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B.C. ELECTION ‘83 ==-osmm

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Published at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”

CASTLEGAR, BRIT:SH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1963

biden labo

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CONTRACT BARGAINING

resin na SiGe o

‘Sections (A, B&C)

ominco unions
form united front

By RON NORMAN

In dramatic move to form «united br
11 Cominco locals

gaining
ioe othe “Usted

dow wil west fe Calgary early this
month, the Castlegar News has
‘The 11 locals represent between 7,000 and 8,000

workers at Comineo's W

operations, including

jestern
Trall Kimberley, Yellowknife and Pine Point as well ax

several
The mort meeting was called
ont

after

raw Friday that the meeting will last “as
[e,need so davelp strategy in terms ofthe entire chain (of

Cominco operat

Georgi sid the esting wil coon ways ode lop,
tcratogy that will convince Cominco to negotiate with all 1

ve falled to come to terms

However both the company andthe union say they wil
‘contract,

work thropgh

cals ieteetin
no move to lock out
noted that in order to lack out
‘2 hours notice,

Cameron said Friday there is
‘employees “at the present time.” He

workers, Cominco must serve

ee gemoesind ct Se bas boon ce thn
rio of contract nogtiston fr “the betior

Sa oan unt the

Biba ld fut sgmd el cn

Cae ae wah Steelworker representatives on
several’ ogtasions this wi reek, but no agreements were

‘Cantetort meetings bave not been
eked Chgh Wg ded gt eo
quietly.

Meanwhile, Georgetti sad that the Steelworkers Local

480 offered to “substantially modify

fy" its proposals if the

company does away with te request fer concessions He did
30t disclose just how much the union was willing to give up

fro ts lnllal potion

However, Georgetti said that when the union presented
that proposal to the company in s meeting Wedneeday,
Cominco No.

” Georgetti said.

wants a raise and a one-year contract
‘and will not settle for concessions.

‘accused Cominco of “provoking” the union into some
kind of action, but noted, “We are prepared to work through

the —— at this point.”
said the union

try to “exhaust all reasonable

avenues” in a bid to reach a collective agreem:
rarned, “Our

position, the union will be forced to

ge to its membership for a

trike

However, he could not put a time frame on just when

that might be.

‘also warned that his members are “very very
intent right now” and the uniea e doing its best to keep

them in line.

Ho said the next move is “up to Cominco, within
of time,

noted that
began contract talks four months ago but the Wednesday
meeting was the first in 35 days.
‘Theyre ot even trying” he sal

e company has proposed that
eens cain hed og erea ee

the union give back
to be rolled

{into the contract effective midnight last night. As well,
Comins waaia on sad to to COLA payments in a new

long-term cont
Local

“0 bas suggested an 62contanhour way
{nerease (six per cent on the average $13.62 hourly rate) and
reeves OK

workers in Trail, has

9105, representing abou: 500 office and technical
Propoted

8 six-per-cent wage increase

 oneyear agreement, plus improvements in COLA

Harvey. supervi inting of Rossland. Fre tion
ipervises printing af a
provincl series In Beeporetion for Thur.

| election, Four Cinddain ore run:
ning in eee n. hay Ban aman

Race down to wire

By RON NORMAN
Eater

Can Social
NDP incumbent Chris D’

‘That is THE question as we head into the final five
days before Thureday’s provincial general election, and at
ths ph sgn nae ht lene wie wold

Credit candidate Walt Siemens unseat
rarey d- Trail?

tradition, That's how lon; been in office, since
he was first elected

And in the previous two elections D'Arcy has walked
away the clear winner,

In the first defence of his seat in 1975, D'Arcy was
‘one of only a dozen NDP candidates elected. Even party
leatler Dave Barrett sulfered defeat as the Socreds swept
the NDP out of

In that 1975 race, D'Arcy outpolied CasNews
publisher Burt Campbell by neariy 2,000 votes — 7,881 to
6,055 (64.5 per cent of the vote to 43 per cent).

