of $14,058,030 by the Super Continental in 1 969. Under the law, these two train services now are eligible for federal subsidies of up to 80 per cent of the losses being incurred. At the present level of. service and rates, this could cost: the taxpayers of Canada an estimated total of about $24,000,000 a year or $2,000,000 a month. On each train the main area of loss has been in the provision of sleeping and dining car services about $9,500,000 a year in the case of The Canadian and $10,000,000 on the Super Continental.

Accordingly, the bulk of the subsidy entitlement is attributable to these services. Yet of every three travellers on these trains, two are in coach seats and one In sleeping car space. The Commission has already made a firm decision that transcontinental passenger-train service will be continued. It is convinced that an integrated, rationalized plan of operation can reduce the heavy losses while maintaining a level of service that will meet the public need. Since the February 26 decision on the Super Continental was issued, the Railway Transport Committee of the Commission has been investigating various methods of integrating the services of the two transcontinental trains into a single, rationalized system, in order to ensure that all possible methods of integration are considered, the Commission invites suggestions from the public on ways in which such a system might best be developed and operated; Such, suggestions, dealing with national or regional aspeqts of the system, should be submitted in writing by May 31, 1971 addressed to: Secretary, Canadian Transport Commission, 275 Slater Street, Ottawa 4, K1A 0N9 Persons making submissions are asked to consideration to the following points: 1.

Transcontinental routing, using a combination of CNR and CP Rail lines. 2. Frequency of service on the resulting route or routes, with possible variations in summer and winter schedules, 3. Train departure-arrival times. 4.

Connecting services by rail, road and air. 5. Methods and costs of providing meals. G. Methods and costs of providing sleeping car service.

7, Fare levels for coach services. 8. Improved reservation procedures to reduce the "no show" problem. (Both railways report that about 40 per cent of sleeping car reservations are not picked up.) Th Commission hopes to obtain responses from the appropriate departments of provincial and municipal governments, the railways, trade unions, travel agancies, public bodiw and individual citizens. It Is particularly interested tn the views of those members of the public who have actually travailed on the train in the last two years.

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