31st
ANNUAL

CONFERENCE

BOB BLANCHARD, regional 1st vice-president, was guest
speaker at the Safety Conference where he informed the
delegates that the forest industry’s Troubled Employees’
Programme was in deep trouble because of inaciton by the
forest companies.

HARVEY ARCAND, president of Local 1-425, the hostlocal .
for both the Safety Conference and Regional Convention,
—~—— .____ addressed the delegates where he stated that the Workers’
Compensation Board officials were doing more harm than
good for workers in the Northern Interior.__

JACK MUMM, financial secretary of TED MacDONALD, 1st vice-president VERNA LEDGER, regional safety BRUCE ELPHINSTONE, Local 1-357
Local 1-80, Duncan, discussed a_ of Local 1-417 Kamloops, also spoke’ director, making her Report to the New Westminster business agent, was
number ofsafety problemsthatneeded on a number of issues concerning Conference. highly critical of a statement made bya
quick resolving. workers’ safety. WCB official which suggested that

ninety-five percent of all injured
workers were responsible for theirown
accidents.

Regional Health & Safety Council officers: left, Verna Ledger; Jack Welder, chairman; John Bese, secretary; Karl Lidberg, 2nd vice-chairman; Jack
Higgins, 1st vice-chairman.

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