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<strong>News</strong><br />

SHAPING<br />

THE FUTURE<br />

Securing future projects<br />

through Project Labour<br />

Agreements is Priority One<br />

<strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

www.iuoe115.com


ON THE COVER Dawson’s Indian Garden<br />

Pit out in Savona BC, Brother Scott Reid<br />

ripping the mountain in the D8 CAT.<br />

<strong>IUOE</strong> <strong>News</strong> is the official<br />

publication of the International<br />

Union of Operating Engineers<br />

Local 115.<br />

Local Executive Board<br />

Business Manager<br />

Brian Cochrane<br />

President<br />

Wayne E. Mills<br />

Vice-President<br />

Brad Randall<br />

Recording Secretary<br />

Brian Lefebvre<br />

Financial Secretary<br />

Don Swerdan<br />

Treasurer<br />

Frank Carr<br />

Guard<br />

Everett Cummings<br />

Conductor<br />

Doug Fisher<br />

Trustees<br />

Brett Chapman<br />

Brian Moore<br />

Curtis Wright<br />

Auditors<br />

Chip Dhaliwal<br />

Goretti Guibault<br />

Craig McIntosh<br />

District Executive Board<br />

1 - Al Cooper<br />

2 - Curtis Harold<br />

3 - Brad Gerow<br />

4 - Herb Conat<br />

5 - Mike Spiruda<br />

6 - Rob Foskett<br />

Publication Committee<br />

Brian Cochrane<br />

Wayne Mills<br />

Lynda Arland<br />

Don Swerdan<br />

Editorial Services<br />

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Design and Layout<br />

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Contact Details<br />

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Burnaby, B.C., V5G 3T3<br />

Telephone: 604-291-8831<br />

Fax: 604-473-5235<br />

Website: www.iuoe115.com<br />

E-mail: iuoe@iuoe115.com<br />

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Contents<br />

Business Manager<br />

We must invest time and work now to secure our future................................................................ 1<br />

President<br />

Outreach, training and strong skills will make our union grow....................................................... 2<br />

District 1<br />

We need to speak up in support of construction projects.............................................................. 3<br />

Canada must get out in the lead in the production of LNG............................................................. 4<br />

We need to organize, and identify unfair and shady practices ....................................................... 5<br />

Over 140 high-rises under construction in Lower Mainland............................................................ 6<br />

Offering support to our Tumbler Ridge members.......................................................................... 7<br />

Hoping for positive outcome in complex bargaining .................................................................... 8<br />

Union Organizing<br />

Sledgehammers and security guards stand between workers and a fair wage................................ 9<br />

Just another hurdle put in place for unions by our federal government........................................ 10<br />

Dispatch<br />

Let government know you support Site C................................................................................... 10<br />

District 2<br />

Members can feel proud to be part of our union......................................................................... 12<br />

District 3<br />

Lots of work means lots of organizing opportunities................................................................... 14<br />

District 4<br />

Hoping for some big projects to become reality soon.................................................................. 15<br />

District 5<br />

Oil and gas industry keeping things busy in the Northeast.......................................................... 16<br />

District 6<br />

If you have questions, make sure you ask a real union member.................................................... 17<br />

Benefits Plan<br />

Exploring the ins and outs of drug claim reimbursement............................................................. 18<br />

Training Association Report<br />

Courses starting up for another year at our Training Site.............................................................. 19<br />

FEATURE NEWS ARTICLE<br />

How Important is Liquified Natural Gas?..................................................................................... 24<br />

Regular Features<br />

Membership Service Awards...................................................................................................... 27<br />

Welcome to our 260 new Local 115 members............................................................................. 38<br />

Member Service Awards List...................................................................................................... 39<br />

Pensions Awarded..................................................................................................................... 40<br />

Local 115 District Offices and Meeting Notices............................................................................ 41


We must invest time<br />

and work now to<br />

secure our future<br />

Business Manager<br />

Brian Cochrane,<br />

Business Manager<br />

It is hard to believe that we are already in <strong>December</strong> and<br />

<strong>2014</strong> is quickly coming to a close. It is the time of year to do<br />

a review of the things that we have completed and celebrate<br />

successes.<br />

With the completion of the Burnaby office renovation,<br />

<strong>2014</strong> gave us an incredible opportunity to reflect back at the<br />

amazing 83 years of service Local 115 has brought to our<br />

membership, the province of BC and the Yukon.<br />

There are so many members who have contributed their<br />

lives to serving others for the Local Union, improving standards<br />

for our membership in good times and bad; and we owe<br />

them all a debt of gratitude.<br />

Many of the things we take for granted today including<br />

pension plans, training, safety, and benefit<br />

programs, as well as good collective<br />

agreements have developed and evolved<br />

over the decades due to strong leadership<br />

and a committed membership. We have<br />

a lot to be proud of and have good reason<br />

to celebrate these achievements.<br />

Continuing to shape the future for our<br />

members is a never ending set of tasks.<br />

With moving targets and our influence on Government policy<br />

at all levels, it is becoming increasingly important to maintain<br />

and grow our presence.<br />

Meetings in Victoria<br />

Recently I and quite a few members of the leadership of the<br />

BC Building Trades met several Ministers in Victoria, regarding<br />

upcoming major projects and trades training issues.<br />

The highlights of our efforts were meetings with Rich Coleman,<br />

British Columbia’s Deputy Premier and Minister of<br />

Energy and Mines; Shirley Bond, the Minister of Jobs, Tourism<br />

and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour;<br />

and John Rustad, the Minister of Aboriginal Relations and<br />

Reconciliation.<br />

At the time of writing, and as <strong>2014</strong> comes to a close we are<br />

