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For the second time in a month locked out International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213 have rejected an offer by Fortis BC to end the four-month lockCall us for a FREE out that has members market evaluation walking the picket lines in the West Kootenay Thea Mario and Okanagan. Stayanovich Berno “FortisBC is disgreatertrailrealestate.com appointed with the choice not to endorse 250.368.5000 the tentative agreement,” said Director of Communications e h t g n i r for FortisBC, Joyce u c Se y a n Wagenaar. “It was rece t o Ko ommended for ratificad n a tion by the bargaining ary committee, however Bound a the membership did e r a not accept it. Clearly there is a difference in perspective between the bargaining committee and the membership. This is someSELKIRK thing they need to be SECURITY SERVICES looking at.” 250-368-3103 Wagenaar said the latest offer of an 11.5 Award Winning per cent wage increase Best Western Plus over five years, an increase to a signing incentive, and other premiums, was above what was recommended by mediator, Vince Ready, in early October. EAT However, Rod DRINK Russell, business manager for IBEW Local LOUNGE 213, has a considerably Mon-Sat • 4pm-closing different take on the 1001 Rossland Ave. results of the ratificain the Best Western Plus tion vote. Columbia River Hotel MP_adO3_Layout 1 13-10-04See 6:20LOCKOUT, AM Page 1 Page 4
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City looks to increase use of Trail Memorial Centre BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
For more than six decades, the city has been using the Trail Memorial Centre as an anchor for community celebrations, sports, a place for reading and a space to memorialize Silver City history. The recently released draft of the 10-year recreation master plan, cites the city’s declining and aging population which has led to the landmark’s relevance diminishing over time. Now the centre must reinvest itself to meet current
and future community leisure needs. The demographics are only one challenge and may not define the future of the centre because the current parks department is revisiting a past success story and coming up with new ways to entice people back into the space. A bid to host the 2015 World Junior A Hockey Challenge is currently under way after Trail councillors gave Robert Baker, parks and recreation deputy director, the go-ahead Monday at the governance meeting.
Trail hosted the world challenge in 2007, with the event bringing more than 20,000 people to the centre, including a standing-room only crowd for the Canada West versus Canada East gold medal game (Canada West prevailed). “Our success in 2007 is probably the reason they would want Trail to host again,” said Trail Mayor Dieter Bogs. “There was a lot of work and effort to put it on, but it was a really good thing for the city.” Nelson partnered with
Trail to host that year, and the city has been given the heads up, during informal chats with Nelson Mayor John Dooley and his council at the September municipal conference added Bogs. “Hockey Canada will put out the guidelines at the end of the month (Thursday) and I will put together a recommendation for your support to bid on the 2015 event,” said Baker. “It will be full steam ahead.” Change can be difficult, especially with an historical site, but is necessary to See WINTER, Page 3
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