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New labour deal inked with KPU staff 7,500 more workers under ‘economic stability’ deals
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A specially-designed shopping cart promises to make grocery store outings simpler for the Taylor family. ‘Caroline’s Cart’ is a new addition at Save-on-Foods at Cloverdale Crossing. Above. Store manager Wes Lewis smiles as Bobbi Taylor loads her youngest, Kenny, into the cart. Also pictured are Kenny’s siblings Joe, Kirsten and Courtney. See story page 8.
By Jeff Nagel The province has signed new five-year labour contracts providing 5.5 per cent pay hikes with unions representing nearly 7,500 workers at 14 post-secondary institutions. The recently ratified agreements follow the government’s same “economic stability mandate” that has been the pattern for other public sector unions. Within the Lower Mainland, the new agreements include 1,000 instructors, counsellors and librarians and other staff at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), plus another 575 support and administra-
tive service staff at KPU campuses in Cloverdale, Langley, Surrey and Richmond. Other facilities in the region that have new contracts with faculty or support staff include Douglas College, Capilano College, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, the B.C. Institute of Technology and the Justice Institute of B.C. The economic stability agreements, which now cover 230,000 workers across the province or three-quarters of the unionized public sector, promise extra wage hikes if B.C. exceeds its economic growth forecasts.
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Young talent claims vocal prize By Jennifer Lang A determined young singer from Cloverdale is counting her lucky stars after a hard-fought win at this year’s Valley Voices Vocal Contest, held over the B.C. Day long weekend. It was Madison Bell’s fourth crack at the annual summer talent contest, which is dedicated to developing young talent in the region. She turned in a layered and expressive performance of “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic, proving she’s got the talent and perseverance she’ll need in the music industry.
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Just 13 years old, Bell’s impressive MainStage performance at the Abbotsford Agrifair and Mighty Fraser Rodeo persuaded the judges – a panel of industry insiders and performers – that she was the top contender of this year’s final six. “She was always the youngest in the finals, and it is tough to compete against kids up to 18 years old at such a young age,” Madison’s mom, Michelle Bell, told The Reporter. As grand prize winner, Bell will receive a development package that includes time in the recording studio with Troy
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Sampson, a songwriter who’s written for Victoria Duffield and Cody Simpson. “They will write a song together and they will produce it and record it for her,” says Michelle. Despite her young age, Madison takes her musical aspirations seriously. She writes her own songs, plays the guitar and is a veteran live performer who’s dazzled audiences since she was in single digits, most recently busking in White Rock this summer. She didn’t perform an original composition at Valley
Voices, but her experience on stage – and her steadily maturing skills as a songwriter – clearly gave her the edge against her elder competitors this year. At the finals in Abbotsford, Madison performed Sia’s soulful torch song, “Elastic Heart” and, at the finale, the soaring OneRepublic anthem. Hundreds of hopefuls audition for the Valley Voices Vocal Contest in the spring. Judges select just 20 to move forward. Contestants use social media to garner support from fans in See SONGWRITING / Page 3
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