awaiting a few key decisions from both industry and government<br />

that will have a huge impact on Operating Engineers.<br />

Now that the Province has nailed down its tax structure for<br />

LNG development, we are awaiting the Final Investment decision<br />

from PETRONAS to give the green light. This project<br />

along with the potential for Site C Hydroelectric Dam will be<br />

great news for OE’s and all of the Building Trades.<br />

We have been spending much time this year to try and<br />

maximize our opportunities and secure this work under Project<br />

Labour Agreements. Given the projected demand for<br />

skilled workers, and to ensure BC gets the value for our<br />

resources, there is no doubt that this will be the best model for<br />

these projects.<br />

Tumbler Ridge shutdown<br />

With the continued pressure on coal prices, our members at<br />

Peace River Coal in Tumbler Ridge<br />

will soon be looking for work as the<br />

company has elected to shut the<br />

mine down at the end of the year.<br />

This is going to be a tough transition<br />

for the entire community as<br />

the boom from the last few years<br />

comes to an end, for now.<br />

As some of the major projects start<br />

to come on-line, hopefully sooner than later, we will be trying<br />

to place as many members as possible into these projects.<br />

It is very frustrating to know that our Governments both<br />

Provincial and Federal have supported HD Mining to utilize<br />

Temporary Foreign Workers from China as they will soon be<br />

some of the only people left working in Tumbler Ridge!<br />

At the time of writing, and as <strong>2014</strong><br />

comes to a close we are awaiting a<br />

few key decisions from both industry<br />

and government that will have a<br />

huge impact on Operating Engineers.<br />

BC Federation of Labour Convention<br />

As many will have heard, Brother Jim Sinclair has decided not<br />

to run for the President’s position at the BC Federation of<br />

Labour this year. The BC Fed Convention is being held<br />

November 23rd to 28th so by the time you receive this we will<br />

have a new leader for the Federation.<br />

Jim has done a very good job advancing the labour movement<br />

in BC, and has managed to work with us on a number of<br />

issues from Trades training , to LNG development and Temcontinued<br />

on next page<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 1


President’s Message<br />

Text to come.<br />

Winter is upon us and we need to remember that the weather<br />

can cause us problems, both on and off the job. Winter is<br />

enjoyable but you need to be aware of conditions and take the<br />

necessary precautions to stay safe.<br />

The Kitimat Modernization Project will be wrapping up<br />

shortly with “Hot Metal” scheduled for the end of March or<br />

early April 2015, and they should be into final cleanup and<br />

landscaping in the fall. The <strong>IUOE</strong><br />

peaked at about 225 people working<br />

on this project; this is 30% more<br />

than originally scheduled. This<br />

project is the largest private sector<br />

project that BC has seen so far, with<br />

Outreach, training and<br />

strong skills will make<br />

our union grow<br />

Wayne E. Mills,<br />

President<br />

We believe that the projects<br />

in the north are promising and<br />

it should be great in the next<br />

few years<br />

over 3,500 hourly Building Trades people working on site.<br />

We hope to hear before the New Year, or shortly thereafter,<br />

on one or maybe two of the larger LNG projects getting the go<br />

ahead from their respective boards. The Petronas in Prince<br />

Rupert, and the LNG Canada (Shell) in Kitimat, seem to be<br />

the two that are still in the running. And if/when they get<br />

their go-ahead, it will mean the beginning of site development<br />

and pipeline work to feed the plants.<br />

With a little luck, that would be in the fall just about the<br />

time KMP has wrapped up, so it does look promising, but<br />

stranger things have happened. The Trades have a PLA<br />

(Project Labour Agreement) with one contractor, and Memorandums<br />

of Intent with two others regarding LNG projects. If<br />

one of those contractors or groups is the successful bidder,<br />

there will be a lot of work for OE’s under collective agreement<br />

for the next 4 or 5 years in the North-West.<br />

At the time of writing, the Tri-Pac (OE’s, Teamsters and<br />

Labourers) are still in meetings with Enbridge regarding the<br />

NGP. The PLA we are working on covers the Roads, Tunnels<br />

and Site Development. The pipeline trades (UA, OE’s, Teamsters<br />

and Labourers) have a Memorandum of Understanding<br />

regarding that work.<br />

In the spring of this year, the Building Trades met with<br />

Constructors and had some frank discussions about upcoming<br />

work. In late October, we met with a number of owners of<br />

these tentatively scheduled projects. The same questions were<br />

raised with both groups: “Can we supply skilled Tradespeople?”,<br />

“What is our capacity to train apprentices?”, and when it comes<br />

to training “What relationship do we have<br />

with the First Nations communities?”.<br />

The owners and bigger contractors also<br />

expect ZERO incidents and anything other<br />

than that is unacceptable to them. At a recent<br />

Union Management meeting with the KMP<br />

contractors, Bechtel said that they had two<br />

million hours with no lost time accidents, which is impressive.<br />

Always remember—no one wants to get hurt, no one wants<br />

anyone to get hurt, and this new safety system is here to stay.<br />

Partners in Trades with First Nations<br />

In early October, I had the opportunity to participate in the<br />

Partners in Trades with a number of the First Nation organizations.<br />

We have a number of First Nation groups that speak<br />

very highly of the Operating Engineers and our Training<br />

Association. Case in point is the Nisga’a Nation who said how<br />

they had sent a number of people to various training providers<br />

around the province and in comparison, ours had no<br />

equal.<br />

Business Manager’s Report<br />

continued from previous page<br />

porary Foreign Workers. He has been tireless and relentless,<br />

worked in challenging circumstances balancing both the<br />

interests of Public and Private sector unions;, and on behalf of<br />

the Operating Engineers I wish him all the best in the next<br />

phase of his career.<br />

As we look forward into 2015, the Local will be working on<br />

developing new Organizing strategies for all sectors of our<br />

membership. Even with all of the potential work and opportunities<br />

that lie ahead, we must remain strong and at the forefront<br />

in maintaining our market share. Our history has given<br />

us a great foundation and it is crucial that we continue to train,<br />

grow and organize to create a better future for Operating<br />

Engineers.<br />

On behalf of the Officers, Executive Board and staff of Local<br />

115, I wish you and your families a safe and festive Christmas<br />

season along with best wishes for a successful 2015.<br />

2 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


They told the crowd how they wanted to build a soccer<br />

field complex and had spoken with our Training Association<br />

and agreed to send 8 people for training plus 2 that would<br />

become instructors/mentors. Upon their completion, they<br />

started working on the soccer field and within a few days<br />

dispatch called and sent one of the people to work on the<br />

KMP project. And a few days later, dispatch called and sent<br />

another, and again and again.<br />

Within the month, all of those that had gone through the<br />

training were out working for a signatory contractor, and even<br />

though their soccer field is still sitting, waiting to be completed,<br />

they were very pleased with the outcome of the training.<br />

I got up and spoke to the group about that situation and<br />

said I couldn’t really apologize because that is what the Operating<br />

Engineers Training Association does—we train to<br />

supply our over 250 contractors to fill their needs for safe<br />

skilled workers in the industry. I said that we do not train for<br />

the sake of training, nor do we make a profit on our training.<br />

Our training is at a standard that is higher than what other<br />

groups call for because we train to supply our contractors with<br />

safe skilled people.<br />

In closing, and without sounding like that broken record,<br />

we believe that the projects in the north are promising and it<br />

should be great in the next few years with the growth and<br />

work because of the resource industry.<br />

Growing our membership<br />

I will say it again now, more than ever, that we need to increase<br />

both our membership base (with qualified operators, trainees<br />

and tradesmen), and increase the market share for Union<br />

contractors.<br />

There are a few ways to do this but the key is involvement<br />

of our current membership, which means you. If you are<br />

working for a non-contributing contractor, organize them.<br />

This increases the unionized market share and builds strength<br />

in your agreement and your benefits.<br />

If you know of someone that is a qualified, skilled operator<br />

and has the skills needed to work for our contractors, talk to<br />

them, get them into the hall and get them signed up. We will<br />

continue to grow and prosper.<br />

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year<br />

I want to say Merry Christmas to you, your family and friends,<br />

and have a happy, safe holiday season. Good health and prosperity<br />

for 2015. Also remember to take time for those less<br />

fortunate than ourselves, by maybe extending a helping hand.<br />

Thank you for the work put in by our Stewards, Safety Reps<br />

and Committee members on behalf of the Union and the<br />

members you work with. As always, may the best things that<br />

happened to you in <strong>2014</strong> be the worst of your problems in<br />

2015 and safe travels.<br />

As another year comes to a close, many of the questions we<br />

asked at the beginning of the year regarding which major<br />

project will be given the green light to start construction still<br />

have not been answered. Opposition to all major construction<br />

projects in B.C. remains strong, dividing people, organizations<br />

and politicians with the economy versus environment<br />

debate or “I just don’t want it in my back yard.”<br />

As Operating Engineers, construction projects are our livelihood.<br />

We must support them, because we have lost support<br />

from traditionally labour-friendly politicians and other<br />

unions.<br />

The Site C dam project in Fort St. John did pass the federal<br />

and provincial environmental assessment review process and<br />

now awaits provincial government approval to go ahead,<br />

along with resolving<br />

native land claims. This<br />

may be the first of the<br />

major projects to start<br />

construction.<br />

One of the keys for<br />

construction of a major<br />

project will be its labour<br />

force, which will include<br />

training and apprentices.<br />

We need to speak<br />

up in support of<br />

construction projects<br />

Craig McIntosh,<br />

Business Representative<br />

District One<br />

Opposition to all major<br />

construction projects in<br />

B.C. remains strong,<br />

dividing people,<br />

organizations and<br />

politicians<br />

One component of learning the trade is mentorship.<br />

Mentorship comes from on—the—job training from experienced<br />

journeypersons. As a mentor you are a teacher who<br />

coaches and motivates an apprentice at the same time. The<br />

mentor should identify the point of the lesson, demonstrate<br />

the skill, provide the opportunity for progress, give feedback<br />

and assess progress.<br />

Not all journeypersons make good mentors. I was fortunate<br />

and did have experienced operators who stepped up and<br />

showed me the tricks of the trade. As an apprentice it is important<br />

to listen, interact positively with mentors, understand<br />

and respond to instructions.<br />

In closing—wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas<br />

and a healthy prosperous New Year.<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 3


