tor «2nd Issue j Feb., 1966 SF \ i J ¢ a \ ee, ee | > as << ae ‘WALTER KOZIJ, Business Agent and Ben Thompson, Ist ys } Vice-President, are shown with other members of Local 1-71’s delegation to the IWA Wages & Contract Conference. > > | Simons a pe a y age » . I TOM CLARKE, Ist Vice-President of Local 1-217, pays et | close attention as the Union’s contract resolutions are dis- } cussed. Seated with his back to the camera is Eric Ewert, Safety Director for the Local. , eee ae ieee xe | THREE DELEGATES from Local 1-363, Courtenay. Left, Wilf Armstrong, Russ Williams and Earl Kemps. TH? WESTERN CANADIAN (> o5 j Published twice monthly as the official publication of the <>>-? 1, ae INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA, _ Western Canadian Regional Council No. 1, Affiliated with AFL-CIO-CLC 2859 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. Phone 874-5261 » Seater hae ———— —— Grant MacNeil : ueIneRs Manewer . CFred Fieber Advertising Representative —_.._.. _.. G. A. Spencer ‘ Forwarded to ovary ber of the IWA in Western Canada in accordance with convention decisions. Subscription rate for non-members $2.00 per year, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, for payment of postage in cash. a tag ‘ 27,500 copies printed in this issue. THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER IN A STIRRING speech on the problem of travel time for log- gers, Jack Mumm, Local 1-80 Safety Director, warned delegates to the Union’s Wages & Contract Conference that, “unless the prob- lem is resolved this year, the loggers will strike until hell freezes over.” — mo | LOCAL 1-71 DELEGATES to the Conference from the Celgar operation at Terrace were Curtis Munson, left, and Waldermar Penner, AIT — DELEGATES FROM LOCAL 1-367, Haney. Group left, J. Theriault; F. Burnet; C. Rowell; Art Corey, Financial Sec- retary; E. Del Rio. . 7 The Editor and Staff of the WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER sincerely regret the passing of Pierre Paris 10966 . . . pioneer and perfectionist of the art of shoe-making. He will be missed by all the loggers who, over the years, have come to appreciate his unique craftsmanship. 1889 TWO LOCAL 1-85 delegates, Neil MacMillan, left, and Henry Betger check over the 165 resolutions submitted to the Conference. WALTER SIMCICH Director of Research and Education COLLISION REPAIRS Free Estimates and Terms —— ae ALIGNMENT a PAINTING Factory Finish Mobile Infra-Red Bake Oven PHONE | 681-9267 | Night Calls 266-7414 COLLISIONS - LTB. 1150 Seymour, near Davie Specialists for over 33 years T- £6. kek, 2 bok? 2