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Local 1-405 financial secre-
tary Elmer Atwood reports
that seventy-one delegates
from both the East and West
Kootenays attended the Lo-
cal’s Wages & Contract Con-
ference April 14-15, in Nelson.

One hundred and fifteen
contract resolutions were
dealt with by the delegates
during the two-day confer-
ence of which a number were
approved for submission to
the general Wages & Contract
Conference of the four Inter-
ior Local Unions May 12-13,
in Kelowna. .

Conference guest speakers
were International research
and education director Walter
Simcich, Regional 2nd _ vice-
president Del Pratt and In-
ternational assistant director
of organization Clayton Walls.

Delegates elected to attend
the Kelowna Wage Confer-
ence are A. Damstrom, E.
Atwood, H. Smith, J. Inglis,
E. DeAnna, C. Johnson, C.
Milliard, John Paluck. Alter-
nate delegates elected are W.
Craig, Myrna Fletcher, L.
Johnson.

During the Conference, the
Kootenay Forest Products’
Sub-local sponsored a highly
successful dance for the dele-
gates.

REGIONAL 2nd _ vice-president
Del Pratt was the Regional rep-
resentative at the Conference and
one of the main guest speakers.

NOT THE THREE Smith brothers but Local 1-405 ist vice-
president Jack Munro, Carl Johnson from Kicking Horse
Forest Products and Jack Nickvalodoff from Castlegar.

LOCAL 1-80 SICK LIST

Financial secretary Ed Linder of
Local 1-80 IWA visited the following
atients in the King’s Daughters
ospital in Duncan and distributed
candy, cigarettes and copies of the
Western Canadian Lumber Worker.

Mr. George Kidds, Mesachie Lake,
B.C.; Mr. Lorne Johnston, Tyee St.,
Duncan, B.C.; Mr. George Stewart,
Gibbins Road, Duncan, B.C.; Mr.
Gerry Vermiere, Youbou, BS Mr.
Barry Budden, Youbou, B.C.; Mr. Cy
Thatcher, Port Renfrew, B.C.; Mr.
H. A, Colyn, Marchmont Rd., Retired
Woodworker, Duncan, B.C.; Mr,
Leonard Smith, Maple Bay Rd., Che-
mainus, B.C.; Mrs. Nell Calderwood,
Honeymoon Bay B.C.; Mrs. Freda
Davies, Lake Cowichan, B.C.; Mrs.
Laura Posti, Duncan, B.C.; Mrs.
Ernie Creelman, Lake Cowichan,
B.C,; Mrs. Edward Forrest, Lake
Cowichan, B.C. (

Financial secretary Ed Linder of
Local 1-80 IWA, visited the following
patients in hospital and distributed

candy, cigarettes and copies of the
Western Candian Lumber Worker.

NANAIMO HOSPITAL

Mr. Don Murray, Parksville, B.C.;
Mr. Ken Robertson, Caycuse Beach,
Honeymoon Bay, B.C.; Mr. Charles
Hamilton, 5th St., Nanaimo, B.C.;
Mr. Arthur Godfrey, Parksville, B.C.;
Mr. Don Albion, Franklyn River, B.C.

CHEMAINUS HOSPITAL

Mrs. Melba Booth, Cedar St., Che-
mainus, 8B.C.; Mrs. June Vander-
busch, Chemainus, B.C.

LADYSMITH HOSPITAL

Mr, Andrew Bagley, Duncan, B.C.;
Mr. Tom Battie (Retired Woodwork-
er), Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. Beatrice
Damant, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. John
Conti, Ladysmith, B.C,; Mrs. Shirley
Brown, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Wm.
“Bill!” Alsop, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr.
Ernie Clark, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr.
pondon Kriese, R.R. 1, Chemainus,

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LOCAL 1-405 2nd vice-president
Lawrence Johnson assisted in
chairing the contract conference.

The Hand mM Craftsmanship

INTERNATIONAL research and education director 4
Walter Simcich reports on the financial health of the In- m
terior forest companies to the delegates attending the a
Wages & Contract of Local 1-405 IWA, April 14-15, in
Nelson. With Simcich are Del Pratt, Regional 2nd vice-
president and Carl Johnson. 3

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