District One<br />

Canada must get out<br />

in the lead in the<br />

production of LNG<br />

Everett Cummings,<br />

Business Representative<br />

By the time you read this article, the Delta Tilbury LNG<br />

storage facility project should be started. This is a $350 million<br />

dollar project for Fortis; the General Contractor is Bantrel<br />

Construction, with DL Baker being a sub-contractor for<br />

building the storage tank. This project will mean over 2 years<br />

of work close to home.<br />

There is also a possibility that Fortis may even do an expansion<br />

prior to the job being<br />

completed, almost doubling the<br />

size of the project. The new facility<br />

will be mainly for loading<br />

trucks, but when this project first<br />

came out, they talked about using<br />

it for residential homes at peak times, and even water tanker<br />

loading off the Fraser River. This may still come into play on<br />

the second phase of the expansion.<br />

British Columbia needs to get behind LNG plants for<br />

selling off shore; these create good paying jobs, support<br />

communities and help train apprentices for the future. There<br />

are many trades that are needed now and into the future, and<br />

British Columbia needs to get<br />

behind LNG plants for selling off<br />

shore. These create good paying<br />

jobs and support communities<br />

if we don’t get jobs to train on, we will have TFW coming in<br />

while Canadians sit at home.<br />

I was reading some stats that are surprising: they say that<br />

40% of the world does not have modern energy (that also<br />

includes oil), and that in the next 30 years it will increase to<br />

56% with the world’s growth. Even with technological changes<br />

using energy from wind, solar and dams, oil will remain the<br />

biggest provider of energy at 85%.<br />

It’s important to get LNG running before other countries<br />

start providing this valuable source of energy. With BC selling<br />

LNG around the world, it will only help in changing the stats<br />

mentioned above into using modern and cleaner energy<br />

alongside oil.<br />

With the Road Building construction slowing down for the<br />

winter in the Utility and Paving industries, the membership<br />

has to help your Brothers and Sisters. You need to check union<br />

cards of people you don’t know or that show up on the job<br />

sites. There are people in seats out there that<br />

should not be on a machine.<br />

You can’t have the attitude “I am okay, I am<br />

working”. You could be next on the dispatch<br />

list to go out, but then someone is sitting in<br />

your seat! It is up to everyone as members to<br />

have all of our membership in mind when protecting our jobs.<br />

It could be a bit of a slower year in 2015 with some of the big<br />

projects being wrapped up such as the major paving jobs and<br />

the completion of several overpasses.<br />

I would like to take this time to wish you and your families<br />

a Merry Christmas, and a prosperous and safe New Year.<br />

Work Safe!<br />

IDL Projects 870 Hitachi<br />

working in the North.<br />

4 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


We need to organize,<br />

and identify unfair<br />

and shady practices<br />

Don Swerdan,<br />

Business Representative<br />

What a year! Even as this year comes to a close, there remains<br />

a number of sets of negotiations that continue.<br />

B.F.I. Island<br />

During this set of negotiations, I have been assisting Brothers<br />

Curtis Harold, Bob McLean, Steve Lawson, Wade Foster and<br />

Trevor Smith. The crew recently rejected the Employer’s last<br />

proposal and Brother Harold has<br />

been in contact with the Company<br />

and is in the process of setting up<br />

meetings to resume negotiations.<br />

The issues remaining are primarily<br />

monetary and the Company has<br />

identified their biggest hurdle as<br />

being that of the competition. “The playing field is not level<br />

and the competition continues to eat our lunch” the Company<br />

has stated on more than one occasion.<br />

We as members know these non-union players in this area<br />

and we need to get out there and organize these Companies,<br />

get these deserving employees under a Collective Agreement<br />

and bring their working conditions and safety standards to<br />

where they should be. This will only happen with the help of<br />

our membership and their commitment to constant and<br />

continued communication with these people.<br />

All this being stated, we will be meeting with the Company<br />

soon and there is no doubt that we will be having a ratification<br />

vote in the very near future.<br />

These “fly by nighters” are<br />

decimating this industry by quoting<br />

substantially reduced pricing and<br />

providing inferior service.<br />

Hiway Refrigeration<br />

These negotiations have just started and the Company has<br />

come out of the gate with dialogue on the competition and<br />

how they are undercutting and “bastardizing” the industry.<br />

There are “Companies” (one and two man operations) that<br />

are essentially working out of their vehicles, motel rooms and<br />

in one case out of a shipping container in the Lower Mainland!<br />

As you probably figured out, quite a number of these “fly<br />

by nighters” are neither from here nor do they have any roots<br />

here.<br />

These “fly by nighters” are decimating this industry by<br />

quoting substantially reduced pricing and providing inferior<br />

service. They‘ll only remain in B.C. long enough to pull whatever<br />

money that they can out of our economy and leave at a<br />

District One<br />

moment’s notice, leaving the industry and our accredited<br />

service providers to repair the carnage and damage caused<br />

(no pun intended). Again, as with B.F.I., we as members have<br />

a responsibility to find and identify these “companies” and<br />

their employees. We cannot relent in this pursuit.<br />

Rempel Bros. Concrete<br />

We have just commenced bargaining and the Parties have<br />

exchanged their respective proposals. The crew’s expectations<br />

are that there will be a “leveling of the playing field” but, in<br />

this case, to their advantage.<br />

When looking at the industry and Lehigh’s other operations,<br />

it is clear that the crew is absolutely correct that their<br />

wage package is less than a number of others. Even though the<br />

negotiating committee has not heard this from the Company,<br />

yet, there are a number of non-union haulers in the Valley<br />

that are wreaking havoc with the pricing in the Industry.<br />

Again, not to sound like a broken record,<br />

we need to organize these haulers with the<br />

help of our membership to ensure we<br />

continue to make the gains our members<br />

deserve.<br />

Negotiation dates have been set for<br />

November and <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>.<br />

Urban Wood Waste<br />

Negotiations have concluded and we were successful in ratifying<br />

a first Collective Agreement for these soon-to-be members.<br />

Welcome to the 60 new members employed by Urban!<br />

Special thanks go out to Urban Shop Stewards Steve Farrell<br />

and Ted Thomas as they proved to be an invaluable resource<br />

during the course of collective bargaining.<br />

In closing, I want to wish all members and their families a<br />

safe and happy Holiday Season and Happy New Year.<br />

Jack Cewe Crew, paving Kingsway and Coast Meridian in Port<br />

Coquitlam. L to R - Angie Herod, Frank Zecca, Sergio Gallina,<br />

Darren Hudson, Amadeus Bevlivaqua, Matt Scardillo, Leo<br />

“Paqualle” Baldinero. Bottom - Cyrus Salehi<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 5


