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Healthcare careworkers workersatatNew NewHoriHoriHealth zonshave haverejected rejectedrejoining rejoining the the zons Health Employees Union. Health Employees Union. MikeOld, Old,spokesperson spokespersonfor forthe the Mike union,said saidhehewould wouldnot notbebedisclosdisclosunion, ingactual actualnumbers numbersbut butsaid saidthe thevote vote ing wasclose. close. was “Welost lostthe thevote, vote,we’re we’resurprised, surprised, “We ”” Oldsaid. said.“It“Itwas wasfairly fairlyclose closebut butatat Old theend endofofthe theday, day,it’s it’saamajority majority the vote. ” vote.” Staffatatthe thecare carefacility facility voted voted Staff throughout the day Monday on throughout the day Monday on whetherorornot notthey theywished wishedtotorejoin rejoin whether theunion. union. the Shortly after Christmas, Christmas, 120 120 Shortly after employeesatatthe thecare carehome homewere were employees givensurprise surpriselayoff layoffnotices noticesfollowfollowgiven ing last summer’s sale of New Horiing last summer’s sale of New HorizonstotoPark ParkPlace. Place. zons Thenew newowner ownerthen thengave gavenotice notice The employeesininJanuary Januarythat thatitit totoitsitsemployees wouldbebecontracting contractingout outcare, care,cleancleanwould ing and cooking services to Carecorp ing and cooking services to Carecorp SeniorServices. Services. Senior Approximately halfofofthe thestaff staff Approximately half were re-hired by Carecorp but were re-hired by Carecorp but asas non-unionemployees. employees. non-union Old said New Horizons Horizons staff staff Old said New approachedthe theunion unionweeks weeksago ago approached Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 3
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The art of fly tying
CecilHenley Henleydemonstrates demonstratesfly flytying tying during during Saturday’s Saturday’s Pink Pink Salmon Salmon Festival Festival at at Robert Robert Ostler Ostler Park. Cecil Park. The The festival festival celebrates celebrates the the return return of of pink salmon to Campbell River and promotes pink salmon as a sustainable food source. For more photos from the festival, see pink salmon to Campbell River and promotes pink salmon as a sustainable food source. For more photos from the festival, see page page 2. 2.
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QuadraIsland Islandresidents residentshave havesaid said Quadra yes to sewer service. yes to sewer service. Propertyowners ownersinin the the QuathiQuathiProperty askiCove Covearea areavoted voted in in favour favour of of aski expanding the island’s sewer service expanding the island’s sewer service
inorder orderto to hook hook up up to to the the system. system. in According to to preliminary preliminary tallies, tallies, According 18 people voted ‘yes’ while 15 said 18 people voted ‘yes’ while 15 said ‘no’ during a referendum held Sat‘no’ during a referendum held Saturday. urday. Thepositive positive vote vote means means 36 36 proppropThe erties in in the the foreshore foreshore and and Pidcock Pidcock erties Road area, area, as as well well as as on on Heriot Heriot Bay Bay Road
Road, will will be be able able to to get Road, get off off septic septic systems and and onto onto sewer sewer service. systems service. Quadra Island Island Director Quadra Director Jim Jim Abram said the $720,000 Abram said the $720,000 sewer sewer expansion will will be be aa benefit expansion benefit for for the the entire community. entire community. “It’ll serve serve some some people people who “It’ll who really, really, really need the service really need the service because because
of of failing failing septic septic systems systems and and it’ll it’ll be be aa benefit benefit to to the the environment,” environment,” Abram Abram said. said. “I “I realize realize there there will will be some people who will be some people who will be be upset upset because because they they just just put put in in new new sepseptic fields in the past few years tic fields in the past few years and and I’m I’m really really sorry sorry itit went went that that way way for for Continued on Pg. 3 Continued on Pg. 3
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