Wednesday, August 5, 1992 @ WKP faces another walkout? Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER Labor disputes continue to drain the ener- gy from West Kootenay Power. ' The Office and Technical Employees’ Union announced the results of another strike vote Tuesday — the second vote to hit WEP in less than a month. “Our members gave us a strong strike man- date,” said OTEU communications director Paula Stomberg. “We never give out (exact ballot) numbers, but it was impressive.” Stomberg said that the 8,000 OT: EU mem- bers province-wide showed they were willing to follow union leadership — even if that means walking a picket line. “This was an expression that members have confidence in their bargaining committee,” she said. “We are in a position to serve strike notice now, but we are taking one step at a time.” | But WKP communications director Mike Bradshaw says OTEU workers have been off soca INTERNATION Ai BROTHERHOOD oO the job since July 20 anyway, when Interna- tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers set up pickets. “Our managers and supervisors are out there in the field doing a pretty good job,” Brad- shaw said. ; : “Certainly the OTEU has a more direct in- terface with customers, but we've picked up the slack nicely.” . At issue in the WKP-OTEU dispute is an “adequate” pension plan.” eon Meanwhile, West Kootenay Power is still at- tempting to settle an IBEW strike which has been dragging on for 17 days. “They’ve made no move to take us back to the bargaining table,” Bradshaw said. “Tf it lasts for a very long time there could be some stress or fatigue (among those cur- rently working),” he said, “but at the same time we're getting more proficient with the jobs we've been called upon to do.” No progress has been made in the 180 mem- ber IBEW dispute since members walked off the job mid-July. TERNATIONAL “27 O00 SOTHERROCY & CAL WORKE sf News photo by Glen Freeman There’s no end in sight in the West Kootenay Power strike as IBEW pickets continued in Castlegar. CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS July 25 to August 10 (Open August 11th) Western Auto Wreckers Granite Road, Nelson Ph. 354-4802 Why rent?... 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He says that in the conditions B.C. has been having lately, sunburns ean occur in only 15 to 20 minutes. Walls recommends that if you have to go into the sun, you wear sunscreen with a protection factor of 20. However, Walls says that even with lotions on, heat exhaustion is a problem. The solution is to stay in cool places and drink plenty of fluids. Don't get excited, though. Walls says alcohol is the worst thing to drink in the sun, as it messes up the body’s thermometer. AroundT OWN OurPEOPLE Rubber Duckie Scott David Harrison EDITOR There was nothing ugly about these little ducklings. In fact, beautiful is the only way the Castlegar Kiwanis Club would describe the 1,000 rubber duckies it unleashed on Pass Creek Sunday. “This is our biggest fundraising event of yor? gael Kiwanis President Dean Carter said. The local club spread its wings for another year, holding the Third Annual Kiwanis Duck Race Saturday at Pass Creek. Before a handful of willing-to-get- wet onlookers, the race took all of 15 minutes before Rhonda Sorenson’s fine- feathered friend earned her the $1,000 top prize. “The participation of the public has been great,” Carter said. “This is an important event to us and the public has been willing to support it.” Support it, indeed. For the second time in the three-year history of the Kiwanis Duck Race, the club managed to sell all 1,000 tickets. The $5,000 generated from ticket sales is expected to help erect a senior’s bus shelter. That shelter would be just one of several projects the Castlegar Kiwanis Club has volunteered its time, energy and money for. The club used the funds from last year’s race to put a new floor in the Scout Hall and a repaint the Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre. “We’re very satisfied with the race,” Kiwanis vice president and event co- ordinator Bill Moore said. “We sold all the tickets which means that we'll have more money for the community. “Another measure of success is that we didn’t lose any of the ducks,” laughed Moore. Moore said the success of the Kiwanis Duck Race has the club looking at ways to make it that much more attractive. “We’re hoping to make it a bigger spectator event,” he said. “We think even more people would turnout if it was turned into a family picnic day.” After. all, as far as the Castlegar Kiwanis Club is concerned, there’s nothing ugly about these little ducklings. 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