District One<br />

Over 140 high-rises<br />

under construction in<br />

Lower Mainland<br />

Frank Carr,<br />

Business Representative<br />

As the year draws to an end, it allows us with an opportunity<br />

to reflect on the previous twelve months. Much like the year<br />

before, there are many notable changes and successes that<br />

have been reported in our communications over the year.<br />

A major accomplishment is the Head Office renovation<br />

which is now complete, and we are all benefiting from our<br />

modern new facility. In September, we had the great honour<br />

of General President James T. Callahan attend our General<br />

Membership meeting. Brother Callahan addressed the<br />

membership, recognized our efforts and<br />

assisted in the official opening of our<br />

impressive office building. The response<br />

to the renovation and the new look of<br />

the building from the membership,<br />

employers and affiliates has been very<br />

positive and congratulatory.<br />

The long warm summer has now been overshadowed with<br />

near record rainfall during the month of October, but the<br />

amount of work hasn’t subsided as most industries in the<br />

Lower Mainland are busy with only a few exceptions. Currently<br />

there are over 140 new high-rises under construction with<br />

Attending the BC Economic Forum: Women as a Catalyst for<br />

Growth at the Vancouver Board of Trade are; L to R, Sister Goretti<br />

Guibault, Heavy Equipment Operator with Brasco in Kittimat,<br />

Sister Sheryl Lucyk, Crane Operator at Vancouver Pile Driving<br />

and Frank Carr Business Representative<br />

many more planned; residential construction is busy and the<br />

Road Building, Utility and Paving crews are finishing up their<br />

year-end projects.<br />

Lehigh’s Gilley’s Quarry on the Pitt River has Pacific Site<br />

Concrete crushing on site and they plan to be working there<br />

until <strong>December</strong>. Geopac has been awarded their biggest<br />

project to date at the Annacis Island Sewage Treatment Plant.<br />

The project will be roughly nine months with six crews; in<br />

addition, they will be performing WIC drain installation at<br />

the Tsawwassen First Nations development until the new year.<br />

The next phase of the Fortis Tilbury LNG project should be<br />

starting soon; the project is roughly $400 million and includes<br />

processing, a distribution facility and a large storage tank. We<br />

have had preliminary meetings with Bantrel and DL Baker,<br />

and if all goes according to plan, we should be filling orders<br />

for the 2 year project soon.<br />

With regard to upcoming negotiations, we will be conducting<br />

proposal meetings for Pacific Industrial Movers and Pitt<br />

River Quarries. Brothers and Sisters, please keep track of your<br />

proposals and we will post and mail<br />

out meeting notices in due course.<br />

Recently I had the opportunity to<br />

attend the BC Economic Forum for<br />

Women as a Catalyst for Growth via<br />

the Building Trades with Sister<br />

Goretti Guilbault (Executive Board<br />

Member, Local 115 Women’s Skills Development Liaison,<br />

Dozer Operator) and Sister Sheryl Lucyk (Marine and Pile<br />

Driving Crane Operator working at Vancouver Pile Driving)<br />

and Brother Brad Randall, Vice President and Administrator<br />

of the Training Association.<br />

It was reported at the forum that less than 4% of construction<br />

workers are women. The Sector we participated in<br />

focused on Growing Women in Non-Traditional Roles and<br />

Emerging Sectors (e.g. Science, Technology, Engineering and<br />

Mathematics (STEM) fields and a number of key growth<br />

sectors such as Construction, Forestry, Utilities and Mining).<br />

Kirsten Wilson, President of Jack Cewe Ltd., co-led the<br />

committee as the discussion focused on barriers women face,<br />

key solutions advancing women and an action plan for change.<br />

The recommendations will be forwarded to the Premier’s<br />

Office for direction and implementation.<br />

Congratulations to Brother Tom Kinnear on his move from<br />

the Training Association to Business Representative.<br />

Thank-You to the Shop Stewards and members that get<br />

involved and assist us throughout the year; our continued<br />

success depends on you.<br />

Best wishes to you and your families this holiday season!<br />

A major accomplishment is the Head<br />

Office renovation which is now<br />

complete, and we are all benefiting<br />

from our modern new facility.<br />

6 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


Offering support<br />

to our Tumbler Ridge<br />

members<br />

Brett Chapman,<br />

Business Representative<br />

Brothers and Sisters—it’s that time again.<br />

As some of you may or may not have heard, the Coal Mine<br />

that the Operating Engineers represent, Peace River Coal<br />

(Anglo-American) just twenty minutes outside Tumbler<br />

Ridge, announced in mid-September that<br />

they will be shutting down the mine and<br />

putting it into a care and maintenance state.<br />

This has been a direct result of coal prices<br />

continuing to plummet. This has really come<br />

as no surprise considering that Walter<br />

Energy, Quintette, Brule and Willow Mines shut down just a<br />

short time ago leaving the town of Tumbler Ridge in shock.<br />

And make no mistake—Peace River Coal being the last viable<br />

functioning mine outside of Tumbler Ridge shutting down<br />

will in fact DEVASTATE the town.<br />

Since I have been the representative at PRC for the last 27<br />

months, I have made many friends in Tumbler Ridge and can<br />

honestly say that it will be heartbreaking to see hard working<br />

District One<br />

Brothers and Sisters and their families out of work due to a<br />

crumbling industry.<br />

The Operating Engineers are doing everything possible to<br />

help provide alternative arrangements to accommodate as<br />

many of the 300 members that will be affected by the shut<br />

down, and be out of work by mid-January.<br />

The Operating Engineers are circulating as many resumés<br />

as possible to our signatory companies to help find gainful<br />

employment for our Brothers and Sisters going forward.<br />

On the bargaining front, we have completed negotiations<br />

and have ratified with 100% acceptance at Great West Equipment.<br />

Brothers at Great West Equipment will enjoy a $2.00<br />

increase in the first year, 2.5% in the second and 2.5% in the<br />

third year. This also includes a $0.50 cent increase in their<br />

Peace River Coal being the last<br />

viable functioning mine outside of<br />

Tumbler Ridge shutting down will<br />

in fact devastate the town.<br />

pension the first year, $0.25 cents<br />

in the second year, and a $0.25<br />

cent increase in the third year,<br />

bringing it to a total pension<br />

contribution of $6.00 an hour by<br />

the time this contract ends…<br />

ENJOY Brothers.<br />

I would like to reflect on all the hard work the Shop Stewards<br />

have done this past year and thank you very much for all<br />

the support you have given me in helping represent our<br />

members. Remember: I can’t do it without you.<br />

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all Brothers and Sisters, and a<br />

HAPPY NEW YEAR… be safe and we will see you in the field!<br />

Brother Don Willison with B&B Contracting working at 196th Street and 32 Avenue in Langley.<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 7


District One<br />

Hoping for positive<br />

outcome in complex<br />

bargaining<br />

Chip Dhaliwal,<br />

Business Representative<br />

Brothers and Sisters, it continues to be a very busy time for me<br />

with all the Collective Agreements that required bargaining<br />

this year.<br />

Collective Agreements have been ratified at BC Conveying,<br />

Canadian Heating Products and Pacific Radiator while the<br />

Wastech deal was ultimately achieved after a process called<br />

Mediation/Arbitration. This is when a third party tries to<br />

mediate with the two parties for a time. If an agreement is not<br />

reached, then this third party imposes a settlement on the<br />

Union and the Company.<br />

The Union and the Company agreed<br />

that after ten months of complicated<br />

and arduous bargaining, perhaps we<br />

were at a stalemate. We agreed to meet<br />

in early September with two last days<br />

to get the less contentious issues off the<br />

table before Mediation/Arbitration began on the third day.<br />

The Wastech Agreement is a complicated one to bargain as<br />

there are essentially three different bargaining units:<br />

1. In the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, the members<br />

are spread out over twenty-seven facilities. These facilities<br />

deal with the solid waste and recycling needs of this Regional<br />

District.<br />

2. The second element of the Wastech Agreement is the Metro<br />

Vancouver Solid Waste Landfill facility in Cache Creek.<br />

The dedicated and conscientious members in Cache Creek<br />

are responsible for handling all the solid waste that Metro<br />

Vancouver directs to that facility. They are also responsible<br />

for the upkeep and maintenance of the facility while fulfilling<br />

all the regulatory requirements that a facility of this type<br />

requires.<br />

This conference will help me make<br />

more informed decisions based on<br />

factual information when dealing with<br />

all the issues I encounter daily.<br />

3. The third part of the puzzle is what was referred to in<br />

bargaining as “The Coast”. The resolute and determined<br />

crew from “The Coast” service the five facilities in the<br />

Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. This crew has the added<br />

