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_ A8 - The Terrace Standard,

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

_ New fire chief named
_ for the. Thornhill area

A NEW ‘fire chief has.
stepped up to the challenge

" at the Thornhill Fire Dept.

_- Wes Patterson, the for- -
mer. deputy fire chief, has .
taken over from Art Hill,

who stepped down to an as-
sistant chief position due to
work committments:

_ “Yeah; I’m pretty excit-
ed about it,” Patterson says.

~ about his new job.

Mike Moore assumes the
‘deputy chief position. Hill
shares assistant chief duties
with David: Grubb.

“Each will have roles: to
play and areas to look after,”
Patterson says:

“For example, David’ll
be coordinating training.”

-Patterson’s ;new — job

‘means more responsibilities,

such as ensuring the depart-
ment operates in accordance
with: Workers’: Compensa-

tion Board rules and: regu-
- lations and spends taxpayer
_ Money wisely.

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nions.

COLLEGE - ~ INSTRUC- ;
TORS. here. and elsewhere.
. have. ‘ratified a new. collec-
tive agreement. with the their,
employers. ;

All of the locals, includ-

. ing. the Academic Work-..

ers’. Union, which includes
instructors, at the North-
west “Community. College
‘(NWCC), were: ‘part of the
" process,‘ said Cindy . Oliver,
president of a provincial 2 as-
sociation of instructors.
“We ‘made’ limited. gains

this time,” she'said.

“We're disappointed that
the government is so, short-
‘sighted in: not: addressing
this i issue.”

* Highlights. of: the agree-
ment < include: employer
_ training . for online’ educa- -
tors, the expansion of the
parental leave definition to
include same-sex. couples
and for compassionate leave
to now include. inlaws and
shortened days or part-time
work for chronically ill em-.
pldyées sO they can return to

work gradually.

In ‘the third year. of. the
three-year contract, which is
‘retoractive to April 1, 2004
and runs to March 31, ‘2007,
staff receive.a 1.5. per cent
salary increase.

- no overall increases in pub-
_ years.
-local has the option of taking

: an additional two per cent by —
'. reducing costs elsewhere. ©

favour of ratifying their new . - .
three-year agreement: with

“resulted in a ‘strike | earlier

'

Wes Patterson
One..major event to take _
place in his term as fire chief
will be an open house at the
new fire hall at Kleanza on
.the Githaus reserve in June.
“The building, a joint
project between the Kitselas
band and the Regional Dis-
trict of Kitimat-Stikine, is in
its final stages of. construc-_
tion, ” _
_. Volunteer _ firefighters
in ‘the ‘area’ had Previously

rented a garage to house
their pumper truck, which

is scheduled to move to ‘the ©

new hall on April 15, Patter-
son says.

New volunteer firefight-
. ers are being sought.

Ten members man- the
pumps now, but. Patterson

would like to see five more.
“We're looking for peo-.

‘ple from Gossen Creek,

. Kleanza Creek and Usk, ” he

- says.

New members will train
through the main Thornhill
fire hall.

Patterson says forecasters

_ predict another dry summer,

which could mean a very
busy season for firefighters
in the forests and brush.

He reminds the public to
check the air-quality index
before burning.

Those planning to burn a

pile of any: size should call .
the fire department before

lighting up.

ink new deals

The 1.5 per cent increase

_takes effect.as of April 2006.

‘It’s. being’ accomplished
by taking expenditures from
other areas to keep in-line’
with the provincial govern-
ment mandate that thére be

lic sector wages for three

In the second year, each

Oliver said instructors
wanted comparable rates of
pay to counterparts ACrOss ©
the country...

rT iti ty |

And members of’ the
Communications, Energy .
and Paperworkers Union -
have voted 93 per. cent in.

their employer, the B.C.
Government and Service
Employees’ Union.

It ends long negotiations
and bargaining ‘which had

this year. _

Employees receive a
wage increase for each year
of the new contract and ad-
ditions to benefits such as
hearing aids and eyeglasses.

The first salary increase

ritish. Columbia, r

~~

is: 15 -pér cent retroactive »
“to Oct. 2004, with a one per |
“cent .increase, retroactive to

Jan. 1 of this year.

CASH CALENDAR WINNERS }

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April 13 L. Fisher & J. Swartz $50

Regional District of Kitimat- Stiking

y '#300-4545 Lazelle Avenue
- Terrace, B.C.

NOTICE OF MEETING

Regular Board Meeting will be held as follows

April 22, 2005 0
7:00 p.m.
Regional District Offices

Pursuant to Section 814. 1 of.the Local Government.

Act, the following: reports will be ‘presented - ‘and
considered at the meeting. a

1. Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Audited
Financial Statements f for the year-end, December

31,2004. |

2. Board Directors Remuneration and Expenses
Annual Report for the year 2004,

3. These reports and the complete. ‘Statement of
’ Financial Information package are open for public
‘inspection at the Regional District offices curing
regular business hours, Monday-Friday, 8 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.

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