BCGEU votes to strike over take away demands
The B C Government Employees Union won approval to call a strike if negotiations fail, with May 26 voting showing members ready to strike over concessions such as extra 15 minutes per shift without pay and sick day definitions. Some members fear a minimal pay rise while service-scale impacts would be targeted.
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B.C. Government Employees Union
BCGEU
Chetwynd
Public Health Unit
Ministry of Human Resources
Licquor Store
Department of Highways
Weigh Scales
Provincial Court
Forestry
Conservation Office
Ken Ziegler cabin break in after death
On May 22 or 23 a cabin owned by Ken Ziegler was broken into and items stolen after his death the same day. A local woman faced charges for failing to remain at a hit and run and driving without a license after a Chevron station collision caused 700 dollars damage. A man received facial and hand lacerations after hitting a moose in a 1985 Ford. both vehicle and moose were totaled. Two Moberly Lake residents were charged with assault causing bodily harm after a disturbance reported to RCMP. RCMP noted numerous drinking related incidents. Two men were stranded on a Sukunka River island as floodwaters rose. Esten Helicopters assisted. Theft reports continued at several apartment complexes.
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Ken Ziegler
Zeigler
Chevron
Moberly Lake
Peace or War We Have It Can We Stop It
A reflective note questions humanity's capacity to end conflict and save young lives. It argues that if genuine care existed, wars could be prevented and lives spared, presenting a sobering inquiry into collective action and moral responsibility.
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Libya
Russia
Turner urges Mulroney to call your friend Reagan
Federal Liberal Leader John Turner urges Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to use his relationship with U S President Ronald Reagan to press for removal of a 35 percent tariff on Canadian cedar shingles and shakes. He wants no new tariffs during freer trade talks and asks Mulroney to call Reagan.
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Turner
Mulroney
Reagan
Alaska Highway Daily News
John Turner
Brian Mulroney
U. S
Ronald Reagan
Canada
United States
Peace River tourism outlook discussed with Frank Hussey
Director of Tourism Frank Hussey met May 25 with area entrepreneurs to assess Peace River Country tourist potential. Rite of Way Tours donated bus service. Peace Country River Charter offered a 1.5 hour jet boat run to Kunuska Falls. George Dawson Inn supplied refreshments. Kerry O Connor, Bear Paw Camp Ground owner, outlined government cost sharing as Hussey eyed a new five year federal provincial program to boost facilities.
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Frank Hussey
Peace River Country
Mr. Hussey
Rite of Way Tours
Peace Country River Charter
Kunuska Falls
George Dawson Inn
Kerry
O’connor
Peace Country Partnership In Tourism Group
Bear Paw Camp Ground
Hussey
Peace Country Partners In
Peace River
Kanuska Falls
South Peace River
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Stephanie Lazenby
Chetwynd and District Hospital
Bill McIlvenna
Darlene
Swanton
Syvia Gerschen and
Rose Horseman
Jack Ambler
Lakeview Credit Union
United Nations
Stephanie
U.N
British Columbia
Chetwynd Weather
Lake View Credit Union
Shoppers Food Mart
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