responsibility of handling hundreds and hundreds of<br />

customers daily, all the while operating heavy equipment in<br />

and around these customers.<br />

Bargaining these three distinct entities and geographical<br />

areas at the same time requires a lot of patience. We would<br />

never have reached an agreement if not for the dedication and<br />

practical knowledge of the shop stewards and bargaining<br />

committee members involved. Brothers and Sisters Al<br />

Gibbons, Donna Ive, Lance Milward, Ken Kiley, Stewart<br />

Unrah and Darlene Donchi were all an integral part of<br />

bargaining.<br />

Brothers Delan Iankovs at BC Conveying, Fahim Mohammad<br />

at Pacific Radiator, and Russ Naugle & Steve Hession at<br />

Canadian Heating Products also provided excellent representation<br />

for their respective crews during bargaining.<br />

Carney’s Waste will be voting on<br />

the company’s final offer soon. Atlas<br />

Copco Canada will be having a ratification<br />

and a strike vote shortly<br />

also.<br />

Williams Machinery and Catalys<br />

Lubricants bargaining is winding<br />

down, and we should have something for the respective crews<br />

to vote on soon.<br />

The Union will commence bargaining with Atlas Copco<br />

Thiessen in late November and with Hertz Equipment in early<br />

<strong>December</strong>.<br />

I have attended courses on Accommodation/Return to<br />

Work and Bullying and Harassment recently. These are issues<br />

that I am increasingly dealing with on a regular basis.<br />

In mid-November, I will be attending the BC Labour<br />

Review. This is a “state–of-the-law” conference. It will be<br />

instructed by “experienced union and management lawyers”<br />

who will help us “understand new developments in labour law<br />

and their impact on unionized workplaces”. I am looking<br />

forward to this conference, as the legal landscape we operate<br />

in is forever changing. This will help me make more informed<br />

decisions based on factual information when dealing with all<br />

the issues I encounter on a daily basis.<br />

In closing, thanks for your continued support, Happy Holidays<br />

and stay safe.<br />

8 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


Sledgehammers and<br />

security guards stand<br />

between workers and<br />

a fair wage<br />

Brian Lefebvre,<br />

Director of Organizing<br />

Currently the Organizing Department is involved in multiple<br />

campaigns throughout the Province. One of the hurdles we<br />

face is gaining access to the work<br />

sites.<br />

Our Organizers have been faced<br />

with dealing with Security Guards<br />

who deny them access to the site —<br />

which isn’t too bad, as we always<br />

find a way around this hurdle.<br />

Sometimes we are met with a<br />

person who is wielding a sledge hammer at us to try and deny<br />

us access. Again, we found a way around this hurdle as well.<br />

It just goes to show how far some Employers go to keep<br />

their Employees from earning a fair wage, benefits and<br />

pension. We must ask ourselves Why?<br />

If we try to break down what has happened and continues<br />

to happen in Construction, it can be simply broken down to<br />

this:<br />

• A Project is put out for Tender by the Owner of the Project.<br />

• The Contractor with the lowest bid to build the Project is<br />

awarded the Job.<br />

What we are finding is that Non Union Contractors, and<br />

those Contractors that have substandard Collective Agreements<br />

with other so called Unions, have an approximate $3.00<br />

to $11.00 advantage on the Hourly Rate, Stat/Holiday Pay,<br />

Benefit Contributions and Pensions when compared to our<br />

Signatory Contractors.<br />

The difference in remuneration adds up on a Tender Bid as<br />

you multiply that out over the projected man-hours of the<br />

Project. Especially when you consider Material costs and<br />

Equipment costs (give or take a bit) are the same.<br />

Remember, some Project Owners do not care about the<br />

terms and conditions the workforce works under on their<br />

Project. They just want the Project completed for the lowest<br />

price possible.<br />

So why do employers go to all sorts of lengths to keep Organizers<br />

away from job sites and their Employees? They have a<br />

competitive advantage which comes from the back pockets of<br />

the women and men that work for them, plain and simple.<br />

It just goes to show how far some<br />

Employers go to keep their<br />

Employees from earning a fair<br />

wage, benefits and pension<br />

Union Organizing<br />

So why do we organize? Why bother?<br />

• To educate those in our industries to the benefits of working<br />

under an <strong>IUOE</strong> 115 Collective Agreement and the support<br />

they will receive as a Union Member. Plain and simple,<br />

some people in our Industry just don’t know what their<br />

skills are worth and others don’t care as they have some sort<br />

of “Deal” with their employer.<br />

• To raise the standards for remuneration in our Industries<br />

in BC, thus leveling the playing field for our Contractors<br />

when they are competing for Projects.<br />

• To gain Market Share which assists us when we are at the<br />

Bargaining Table on your behalf.<br />

Now this is where you can assist us. As<br />

you are the boots on the ground at a lot of<br />

these Projects throughout the Province,<br />

give us a call (toll free at 1-888-486-3115)<br />

and let us know where you’re working, who<br />

you are working for and what other Contactors<br />

are at your location. As I mentioned<br />

earlier, site access is a hurdle we face and if<br />

we have eyes and ears on the projects, it goes a long way to<br />

assist us.<br />

Sisters and Brothers, I would like to wish you a safe and<br />

prosperous Holiday Season from My Family to yours. Enjoy<br />

your time with Family and Friends and please, if drinks are<br />

involved, arrange a ride home. Let’s remember this Holiday<br />

Season for the right reasons.<br />

Cheers and all of the best in 2015.<br />

Are you:<br />

› Ready to Lead?<br />

› Ready to Follow?<br />

› Interested in<br />

Joining our Team?<br />

FIND OUT MORE<br />

<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 9


Union Organizing<br />

Just another hurdle put in<br />

place for unions by our<br />

federal government<br />

Rob Duff,<br />

Organizer<br />

With the upcoming amendment to the federal labour code<br />

Bill C-525, our federal government will change the face of<br />

organizing at the federal level to the<br />

detriment of all unions. Claiming it’s all<br />

about democracy and protecting<br />

workers’ rights, while the effects of eliminating<br />

card check are well known by<br />

conservatives. Bill C-525 can be linked<br />

directly to the Conservative Party’s<br />

recent attack on undermining workers’ rights and Labour<br />

unions.<br />

Bill C-525 is a private member’s bill to amend federal union<br />

certification and decertification rights. On June 5, 2013,<br />

it is up to all of us to fight for<br />

our rights and put a stop to<br />

this madness our federal<br />

government is proposing.<br />

Conservative Alberta MP Blaine Calkins (Wetaskiwin) introduced<br />

this Private Member’s bill into the House for First<br />

Reading. Now the time is fast approaching that this bill will<br />

become law, and further eroding the ability of Unions to organize<br />

at the federal level.<br />

Currently federal labour laws allow for what is known as<br />

automatic certification or “card check”. The Federal labour<br />

board can accept signed union membership cards as evidence<br />

of support, or it can order a vote. Why do they want to get rid<br />

of automatic certification based on the card<br />

check? Because the evidence shows that eliminating<br />

automatic certification or card check<br />

makes it harder for workers to unionize. As<br />

members of the Operating Engineers, it is up<br />

to all of us to fight for our rights and put a stop<br />

to this madness our federal government is<br />

proposing. When do we say “enough is enough”?<br />

Contact your local MP to voice your concerns:<br />

www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/compilations/houseofcommons/<br />

MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC<br />

Let government know<br />

you support Site C<br />

Jim Flynn,<br />

Dispatcher<br />

Hello All! Well, I guess summer is over and we are finding<br />

out why this is called the “Wet Coast”. As I write this report,<br />

there have been a few dispatches for the John Hart Project,<br />

and the Kitimat Project has kept most of the members<br />

dispatched there working steady.<br />

Now that the Site C Dam has passed its environmental<br />

review, we will hopefully see this mega project start to move<br />

Dispatcher’s Report<br />

forward. Please let BC Hydro and the Government know that<br />

this project needs to be built under the Allied Hydro Agreement.<br />

Building it under this Agreement means good jobs for<br />

BC workers, and it also helps the young workers to have a<br />

chance for apprenticeships that will benefit the Province for<br />

years to come.<br />

From January 1, <strong>2014</strong> until September 30, <strong>2014</strong>, our<br />

