IUOE News - Fall 2011
IUOE News - Fall 2011
IUOE News - Fall 2011
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District 4<br />
Project labour<br />
agreements providing<br />
good union work<br />
Herb Conat and Wayne Kemp,<br />
Member Representatives<br />
We’re extremely busy in District 4 this<br />
year.<br />
The Kitimat Modernization Project<br />
(Bechtel Canada) has kicked off again. Fifteen<br />
contractors are working on several projects on<br />
the site and the demolition of the Rio Tinto<br />
Alcan pot lines 7 and 8 has begun.<br />
New camp facilities, with 440 Jack &<br />
Jill beds, are due to open this fall and two<br />
additional phases of construction will be<br />
completed this year. Up to 1,500 workers will<br />
be accommodated. This site is covered by a<br />
project labour agreement(PLA) modeled on<br />
the Heavy Construction Agreement.<br />
Lockerbie Hole’s work on the Endako Mines expansion is<br />
almost complete. It is also covered by a PLA. The Operating<br />
Engineers will be finished this winter.<br />
BFI Constructors has picked up the civil work, with 18 to 24<br />
months of construction, at the Mount Milligan Gold & Copper<br />
Mine. BFI has signed an agreement with five of the building<br />
trades unions.<br />
This new mine is owned by Thompson Creek covered by a<br />
PLA. Work has been contracted to a couple of the building trades<br />
contractors.<br />
We have not seen any projects of this magnitude in the past 20<br />
years. This should be the start of good things to come, including<br />
many jobs and increased market share!<br />
In closing, we would like to thank our stewards, organizers<br />
and safety committee members who provide leadership in your<br />
work places. Work safely.<br />
ThinkSafety<br />
18 <strong>News</strong> September <strong>2011</strong><br />
District 5<br />
Industrial<br />
work steady<br />
Mike Spiruda<br />
Member Representative<br />
The work picture<br />
has been steady in the<br />
Northeast throughout the<br />
summer.<br />
The local crane companies<br />
were busy with shutdowns, gas plant<br />
construction and projects in the oil and gas<br />
industry.<br />
Premay Pipeline Hauling have been unloading<br />
and stockpiling 50 km of 36” mainline pipe<br />
at Chetwynd, Hudsons Hope and Groundbirch.<br />
Premay will also unload and stockpile approximately<br />
75 km of pipe near Fort Nelson in the<br />
fall.<br />
Louisbourg Pipeline will construct the 23<br />
km of 36” pipe for Trans Canada Pipeline’s<br />
Saturn project west of Dawson Creek.<br />
BC Hydro has initiated the environmental<br />
assessment phase for the proposed Site C<br />
hydroelectric project. Upgrades in the design<br />
of the dam such as foundation stability, seismic<br />
protection and improved generating capacity<br />
have now pegged construction costs at $7.9 billion.<br />
Field research carried on throughout the<br />
summer.<br />
During the summer months, we were in<br />
negotiations with Peace River Coal in Tumbler<br />
Ridge. We’re hopeful that the company will<br />
recognize that the many issues on the table<br />
are a priority that must be resolved in order to<br />
move forward.<br />
Work safely.<br />
L O C A L 1 1 5<br />
It’s not just a slogan. It’s a way of life.
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