a ee re es Out & About Businesses brain storm « THE largest meeting of ‘business minds of the pro- avince takes place Nov. 8-9 at B.C. Business Summit 198. * And the Terrace Cham- ‘ber of Commerce is col- Jecting local information and opinions for a regional ‘economic summary north- ‘westerners will present to the summit. 3 The chambers are to iden- tify the five top. issues viewed by local business to be of greatest importance to the region’s economic de- Velopment, “This is a great op- porn for business in the North Coast to have direct input and get their voices hear by the provincia] busi- hess community,”’ said local businessman Gerry Martin, also a B.C. Cham- ber governor. ; The summit is to be a cooperative, non-partisan at- jempt to draw up a realistic Birategy for economic renewal in B.C, > For more info, check out Yhe Summit web site at www.bcbusiness- summit.com b ; It’s taxing > BUSINESS TAX rates in Terrace have dectined the Jast couple of years, but jhey’re still way higher than some other communities, * Slats prepared by the City of Terrace show local businesses this year paid $23.59 per 1,000 assessed value here — a decline of about nine per cent from the 25. 76 rate levied in 1996. > A survey of similar sized northern communities shows only Prince Rupert ($26.07) and Fort St. John ($31.33) are higher. Ques- nel, Williams Lake, Prince George and Kitimat are all much cheaper, with business tax rates from $9.27 in Quesnel to $11.99 in Wil- liams Lake. The same stats also poke holes in the myth that residential tax rates are way lower in Thornhill. The total taxes — includ- ing school district and all the miscellaneous charges for things like transit and animal control — comes to $12.21 per $1,000 assessed value in Terrace, compared to $12.13 in Thomhill. The difference for a $150,000 home is a tax bill of $1,832 in Terrace versus $1,820 in Thombill, Lunch with Sheldon TERRACE AND District Chamber of Commerce members have the chance Oct, 23 to have lunch with Sheldon Kennedy, the ex- NHL player who recently crossed the country on in- line skates to raise money to help children who have suf- fered from abuse. The Sheldon Kennedy Foundation plans to start the Anaphe Ranch using pro- ceeds from the skate. Lunch begins at 11:45 am. at the BE Steak and Seafood Grill and there will be a donation box at the door. Contact the chamber at 635-2063 or fax it at 635- 2573 to confirm attendance. Kennedy is taking part in a public skate at the arena the moming of Oct. 23. He'll also be in Prince Rupert later that day. Attic a) exercise Can go a long way! an AD PARTICIPANT MP RARARAA RAR BR RR TERRACE STANDARD. The Terrace Standard. Wednesday, October 21, 1998 - A15 BUSINESS REVIEW Union wants airline switch plan grounded A UNION representing Ca- nadian Airlines employees in Terrace and Prince George wants an injunction to stop a swiich in service to Canadian Regional, a sub- sidiary company. Set to occur Oct, 25, the switch will put 28 Canadian Airlines ground and ramp crew enlployees out of work in the two cities unless they want to move fo company operations elsewhere, says Tan Morland of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). “There’s been no compas- sion with this at all,’’ said Morland of attempts by the IAM to negotiate a way for its Canadian employees to transfer over to jobs with Canadian Regional as part of the switch. Eleven of the employees are based in Ter- mee, Canadian Regional contracts out ils ground crew operations. The injunction sought by the [AM is before the feder- al Canada Labour Board, It asks for a freeze in the service switch until several grievances are heard, The [AM is also asking the board for a declaration that Canadian Airlines and Canadian Regional are one and the same as an employer. That way, said Morland, IAM members will have greater say through their contract when it comes to transferring from Canadian to Canadian Regional. “This is something we've seen before at other Cana- dian Airlines bases,’’ said Morland last week. ‘What concerns us when there’s a ground handling contract that goes out io the lowest possible bidder,’” he added, Morland said the job loss is even worse for employees who gave up wage increases and took pay cuts im past years to help financially- troubled Canadian Airlines survive. Canadian Regional plans three flights a day year round using 55-passenger Fokker F-28 aircraft. Canadian Airlines opera- ted three flights a day only in the summer, reverting to two flights a day in the winter months. INSIDER WORKERS employed here by Canadian Airlines will have a new employer beginning Oct. 25. But the ground crew won't as those workers face layoffs or transfers to Canadian Airlines bases else- where, Pictured here are inside workers (left to right) Gail Morrison, Jutta Smeltzer and Doreen Goodwin. The third summer flight was handled by Canadian Regional for Canadian Air- lines and it used its work- horse 737s for the remaining flights, ‘Ticket and reservation agents in’. Terrace are represented by: ° anothér Union and aren’t affected as much by the transition, © Mike Leduc of the Cana- dian . Autowarkers says Members can transfer over to Canadian Regional jobs but with reduced pay, vaca- tions aud benefits. ‘In some cases, at top salary, there can be a $6 dif- ference in pay between Ca- nadian and Canadian Regional,’’ he said. Canadian Regional won't be using as many people as Canadian. Leduc said the current staff of 11 full and part time Canadian employees will drop to four full time and , three part time Canadian Regional employees, Some local CAW union members have:..no-. com. 4 plaints about the shift. “We've all been treated ‘really well,’’ said Doreen Goodwin, who after 25 of working with Canadian air- lines, is taking an early retirement. Anna Blazosek, a Cana- dian Airlines employee for 12 years who has been hired on by Canadian Regional, agrees they’ve been treated fairly, but she’s sad to leave Canadian. ‘We'll miss Canadian that’s for dam sure,’’ she said, their families. For a limited time, we are offering a special term deposit which _ pro- vides the flexibility of bonds and pays a competitive rate of interest. In addition, members who deposit $1,000 or more will be eligible for a trip for two to Vancouver*. This prize includes airfare, two nighis accommodation and $300 spending money. 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