districts filled orders as follows:<br />

• District 1 – 506<br />

• District 2 – 64<br />

• District 3 – 186<br />

• District 4 – 598<br />

• District 5 – 69<br />

• District 6 – 98<br />

That is 1,521 orders filled in 10 months. In closing, I would<br />

like to wish all the members and their families a Happy and<br />

Healthy Holiday Season.<br />

10 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


Are you Ready to Lead, Ready to<br />

Follow and interested in joining our<br />

team as an <strong>IUOE</strong> 115 Organizer?<br />

Submit a resume outlining<br />

your experience and send<br />

it to the attention of:<br />

ORGANIZER<br />

FAX 604-291-8861 or<br />

EMAIL organizer@iuoe115.com<br />

MAIL <strong>IUOE</strong> Local 115<br />

4333 Ledger Avenue<br />

Burnaby BC V5G 3T3<br />

rise above<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 11


District Two<br />

Members can feel<br />

proud to be part of<br />

our union<br />

Curtis Harold,<br />

Business Representative<br />

Greetings Brothers and Sisters. Another year has come and<br />

gone, and with all of the Bargaining and Projects this year,<br />

time has moved very quickly. We have had a good year for<br />

civil works upgrades and Road Building. Emil Anderson is<br />

finished for the year installing Fibre Optic cable from Campbell<br />

River to Port McNeil, but plans are to continue to Port<br />

Hardy.<br />

The membership has worked many hours this summer for<br />

Dawson Construction upgrading the Malahat. As of this<br />

article, the majority of the heavy blasting and subgrade work<br />

is slowing down. The finishing work still needs to be completed<br />

and Island Asphalt crew are laying down as much blacktop<br />

as they can before the weather really turns.<br />

Work being performed on the Malahat this year has been<br />

well thought out. Traffic plans and due diligence from Dawson<br />

and Island Asphalt have made for minimal impact on wait<br />

times, coupled with a practiced-not-just-preached approach<br />

to public and worker safety. This has shown the difference<br />

from the non-union contractors that had the contract last<br />

year. Dawson was low bid on rock removal work at Maple Bay<br />

which should keep them on the Island till mid next year.<br />

The John Hart Dam is gaining some momentum, and<br />

currently Upland Contracting is digging the Portals to the<br />

tunnel. Frontier-Kemper has received most of the equipment<br />

for the tunneling and once the portals are down to grade, they<br />

can get started drilling and blasting.<br />

We have had a staggering number of inquiries and applications<br />

about potential work on the project. But being<br />

underground, it will not see the amount of Heavy Equipment<br />

operators that some seem to think. We will be able to fill the<br />

positions with our members locally.<br />

Bargaining<br />

We have ratified the OK Industries Group and Chew Excavating<br />

so far, and we are close to getting a deal to bring to the<br />

membership with Upland Contracting and Hub-City Paving.<br />

We have ongoing bargaining with Hazelwood Construction,<br />

Port Hardy Bulldozing, Robinson Rentals, BFI<br />

- Progressive Waste Services, the District of Port Hardy, and<br />

Hyland Precast.<br />

I would like to acknowledge those who have been coming<br />

to the District Meetings. We are pleased to see great turnouts<br />

to the Nanaimo and Victoria meetings. The fact that the<br />

younger generation are increasing in numbers at the meetings<br />

speaks highly to the membership and leadership, showing<br />

how important it is to be an Operating Engineer.<br />

Everyone can feel proud to be a part of this Union. We<br />

continue to be a resource to every worker in B.C. with our<br />

membership always at the forefront. Whether it is Collective<br />

Bargaining, Benefits, Pension, Training, Grievances or just<br />

knowing that you are part of the important donations to the<br />

Children’s Charities we participate in. collectively we do better.<br />

As the year closes and the weather turns for the worse,<br />

please be careful in whatever line of work you are doing this<br />

winter. <strong>IUOE</strong> and your families need you to be safe and make<br />

it home at the end of each day.<br />

The fact our members have the confidence to deny unsafe<br />

work, without fear of repercussions because of representation<br />

is something many of the workforce out there have yet to<br />

experience. Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year this<br />

holiday season. All the best wishes to you and your families.<br />

50 Year Member, Brother Floyd Werning brought in his 1964<br />

dues book as well as the attached picture of him waving out of<br />

his cabin in the tower crane in November 1965. ‘We were sitting<br />

down inside our cabins but as you can see it was quite primitive.<br />

There was no walk way out to the cabin or even any hand lines.<br />

Hardly any rules if any then’ says Brother Werning. This was the<br />

second crane in Vancouver to have a cabin.<br />

12 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


District Two<br />

Brothers Steele Gorosh and Mike Pool with Gorosh Cranes pictured with Tom<br />

Kinnear (Business Representative). Brothers Gorosh and Pool were lifting an<br />

HVAC unit from an office building in downtown Nanaimo.<br />

Brother Ben Kazakof on his Caterpillar D8<br />

Dozer. Brother Kazakof is working for Dawson<br />

Construction on the Malahat Island Highway<br />

expansion project.<br />

Brothers Mike Parker, Tom Kinnear (Training Coordinator), and Brother Ray<br />

Hewer from Dawson Construction. The crew was prepping highway shoulder<br />

on the Malahat section of the Island Highway for paving. Dawson Construction<br />

was awarded the earthworks and grade prep‎ portion of the highway expansion<br />

project, with Island Asphalt finishing the Asphalt Laydown (paving) portion.<br />

Brother James Knowles (Mobile Crane apprentice)<br />

operating a Linkbelt HTC86-60 on the Saanich<br />

Municipal Water Reservoir project for Advantage<br />

Cranes.<br />

Brothers Ken McKinnon, Chris Day and Clint Garrison from Duncan Paving on<br />

Vancouver Island with Tom Kinnear (Training Coordinator). The crew was doing<br />

a full depth reclamation of a parking lot in Duncan, and prepping for paving.<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 13


District Three<br />

Lots of work means<br />

lots of organizing<br />

opportunities<br />

Brad Gerow, Business Representative<br />

Bryan Railton, Organizer<br />

Gerow<br />

Well Brothers and Sisters, it is the end of another construction<br />

season and winter is now upon us.<br />

<strong>2014</strong> has been another busy year in District 3. During the<br />

season, we have seen the majority of hours coming in from<br />

our paving and crushing contractors. This year we have seen<br />

Dawson, Emil Anderson, Westlake Paving, Vernon Paving<br />

and B.A. Dawson Blacktop picking up a number of paving<br />

projects in the District and keeping the crews busy right<br />

through to the end of the season.<br />

Emil Anderson has been busy in Kelowna with the Sneena<br />

Road project, in Westbank on Highway 97, as well as work on<br />

Westside Road. 672462 BC Ltd had<br />

a very busy year with the two<br />

highway projects east of Kamloops;<br />

these are both twinning the Trans<br />

Canada Hwy. The next section east<br />

of this work, Phase 2 of Hoffman’s Bluff, has been put out for<br />

tender and we are currently waiting for it to close and see who<br />

it is awarded to. Utility work has been busy in the area, with<br />

Conex and CGL picking up a great deal of this work over the<br />

year.<br />

Work at Mica Dam is slowing down with the cement plant<br />

taken out this fall, leaving just a couple of crane operators to<br />

do the lifts for the last phases of the project.<br />

Sterling Crane has had a busy season with shut-downs and<br />

taxi work in the area.<br />

The shops in the area have been keeping very busy this<br />

year. The resource industry that we rely on in this Province is<br />

strong and keeps our members working. We are currently<br />

involved in and have completed bargaining for:<br />

• RJames Western Star Kamloops and Kelowna • Cummins<br />

Western Canada • Grand Forks Sand and Gavel • Kamloops<br />

Augering and Boring • District 3 Road Building Agreement<br />

We are currently working on a new project with the membership,<br />

known as the “Strategy Team” that is serving as another<br />

avenue of membership engagement. These meetings are held<br />

on off days, usually on a weekend, and are meant to be informal<br />

talks about issues we face as workers every day and how we can<br />

collectively seek solutions.<br />

Railton<br />

We must educate our friends<br />

and neighbors on the benefits<br />

of the labour movement.<br />

Currently we are focused around<br />

the Road Building Indus try and the<br />

upcoming negotiations; however we<br />

are opening them up to all members<br />

and non-members as well. The goal<br />

here is to work with our membership<br />

so we can activate and better educate<br />

the general work force on a greater<br />

scale, on a variety of issues that face<br />

the Local Union and the industries we<br />

represent.<br />

We will be setting meeting dates all through the winter, so<br />

if you would like to get involved or you have any question,<br />

please do not hesitate to contact us.<br />

On the Organizing front, we are quickly approaching the<br />

commonly known “raid season” for your Local Union.<br />

Whether we are dealing with CLAC or some other form of<br />

“pretender”, the winter months are usually the most common<br />

time of year when workers can decide to join a Real Trade<br />

Union.<br />

Of course they love to line it up in the slowest time of year,<br />

where workers are less likely to consider such a decision.<br />

However, with combined actions with our<br />

membership, our hope is to reach out to as<br />

many of these workers as possible and re-establish<br />

relationships.<br />

Focusing on that message, we would like to<br />

stress the importance of collective action. There is so much<br />

more to being an Operating Engineer than allowing you to<br />

work for signatory contractors and shops.<br />

We must be leaders in our industries. We must educate our<br />

friends and neighbors on the benefits of the labour movement<br />

because at the end of the day, the division between non-union<br />

and union is our greatest weakness.<br />

It’s not just the wages, benefits or pension plans, but pushing<br />

for higher standards of working conditions as a whole, as<br />

working people. If we do not, then we cannot rely on corporations<br />

or government to do it for us. When we work together,<br />

there is very little that can stop us. However when we are<br />

divided, that’s when we become victims.<br />

So we would challenge you to take that minute to talk to<br />

your friend working non-union, stop by that non-union job<br />

just down from your house and work with your Local Union<br />

to organize together. Every contractor and every shop that<br />

joins means one more job that can be filled with an Operating<br />

Engineer and one less contractor undermining the working<br />

conditions established by our forefathers.<br />

Finally, with Christmas right around the corner, we would<br />

like to take a minute and wish everyone a very safe and Merry<br />

Christmas and Happy Holidays on behalf of Brad, Bryan and<br />

Sherry.<br />

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Hoping for some big<br />

projects to become<br />

reality soon<br />

District Four<br />

Herb Conat and Wayne Kemp,<br />

Business Representatives<br />

Conat<br />

Kemp<br />

<strong>December</strong> is always a good month to reflect back on the past<br />