“yp besin with, ne la batting 11 years of
D’Arey
‘ore.

third ccndidate in the race, Liberal Thomas
George Milne, polled just 8.6 per cent of the vote, which
worked out 61 balou
‘oter turnout in that election was 73 per cent as
14,500 of the 20,000 voters in the
DiArey

vole, while Diary
per cent. Of the 16,018 ballots

. Murray
Drown picked up 852 votes, or 5.4 per cent of the votes.
Voter turnout was 71.5 per cent.
But itis now four years later id the Gail Cred
arty has pat up yet eather can
iced with perenne
margin inthe le eae formidable task for any

continued on poge A

Candidates under fire

By DIANESTRANDBERG

The two froatruners nthe rae fr the Rowland
‘Trail seat in the legisl ture came unter fire Thur
edit candidate Wal
incumbent Chi ‘Arey were led upe to defend thelr
individual and party re
During an allcandidates meeting at Stanley Hum
phries Secondary School attended by all four eandi
the NDP MLA was asked to explain his absences in the
legislature at polling times and to state how he would
work to raise his profile in the Castlegar area if he is
re-elected
Arey tld the approximately 40 people who attended
Imeling that his attendance was a matter of
pai record and be noted that in 21 years he bas only
rom the legialature an average of sof
seven times a year.
“The only reason I've ever been away trom the
logislature is because of « demand or a duty in the
| He added. “People come fest, the
a."

id he is not aware of his low profile in the
commiting at without some specific i's rather

Te i2zearsld MLA also peated out thatthe
con a "ne well by varous gover

frame” and ul, a fildhouse Tei
nd an arena in Roeland were paid for throu lottery
rants,

Questions raised during the meeting were schmitted
beforehand in writing. and Siemens was asked how be
felt about alleged “dirty tricks” and imp:
aovernmen' funds ly the Socal Credit government

Siemens, a businessman and ‘Trail alderman, said he
doesn't “condone dirty tricks and I don't condone
wasteful spending,

Commentig on the Seer governments restrain
program Siemens explained that it war necessary to
control government wages, which aren't subject to the

ly and demand that

program & “temporary
rmeasore," ho said it la of “real w

cant sce where it ls poas
restraint program at this time,”

avast be pretced, but ho onder

er a RUN nace MTN

sive Liat." howe things jell eouk! be five minutes or benefits, retirement plan, contrat language and other
ive days,

Projects announced

for 82 weeks to involve han- ate hundreds of student jobs Nelson Family Day Cere
dicapped adults with commu: Society, $14,263 proving 2
nity recreation facilities. as weeks of work in day care

© $10,748 to the Kootenay i with 6 comprehensive acti

ing them to take independent
The projecaare ie of 98 steps toward self craton
projects totalling $838,000» $6,360 to Regional Rec.
that wil got underway in the reaton Commiason No.1 toe
first weeks of May in the 29 weeks to provide various to be taken over by the
Kootenay Weat Rid joutdoors parks and federal government as a Na
an ‘Castlegar projects in- camplag activities, to he Kris- tional Historie Site.
887 to the Gity of i Slocan Valley
SP College Castlegar for 1 weeks ‘0. the noccentu Proce Regional Recreation Com-
to involve vol- study community recreatiot mission No.8 at Sloean Park,
“recreational needs ¢ $8,663 for 41 weeks providing
for the mentally a sid in a pre- local communities. The list. organized playground active
jered. race that toe tes
1 $10,743 to the Kootenay $338,000 allocated to Koot-
Society for the Handicapped enay West riding should

13 arrested
in drug bust

wi
Castlegar; Joseph Nelson weeks for a children's pro-
2%, 1121 Nelson gram of day and overnight sion, $7,689 for 36 weeks to
julio Lynn Cat- Camping. outdoor recreation.
alano, 23, 1121 Nelson Av

‘Appledals Parks Board,
$8,380 for 40 weeks organ-
ising playground activites,

‘of Slocan, $8,224
Pay ird improving vil
lage parks and ball fields,

Secctpton of the project.
Nelsca

mnal Recreation Com.
jon No. 5, $8,215 for 39
s for planned play: Salmo Workers’ Employ

: iment Society $10,964 for 84

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photo, turn to page BS.

A special full page of provincial
coverage, complete with up-to-date local ond
Provincial stories, poge A3
S014 Sirol, Nelion wd Linda Hall's regular Sunday morning column
features a look at Dole Hockley, skip of the
bronze medal winning team in the National
Police Curling Championships last month in
Summerland, Prince Edward Island, page Cl.

‘The following subjects
were charged jointly with
conspiracy to traffick in co
caine and appeared ia Neon
Provipzial Court Thur

“ Puther anes of posses
sion of cocaine for the pur
pose of trafficking, cultiva
Mor of marijuana and other J the regular winning rumbers ia Saturday's tot
nar otic offences which |) to-649 draw were: 18, 26, 35, 36 and 49. The

Guesseppi Joseph Antig. ste.nmed from the raids car. |] bonus number wos 25
nani, 21, of 410-11th Ave. ri

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