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Inspections find no mussels

Boat inspections keep invasive mussels out of B.C. waters VICTORIA – A co-ordinated interprovincial response to invasive mussels has resulted in ten small competition sailboats and one Zodiac travelling from mussel-infested Lake Ontario being inspected at the Victoria Yacht Club. Ministry of Environment officials inspected all vessels on Aug. 27, 2014, and found no zebra […]

Wage dispute holding up serious talk about class composition

Labour/Management Impasse in BC Schools   Premier Christy Clark says the real issue that needs to be discussed is class composition, but that cannot be accomplished until the issue of teacher wages is solved. She said the BCTF  needs to come in “at a reasonable level on wages.” “They are still demanding twice as much as […]

School strike – what is it really all about?

“I am sure many British Columbians are still trying to understand what’s at the heart of this dispute. For the past year, the BCTF has been saying funding has been cut, the education system is in trouble, and that students are struggling. The truth is dramatically different. We now spend nearly $1 billion more each […]

Senior citizen picked on by City of Penticton

Penticton resident Elvena Slump, an unsuccessful candidate for city council in 2008 and a frequent letter writer to both Penticton newspapers wants to speak to the press in a different format on the steps of City Hall today. The Penticton senior claims she’s been accused by the City of Penticton of defamation. City officials say a letter […]

1st time strike – no dispute since 1994 – complaint by church dismissed

The B.C. Labour Relations Board has dismissed the latest complaints by the United Church’s Naramata Centre against its striking employees. The LRB has ruled against claims by Centre management that its unionized staff is on an illegal strike or that the Canadian Union of Public Employees had bargained in bad faith.  The 34 members of […]

Scrambling ??

“The B.C. teachers’ strike has many parents scrambling for day care for their children” A statement on major media from the coast. This summer in Oliver about 60 kids took advantage of Sun Fun – When a strike camp was instituted yesterday – only 10 children attended at the Oliver Parks and Recreation. That might […]