year, and look forward to upcoming projects. District 4 this<br />

past year was filled with collective bargaining, with the majority<br />

of Shop Agreements and Road Building Paving and the<br />

Utility Industry Agreements, including the Temporary<br />

Foreign Workers!<br />

The paving industry as a whole, throughout District 4,<br />

employed many Operating Engineers with<br />

the majority of this work located in the<br />

Terrace/Kitimat/Prince Rupert (Pacific<br />

Northwest) areas.<br />

Equipment and truck shops have been<br />

holding their own, with some busier than<br />

others; but on average it has been a successful<br />

year. The construction industry has been changing since the<br />

start of the year, as many of these projects are nearing completion.<br />

Members are waiting patiently for pipelines and LNG<br />

projects to break ground. This year there have been pockets of<br />

work but not to the degree that Premier Christy Clark had<br />

promised on her campaign trail.<br />

With these multiple proposed projects within the Districts,<br />

ensure that your tickets are current and take the opportunity<br />

to upgrade your skills to be fully prepared for the next wave of<br />

construction work in the Province. Contact the Operating<br />

Engineers Training Association for further information.<br />

This brings us to the upcoming year with all the discussions<br />

around LNG and Site C — will it become a reality?<br />

Business Manager Brian Cochrane has been working determinedly,<br />

devoting multiple days and<br />

hours to ensure that the Operating<br />

Engineers are a participant on these<br />

projects and to ensure that we get the<br />

main share of this work.<br />

This Province needs a large industrial<br />

project like an LNG plant or an<br />

oil pipeline like with Enbridge or Kinder Morgan. With both<br />

of these projects, the Operating Engineers are prepared,<br />

skilled and trained to be able to supply the manpower to have<br />

a successful project.<br />

In closing, it is the men and women of this great organization<br />

that make us all proud to be an Operating Engineer, and<br />

we wish you all a safe and Happy Holidays.<br />

This Province needs a large<br />

industrial project like an LNG<br />

plant or an oil pipeline like with<br />

Enbridge or Kinder Morgan.<br />

Cee-Jay Projects Ltd. Crushing gravel on highway 29<br />

near Fort St John. Brother Calvin West – Plant operator,<br />

Brother Cody Krahn – Loader operator, and Brother<br />

Dakota Nelson – Loader operator.<br />

LEFT: Dawson Construction water and sewer job in Fort St<br />

John. Brother Mike Toll running Cat 328D excavator, and<br />

Brother Erik Boake placing man hole.<br />

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District Five<br />

Oil and gas industry<br />

keeping things busy in<br />

the Northeast<br />

Mike Spiruda,<br />

Business Representative<br />

<strong>2014</strong> has been a very good year for members working in the<br />

Northeast.<br />

The oil and gas industry has provided many hours<br />

of employment supporting the drilling industry, plant<br />

construction and turnarounds at various processing<br />

facilities.<br />

Many members have been busy with the Chetwynd<br />

to Dawson Creek power line upgrade project with IDL<br />

Projects for B.C Hydro. Dawson Construction has gone steady<br />

all season with various utility and water-sewer projects.<br />

On October 14th, the Environmental Ministries of both<br />

the Federal and Provincial governments issued the long<br />

awaited Environmental Assessment Certificates along with 80<br />

conditions for the proposed $8 Billion Site C dam. It will take<br />

some time yet before the provincial government decides<br />

whether or not to go ahead with the project.<br />

TIPS FOR BETTER PIX<br />

• Outdoor posed and action shots are great.<br />

• Watch for the flare that can be reflected on safety vests. Also,<br />

look out for hard hats that can throw harsh shadows on faces.<br />

• Try to get an <strong>IUOE</strong> logo in there!<br />

• With group photos, have people arranged in a semicircle<br />

rather than a straight line.<br />

• To avoid harsh shadows, move people a step or two away<br />

from back walls.<br />

• Please use and send high resolution images.<br />

Energy & Mines Minister Bill Bennett has since said that<br />

Site C is only 1 of 3 options the government is considering to<br />

recommend to provide new electrical power. They are also<br />

looking at a combination of renewable sources such as independent<br />

power producers, natural gas generation, wind power<br />

and run of river projects.<br />

It seems the provincial government must also negotiate<br />

with other stakeholders as well before proceeding.<br />

On October 21st, the provincial government finally<br />

announced their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Tax plan that<br />

the major players have been patiently waiting for to enable<br />

them to make final investment decisions. The LNG industry<br />

has gotten very competitive<br />

around the globe this past year so<br />

hopefully the new tax structure<br />

will be enough to encourage a<br />

couple of companies involved to<br />

spend the billions of dollars<br />

required to build the LNG facilities and related pipelines.<br />

Petronas (Progress Energy) seem to be the current frontrunner<br />

with their Pacific Northwest LNG project. We should<br />

hear of a final investment decision from them late this year or<br />

the first quarter of 2015.<br />

I would like to thank all of the Stewards for a job well done<br />

in <strong>2014</strong> and wish the Best of the Holiday Season to all.<br />

The LNG industry has<br />

gotten very competitive<br />

around the globe<br />

We want your photos!<br />

If you have a fond memory to share, a recent shot<br />

which shows off your skills, or just want your crew<br />

shown off in the magazine, send us your pictures<br />

for the next OE <strong>News</strong>!<br />

Digital Images<br />

• Please use the highest quality settings on your camera,<br />

phone or device when taking photos.<br />

• You can upload your images at: www.iuoe115.com/media/<br />

submit or email them to media@iuoe115.com<br />

• You can also send CDs or USB drives of photos to our office<br />

address. Don’t worry, we’ll get them back to you!<br />

• If you swing by your local office or meeting, you can bring<br />

your pictures with you and ask that we quickly download<br />

them.<br />

• Always provide the location, date, name of person(s) in the<br />

photos, and a description of what is taking place.<br />

Printed Photos<br />

If you have printed photos, they will be returned. These can be sent to:<br />

Lynda Arland, Manager, Administration & Special Projects, <strong>IUOE</strong> Local 115<br />

4333 Ledger Avenue, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 3T3.<br />

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If you have questions,<br />

make sure you ask a<br />

real union member<br />

Rob Foskett,<br />

Business Representative<br />

As we come to a close in <strong>2014</strong>, I would like to touch on the<br />

various contract negotiations I have been working on this<br />

year.<br />

In the West Kootenays, Columbia River Reload is due for a<br />

renewed agreement, and after some issues, we are presently<br />

scheduling bargaining dates to meet with them down on the<br />

coast.<br />

Castlegar/Trail/Nelson Ready Mix negotiations began in<br />

early November, and seem to be moving along well.<br />

New Denver Public Works bargaining has been a true test<br />

as of late. We have presently involved the Labour Relations<br />

Board to mediate an agreement, as it would seem we have<br />

reached an impasse in negotiations. It was going very well<br />

until we had a change in Administration for the Village, and<br />

then went off on a very rough road. We could have used some<br />

of our Selkirk Paving members’ skills to smooth out this path,<br />

but in any case, we hope to reach an agreement soon.<br />

In the East Kootenays, our membership at Maxam Bulk<br />

Systems are coming to the end of their Collective Agreement<br />

at the end of the year, and Pre-Bargaining proposals have gone<br />

District Six<br />

out to the membership for their ideas on what is needed in the<br />

agreement. Many, many language changes are needed, and<br />

this is possibly the top of the heap for proposals to negotiate.<br />

With the Line Creek Mine in the Elk Valley, we have had<br />

some marathon sessions resulting in quite a lot of “Intent<br />

Clarifications” within new and altered language in the Collective<br />

Agreement. It would seem that “Walk us through this, so<br />

we all understand exactly what it means” can be a big help for<br />

not only right now, but if need be in the future.<br />

Pages and pages of notes revolving around one single article<br />

of the agreement clarify any and all misunderstandings as to<br />

what an article means. This alone should prevent quite a few<br />

Arbitrations in the future. We recently had numerous voting<br />

sessions to catch as many of the membership as possible, and<br />

they showed us that the Line Creek membership is a group<br />

made up of Solidarity!!! This is exactly what we wanted to see.<br />

In addition, I want to stress a VERY IMPORTANT message<br />

for the Line Creek gang!!<br />

It is, and I cannot stress this enough, extremely important<br />

that if you have any questions regarding anything to do with<br />

your collective agreement, or of a Union matter of any sort,<br />

that you either speak to an active Council Member, Shop<br />

Steward, Safety Rep, or Business Rep for the correct<br />

information.<br />

Don’t let someone tell you that you are not entitled to something,<br />

which you very well could be. Check with someone<br />

from the Union to be sure!!<br />

In closing, from my family to yours, I want to wish you and<br />

yours happy holidays, and a safe and very prosperous New<br />

Year!!<br />

Taking Plug out at the Waneta Expansion Project in<br />

Waneta BC. Photos courtesy of Brother Larry Madrigga.<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 17


