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gotiating committee in regard to
wage a nts.

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TRE B.C.

LUMBER WOR

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Sawmill News

“Every Reader a Correspondent’”’

Local 1-217

Capilano Shop Committee an-
ounces that it has adopted a
policy in line if
tional pro;

it is only it
ter of d for a decision to be
han + T. McDonald:

Elcetion of committees ol lake
place in the near fut

\f ost outstanding
Jobs of organizing in this Local
has been done by the shop stew-
ai wans Products Factory,

ii on their behalf ae 1945,

Certification has yee
aa Sie Cove. Thee
files inka: Pe
ly

ing the
certication Hass possibly due
day:

mittees

“It says — ‘Dear G

‘ictoria Local 1-118 held its

in the community an

of the IWA in this coming year.
4 e

Officers Elected; GE
Reviewed By Local 1-118

annual meeting on Sunday, J:

rging the Local to send its

ee as

te
ance of concentrating on clear-cut issues poo in a business-

fficérs report indicated]
that silevloealbiow bastidteer

~|sented a brief to the
<i, | taining that the Hata industry can becom
mbia

© | ands of

Co
investigate the fores
chett, Dis

st industry

dustry in British C

lommending the appointment of the
of Br: rir sauna
ict President of the IWA on

Commission on ae

IWA Presents Brief On

Forestry To Commission

Sloan Commission to

ee Prit-

ie a ‘oi Pasion Maine

0 bring an end t

waste _ tha ha
Meiceiie ch in and con.
crete Eas ivan ssablhing
f

terized

basis keh
establishment

has eorainielon composed of govern-
ent, mana;

gement and labor

djustme!

trict referendum

The di pale
lot is sane conducted in

P

Responsibilities of the Com-

mission peu be to bring down
mmendatio} in respec!
Be canal tice

People, novi led steps are taken t
rac

Reeeertaives to deal with this
bl an

ro)"

Epes! and the past ene is tiene
a ht job where

Beets to cast their ballot.
leetings are being held i

control, methods of logging, etc.
In addition it was urged that

aren be set aside for perman.
nt forests, and that the Com-
nego recoirimendations

‘ route a shingle ai
re-elect plant
emmittecs, erate i

be established.
estioned as

operators
com-

Light Cruisers

e
Always the BEST
e
Ask for them in the
Commissary
Or Order Direct
from

ving the committee power to
enforce their peeramenictiond
He urged further

eri
making it possible for the fores-
try branch to take over and en-

‘A was mpre-
hen eucvenalten eehastiy
of forest conservation.

MILITARY TIRE NEED
BECOMES MORE URGENT
Military operations are mak-
ie the need for tires for the
aaaeil forces of Canada and the

tio1 mmittee,
50 new members were signed
in 1944. A report on nego-
jations was given by Johnny
Wainscott, secretary, and a r
on percents by R.
Douglas. neral report on

jeri sung, Snelding the

Labor Council
r- Elects Officers

Labor Council,
oct), ae “its meeting last night

adopted a resolu-

2 United Steel
Local 2951 to wie
Ww “Artin Turner, CCF MLA

as a deleg

The resolution censuring
was Heckee to the Council b;
the Executive andi'y was based o1
pelea he is reported

the

Meeting of the WN: eondeest in
which he advocated strike action.

“|litieal Action C

to|Sick and Injured

a
have made nt Town | Aj

reasons for Nigel Morgan having
withdrawn from the National Po-

w:

all, district secretary. . Darshan

Singh gave the report. on Politi-
1 Action in Local 1-118.

ates were elected to the “Vietoria
Labor Council, to the Political
Action Committee and to the
Vancouver Island Labor Confer-
ence,

crear ee oney committee,
ended a ‘or its

past year,
remained as at present constitut-
ed.

x had been asked the
“What would happen to supplies

ent overseas if a steel policy
was iene Brother sit
stated thai Tene ae

plied, “If feat stop, the war

When
IWA’s inathan a nthe sees at

re that ha opposed j tires on milit:
0
AT

ever before. Production oficials)

tated thay, on one e military
Ww

meeting also conducted
ee aes of officers for 1945.
leary, Business Agent o!

jured in est eneral
Hospital, Port Alberni, and Visited
larly by Sick _ Committee
Ji Bruton. Some of

the following were contel

hospital over the Chris‘

lidays and received ba: ees of
‘mas cheer donated by Local

85 and prepared by the Social
Committee:
Jack Tai it, APL mill;

‘|Nelson, APL Camp 1; "John Blot-
Walte:

the Dock and ey rere
d

EXCLUS)
49 East Hastings St.

Established 1914

CHARLES KENT
IVE C

ase
oN LORS

pong _ Lake

mi rt Dosen, Sproat
Lake mill.

‘Telephone—MAxine 3917

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