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Wednesday

June 3, 1992

'GOSECONDS

@ OUR PEOPLE

Amid Canada’s constitution-
al crisis, one Castlegar couple
is taking a message of friend-
ship and unity to the people of
Quebec.

@ LOCAL SPORTS

The Castlegar Golf Course’s
male and female club
championships were won by
a pair of familiar faces last
weekend.

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@ ARTS & LEISURE

There’s.a little bit of the
Kootenays on the air
everytime Terry Evans goes
to work. The former Creston
resident is a radio
personality on Edmonton’s
No. 1 radio station.

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Mill workers set to walk

Mi Negotiations between union
and management break down
as June 15 strike deadline gets
closer with every passing day

Glen Freeman
NEWS REPORTER

Celgar workers could be on strike as
early as June 15, said union president
Stan Shewaga. ;

Talks between the Pulp, Paper and
Woodworkers of Canada and the Pulp
and Paper Industrial Relations Bureau
broke down Friday.

“The sticking point was that we sent
a message that we needed another 24
hours to negotiate,” said PPIRB Presi-
dent Eric Mitterndorfer.

“But they chose to ignore us and go
for a strike vote instead.”

That’s hardly the case, said PPWC’s
Shewaga.

“They have tried to get us to agree to
a substandard offer,” Shewaga said.

“They have offered us a 15 cent per
hour increase in 1992 and an 85 cent per
hour increase in 1993.

“And that’s not all,” Shewaga said.
“They even have their hooks on this of-
fer. In order to receive the increase they
want us to give up one statutory holiday
per year.

“With an offer like that I expect we'll
get a significant strike vote.”

Shewaga said he doesn’t know if a
strike could be averted before the dead-
line June 15 deadline.

“I don’t know if theyll make another
offer and I’ve given up trying to second
guess them.

“They're acting like a complete bunch
of clods.”

Mitterndorfer said he isn’t sure if a
strike can be avoided either.

“We were in a process last Friday
which we hoped would lead to a conclu-
sion,” he said.

“Now I don’t know if that process will
begin again before or after a strike,” he
added.

Local PPWC representative Mike .
Babaeff said he believes both sides can
get together for one more try.

“If there is a strike the day-to-day op-
erations of the mill will certainly be shut
down, and we don’t want that to hap-
pen,” Babaeff said.

“There’s still time for another offer.
Hopefully all strikes can be averted.”

PPWC members throughout~ the
province will hold their vote this week.

Results of the vote will be made
known June 9, and mills could close by
June 15.

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5 News photo
Thanks to the addition of a new float, the Miss Castlegar Pageant will look even better this year. Royalty from the 1991
pageant showed off the float with this year’scontestants at city council Tuesday, leading up to the 1992 pageant on Friday.

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