- contract to continue to take
_ of roads and bridges

‘ some unique challenges"
> Old companies, th
‘ panies, the emplo dt

* job of taking care of- roads’ and

t Coast tias: | ‘Still to be' decided is the state. “workers has been good and that
“The governinen wants the :.. ! ae COT if of: the’B.C.: Government’ there have no effects on work
: best possible’, ) Employees . Union. _ collective performance...

‘at'one of the worst times of a
syear:for-that routine stage. ‘with
_winter coming,'? said: Mair.’

- and keeping employees on-duty
“for the first woe of the. winter

7 bidon acon act, ere’s the ex-° - ‘Maint 1. as "of. New contracts have already. last week.: oe

- full strength ‘to! the. last st day of ~ Although’ Nechako . Nor-
their contracty; pu

Coast . Road: Mairitenance, Mir is one of those two peo ena Hire tone
found out the company lost the |- wey ple who won't be kept on. He’s oe

" year as maintenance contracts, , a ied i Y |
. first let by the former: pr al a
_, government: three years THE. CHANGE ‘in highway maintenance contractors means. "you _-the-long term effect will bé on
; came due

heavy rains, .: a

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tionally it is the. worker whi
leaves the company — : not. th
other way. around, 3

“I should add the decision in.
the. day M. this case was not the employees’

the bli ager. for North ; fl choice,” he said. tila! ‘Trekete are avaliable at tat hoton

already got another job offer fl: |... 2. 4796 LAKELSE AVENUE,
arid. is leaving | the city, next , a, ie TERRACE, 8.C. V8G 1R6
month. . ee ° ‘ 635-2277 -

- Mair didn't expect the change o pase
to happen — he's only.:been ;
working for North ‘Const. for |:
eight months and assumed he'd :
be-in Terrace a lot longer, roan"

: Although he is. used to chang:
ing jobs, he does wonder what

n't be seeing Tuc of this North Coast decal or company general -

C. maintenarice companies Keeping
Mair says the change presents - anager Bob Mair. Mair's off to another T job. The change takes

experienced managers given the |
lace midnight Nov. 30. = ¢Urrent policy of the province to |.
___ : sput, contracts Out. to bid every :

: staying oti i when. ‘Nechako Nor- “tWO OF three years, :
thcoast takes over, _. ic .Mair said the morale of the. °

1 agreement between. North: Coast... “North Coast isn’t planning 2 a

1 aff, working and its.workers. Nechako Nor: - farewell. party for its employees.

or.the old compariy be hired by thcoast is not.a union shop. °° but ‘will be giving each a small
a ah new. company, ’.. _ That's a different twist 6. ° presentation. to mark. its ‘thr

Added to.that are the repairs. -... All but two of the managerial : , On, i

made necessary by. Inst month's and pe ‘will. be

All this: . the:
maintenance, Tepairing damage

; TERRACE — ~ Road and d bridge. , doesn’t see-a major r problem i int “From the’ ‘philoss ical
Maintenance workers here will teaching a new agreement. ©’ point of view, we don’t’ know
to ‘have more than ‘a new employer — “During and after the transi- yet what the employees (in. Tér- °
after Nechako Northcoast Con- tion. stage (in employers) the race) will do or. what ‘they: will | "comfort a new meaning. Quiet. In fact, it's thé | ‘quigtest |
struction Services takes ‘over .terms of the old. contract: will want,’’ said..-Nechako.. Nor- ‘furnace. s.class. Its unique, efficient design also has

‘ ’ 3 i 2 ot
i : : ” . ; afer ont
if it doesn't-get:a i . continue,”* he said, : thcoast - resident : John ‘Ryan “* “fewer parts That-means fewer problems and lower. * :

" “utility bills: Plus, the Whispertteat furnace meets 1992

been reached’ with : new. “If we dado it, it would pro: oe °
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orking. under - ~-expires

“parts of the province, ‘Papen- ernment’ oa ur Lennox dealer -.
brock added. A: ‘strike “vote -was program” he pie es me. a ‘hispertleat

‘needed ‘in: ‘only one case before ” gram offers: assistance. in’ help. | pent The. quietest way. J@

‘an agreement was ae 1 buy: fo to cat ou heatin bills.
And tHate's the Denibibty Gf of thei companies. buy “shares: doy) tye g

. next: week- with. Nechako, Nor: orth employes bi ares bn - Papenbrock ‘Northwest
nsolidated Sup ply

* tooast: to work. out the new . The comipany was set Up'as an 80Vernment ..
“contract” eae enterprise’ ‘be 5239 Keith Ave. Terrace.”
, 635-7158..;, init i)

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