i
likely go to waste or be chipped
=

and
per Tein in Prince een
out 1 ad west. "Hodson Hudson Bay.

ay have
ert, ae the past

fe years.

in competi-

Plywood Plant will rei
tive if timber applies ae straight-

ened out. Last year over $3.5 million
was ct in modernizing the green
end

Ran y of those laid off atte he Ber

to Mi,

b search training. A five member
ae loyee Adjustment Committee
has been set up which includes 2
union representatives and an inde-
pendent chairperson.

a couple of courses have been put

— a grading ticket class and fifth

we been deserted due to
lacl undng A heavy equipment
operators’ cou course
were both scrap,

pasate reed! training. But two major

se and welding

SASK.

Star
City

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Tisdale

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River

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tion by Ingrid Rice

Reginae

In the past 5 years the town has
built a recreation centre and curling
rink, a skating arena, and a new hos-
pital. They were constructed to serve
the needs of the community which
built reliance on the forest industry
for: its

a Tmember of Hudson Bays chanibes

the local Economic Development

nity knew the Simpson closure was
coming but “we just didn’t realize it
was coming'this quickly.”

KILOMETERS

100

of income from the entire business
community will be substantial,” says
Bracken.

P.
ment opportunities in the area that
pay close to forest industry rate and
that the community is looking
towards maintaining a presence in
the forest industry.

MacMillan Bloedel’s proposal,
according to Mr. Bracken, should
hopefully ha dded
that would create ae ee jobs in the
community.

150 200

“Four years ago when we struck
Simpson the whole town thought we

has pulled out mate is going to a

farmers depend on bush work in fhe
farm oper

winter

tions s going.

ie River, Porcupine, Endeav-
i Broo and ie are all tied
into milling and log;

Employee anc: centre ready

ef ee Assistance ae has

The EFAP r deals with a wide vari-
ety of servi to help employees,
their families

ity Re nenis nee are arising.
In the

ang is L 1 lef, ans
Y aceept contract two weeks before indefinite

Referral Centre teen Chena We it

its kind in the count

“The use has been more immediate
and intense than in any other ons
says Eleanor Ross, who spent three
montis as interim counsellor at the
cent

Ms, Ross believes that even more

an
and/or Peas resolve personal
dificutes.
EFAP mak

Ms. Ross says it is necessary that
the person working in the ARS comes
from a counselling background.

In mid-June Bob aes took over
as counsellor, makin ing a fae eee

TSO

ties aa outlying a aa te service:
in such areas as Melford, Tisdale, aul
anced Albert. In Hudson Bay itself

s oe mes and primary/elemen-

nile d women a battering men
who ile inside and outside the
community.

has a background sents wth peo-
ple with addicti ions, family unsel-
ing
Mani ba.
r. Bryson says that the devote
ae hada great effect on the com:
nity. He says that over 80% of "the

to some form of drugs or aes
dependency.

layoffs sink in and long term social
pads een omic etipcts are felt.
JA-CANADA, along with MacMil-
1a Bloedel spent several years laying
groundwork for the EFAP. The IWA’s
Second National Vice-President Neil
Menard, who was raised, worked and
lived here, worked extensively with
MacMillan Bloedel’s EFAP coordina-
tor ee panson o get the program
off the ground.
The ARS is eS funded by
epeballen Bloedel, Ser ioe ead ee

timber T is th

Drug Abuse Commission.

LUMBERWORKER/JULY, 1990/9