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Victoria Dragonboat Festival makes waves on local waters this weekend. Page A3
Vancouver Island Music Awards is on the brink of playing its swan song. Page A13 Watch for breaking news at www.oakbaynews.com
Friday, August 17, 2012
UVic on path toward fall strike Labour board to rule on essential services after negotiations fail Kyle Slavin News staff
University of Victoria students may be greeted by picketing support staff when classes return in early September. Last month, mediation between two unions – CUPEs 917 and 951 – and the university on essential service levels failed. Three days of hearings (Aug. 21, 22 and 24) have been set for both parties to plead their cases to the Labour Relations Board before it adjudicates essential services and staffing levels. “(UVic) came with a long list of jobs they deemed essential,” said Doug Sprenger, president of CUPE 917. “I can’t be specific. Let’s just say our list of (essential jobs) was short, and their list was long.” Kane Kilbey, UVic’s associate vice-president of human resources, said in a July 20 notice posted online: “It continues to be the university’s desire to reach a negotiated settlement at the earliest possible opportunity. We remain hopeful that this can be achieved without a major disruption.” PLEASE SEE: Classroom disruption not expected, Page A5
Sharon Tiffin/News staff
University of Victoria paint shop employees Len Ashmore (with paint sprayer) and Rob Barton (with ground glass) repaint crosswalks on Ring Road as they get the campus ready for the new school year. Unions representing UVic employees remain far apart from UVic management, and can’t come to an agreement on essential service levels, or a contract.
Unique building process applied to Oak Bay High project Variances for height and parking get go-ahead Brittany Lee News staff
The potential layout of the new Oak Bay
High school seems to be coming together, but the actual design of the school remains a mystery. Variances regarding the proposed height and parking on the school site were approved in a committee of the whole meeting Monday night. Based on a design build concept, as man-
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