‘Business Chamber elects Roberts as new president | About 50 Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce members unanimously elected Town of Sid- ney economic development com- mittee member Rick Roberts as its new president, during its 1990 annual general meeting, held Sept. 20. Roberts is employed as a federal Employment and Immigration Ministry consultant and serves as a member of the Town’s economic development committee. Among his past achievements, Roberts was a founding member of the Vancouver Island Developers Economic Association and was president of the Tourism Associa- tion of Vancouver Island. Active in the Chamber of Com- merce since 1983, Roberts has served as its president on two previous occasions. In his acceptance speech, Roberts said cooperation was the key to ensuring a healthy future for the residents of the Peninsula’s three municipalities. “With good commitment and Tapport between all interest groups, we can make the Peninsula a more vibrant place to live and do business,” he said. Continued from Page A8 want to respond to you. Their political survival is, after all, up to you. Don Robb Sidney Help needed for branch employees Editor: For some time now the Victoria Labour Council has been operat- ing a worker advocacy campaign for all working people. The number of calls the council has received for information on the rights of workers guaranteed under the Employment Standards Act is mind boggling; and the council continues to file formal complaints on behalf of workers who are being cheated out of overtime rates, statutory holiday pay, vacation pay and a host of other rights. In Victoria, the Employment Standards Branch employs six investigating officers for these complaints, each of whom handle approximately 350 complaints per year. Certainly that is a tremendous workload on these investigators. Couple that with their additional responsibility to investigate Human Rights violations, and the recent addition of Residential Ten- ancy Act violations, suggests a totally unmanageable and unhealthy situation. It seems to me that Employment Standards legislation and enforce- ment must be strengthened, responsibility for Human Rights and Residential Tenancy issues should be handled by a different set of investigators and, more investigators must be hired for- thwith-to address the back log of complaints, that both the Board and the Labour Council are deal- ing with. : Finally, hats off to those investi- gators who are doing their best to win a losing battle, and shame on this government for not having the political will to support their own employees and our own legisla- on. Steve Orcherton Secretary Treasurer Victoria Labour Council In his annual report, outgoing president John Fortune said the Chamber of Commerce should poll its members to gauge their RICK ROBERTS views on key issues affecting Peninsula residents and busi- nesses. He added that too many extreme lobbying groups are pressuring area councils to give in to their narrow interests while the views of the “silent majority” often go unheard. “It’s the squeaky wheel that always gets oiled,” he said. A continued trend towards pre- servationism will hurt business interests and force the young peo- ple of the area to move away, he said. “If we are to have job opportu- nities for the youngsters leaving school, there will have to be growth,” Fortune said. : The Peninsula cannot ignore further growth because it’s sand- wiched between B.C’s two biggest cities and acts as a highway between the two, he said. Voted into office as the cham- ber’s new vice-presidents were Jerry De Wit, Paul Deeton and Mel Hernblad. 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