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SIX TELUS employees are out of work after their jobs were cut here the end of September.

_ The cuts are part of a plan to reduce the compa- ny’s workforce by 40 per cent, translating here into 25-27 lost jabs.

Four people lost their jobs when the Telus store closed Sept. 27 and two

inventory workers were

also gone as of thal day.

‘Other jobs being phased out include a clerical posi- tion, which will be gone in . early November and three ‘network design positions ‘will be cut by June 2003, Telus official Joanna Wyatt said.

“Since [July 11] as our plans have become more concrete, the dates for the closures of the specific ‘functions have been provi- .ded to the employees as . we know them,” she added.

Employees affected by the work force cuts had until Oct. 1 to apply for ei-

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‘WORKERS at Telus in Terrace recently got word

more positions will be eliminated here.

ther early retirement or vo- luntary departure pack~ ages.

“By the 18th (of Octo- ber) we should be in a po- sition to know who will be accepted for the voluntary departure and early retire-- ment program,” Wyatt said,

mg A new look

LANDSCAPING work is underway along the front edge of the Skeena Mall parking lot. That's Dylan Quinn shovelling and Victor Alemeida driving trac- tor. The upgrade is part of a deal in which the city relaxed parking rules last year to allow Overwaitea to expand and become Save On Foods. The land- scaping and parking lot changes are expected to be a prelude to an overall mall renovation.

Anather option for af- fected workers is transfer- ting to other locations if they are qualified, but- Telus officials have said

that likelihood is low be- —

cause of the large amount of positions being elimina- ted.

Out & About

City hires auctioneer

UNUSED city items are going to be sold off by auction from now on.

The city has picked local auctioneer Marjon Auctions to conduct per- iodic sales of unneeded

items, Trea on |

igion replaces the ‘old’: ystem of sale by tender conducted at the city public works yard.

Staff concluded that method cost the city too much money in staff time.

A sale in 2001 resulted in a net loss of $646, ac- cording to a city report.

The report says the new arrangement means the city will get at least 70 per

“cent of the sale price

achieved by Marjon.

Bikes recovered by the RCMP will continue to be turned over to the Citizens On Patrol (COPS) pro- pram. .

Rather than selling qld vehicles, the city will trade in used vehicles on the purchase of new ones.

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