Benefits and Pension Plan Report<br />

Exploring the ins and<br />

outs of drug claim<br />

reimbursement<br />

Shawn Hatch,<br />

Administrator<br />

The Operating Engineers Benefits Plan covers the cost of<br />

prescription drugs based on the following reimbursement<br />

formula*:<br />

• 80% up to $1,500.00 per family per year<br />

• After $1,500.00 has been paid, reimbursement reduces to<br />

30%<br />

(*subject to two-year maximum of $20,000.00 for all claims)<br />

Since the introduction of the Pacific Blue Cross Drug Card,<br />

many members are claiming more frequently. As a result,<br />

some members are reaching the 30% threshold for the first<br />

time. It is important to remember that the 30% threshold is<br />

not a new rule. It has been in place for many years.<br />

Some members are also experiencing reimbursement levels<br />

which do not match our 80%/30% reimbursement formula<br />

exactly.<br />

These variances are usually due to the fact that the member’s<br />

pharmacy is charging a dispensing fee greater than the pharmacare<br />

maximum of $10.00, or is charging a manufacturer’s<br />

markup greater than the pharmacare maximum of 8%.<br />

If a pharmacy is charging in excess of these maximum<br />

levels, the member will bear the extra cost resulting in an<br />

overall level of reimbursement which is less than the 80%/30%<br />

formula.<br />

For example, if a member purchases a drug with a<br />

wholesale price of $100.00 at a pharmacy that applies a 15%<br />

markup and a $15.00 dispensing fee, the total charge to the<br />

member will be $130, and 80% of $130.00 is $104.00.<br />

However, on this example the member will not receive<br />

$104.00. When the manufacturer’s markup and dispensing<br />

fee limits are applied, reimbursement will be $94.40 calculated<br />

as follows:<br />

• Wholesale Price $100.00<br />

• Allowable Manufacturers Markup Of 8% $8.00<br />

• Allowable Dispensing Fee $10.00<br />

• Total Eligible Expense $118.00<br />

• Reimbursement At 80% $94.40<br />

Members can shop and compare the price of prescription<br />

drugs by visiting www.pharmacycompass.com. This web site<br />

will enable you to compare the cost of your prescriptions at a<br />

number of different pharmacies in your area.<br />

If you are not sure whether a particular drug is covered by<br />

the plan, visit www.pac.bluecross.ca where you can search the<br />

status of a particular drug in the “Drug Lookup” box. Information<br />

is also available by phone at 604-419-2600.<br />

Fair Pharmacare information can be obtained at www.<br />

health.gov.bc.ca/pharmacare including information on<br />

whether your drug is covered by pharmacare. Information is<br />

also available by phone at (Metro Vancouver) 604-683-7151,<br />

or toll free at 1-800-663-7100.<br />

In closing, we would urge members to purchase generic<br />

alternative drugs whenever medically appropriate. We have<br />

been advised that in over 98% of cases low cost alternative<br />

drugs are medically appropriate.<br />

The cost savings to the plan can be significant. It is estimated<br />

that in 2013 drug costs for our plan could have been<br />

$300,000.00 less if members had purchased low cost alternative<br />

drugs instead of the brand name. Help us help you by<br />

controlling costs wherever possible.<br />

WEAR YOUR UNION PRIDE<br />

toques $11<br />

baseball hats $14—$18<br />

long sleeved shirts $25<br />

hooded sweatshirts (zippered) $40<br />

hooded sweatshirts (pullovers) $48<br />

microfibre vests $45<br />

golf shirts $48<br />

custom lined hoodies $48<br />

Plus more to choose from!<br />

Visit www.iuoe115.com to<br />

view our full range<br />

of Local 115 merchandise<br />

and order online<br />

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Courses starting up<br />

for another year at<br />

our Training Site<br />

Brad Randall,<br />

Training Administrator<br />

Staff changes<br />

Brother Tom Kinnear started working for the Training Association<br />

over 3 years ago as a Training Coordinator and over<br />

that time has done a great job representing our membership.<br />

In October of this year, Tom started working for the Local<br />

Union as a Business Representative. I know<br />

Tom will continue to do a great job and we<br />

all look forward to working with Tom in his<br />

new capacity.<br />

Training programs<br />

Hours of employment for our members<br />

continues to improve year after year. <strong>2014</strong><br />

was another banner year for Operating Engineers. We’re<br />

keeping our fingers crossed for 2015 however the outlook at<br />

this time appears to be a little uncertain.<br />

Currently we have over 480 apprentices and trainees, 85%<br />

of which are currently employed. We provided upgrading<br />

training to over 350 members this year on the job and will<br />

continue to provide on the job training for our members and<br />

contractors on an as needed basis.<br />

We have a very busy year coming up at the Training Site.<br />

Starting in January we are providing our regular Plant Operator,<br />

Grader Operator, Asphalt Laydown Technician, Mobile<br />

Crane Common Core and our 12-week Heavy Equipment<br />

Operator courses.<br />

Zajac ranch<br />

The Zajac Ranch for Children provides camps for children<br />

with chronic life-threatening and/or debilitating conditions.<br />

The ranch opened its doors to children in 2004. It has<br />

welcomed over 1,000 children and numerous volunteer<br />

doctors and nurses. The camp also provides support for the<br />

children’s families.<br />

The <strong>IUOE</strong>TA has volunteered time and equipment at the<br />

ranch since its inception, helping with various projects. This<br />

current project is being led by our instructor Brother Robyn<br />

Bishop. He has taken 2 students per day for about a week from<br />

our Heavy Equipment Operator Course.<br />

During their presentations,<br />

they spoke of how proud they<br />

are to have agreements with<br />

the Operating Engineers<br />

Training Association Report<br />

This helps out the ranch, and gives our<br />

students valuable experience in a work<br />

environment. We will continue to<br />

support this very worthwhile cause.<br />

Tool allowance<br />

The Operating Engineers Tool Allowance<br />

provides reimbursements for tool expenditures for<br />

Heavy Duty Mechanics, Servicemen, Millwrights and<br />

Welders. To qualify, you must be a member in good standing,<br />

dispatched in the trade in which you are applying for and have<br />

worked a minimum of 250 hours between September 1, 2013<br />

and August 31, <strong>2014</strong> for an employer who contributed to this<br />

fund.<br />

Applications were sent out to qualifying members in the<br />

first week of October and the deadline for submissions is<br />

Brother Rico Salema being presented with his Heavy Equipment<br />

Operator Certificate of Qualification with Loader endorsement<br />

by Brothers Tom Kinnear and Darren Suehsschlaf (Training<br />

Coordinators). Rico was working for Geopac in their Delta yard in<br />

the picture.<br />

Brother Chris Godfrey being presented with his Certificate of<br />

Qualification and Certificate of Apprenticeship for Welding level<br />

“C” from Brother Tom Kinnear (Business Representative). Brother<br />

Godfrey works for Upland Excavating in the Campbell River shop.<br />

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Training Association Report<br />

<strong>December</strong> 31, <strong>2014</strong>. If you qualify for this allowance but have<br />

not received your application, or have any questions, please<br />

contact the Training Association at (604) 299-7764.<br />

Northern Gateway Business Summit<br />

Northern Gateway Pipelines sponsored the Northern Gateway<br />

Business Summit in Prince George on October 21st and 22nd.<br />

This conference was designed to provide information about<br />

Northern Gateway’s supply chain strategies, requirements and<br />

opportunities. It also provided an opportunity to network<br />

with Contractors and representatives from the different<br />

Aboriginal Communities that may be involved with the pipeline<br />

projects.<br />

Training Coordinators Brothers Jeff Gorham and Randy<br />

Grisewood attended the trade fair portion of the conference.<br />

Participating in the conference provided us opportunities to<br />

speak with those in attendance about the benefits of using<br />

unionized labour.<br />

Signatory employers, Formula Contractors and OJ Pipelines<br />

delivered presentations at the conference. During their<br />

presentations, they spoke of how proud they are to have agreements<br />

with the Operating Engineers and if any of the<br />

non-union companies in attendance wanted to find out how<br />

they could have access to the same skilled labour that they<br />

should speak to them.<br />

We should all be very proud for receiving such commendation<br />

at such an event. This is truly a reflection of the skill and<br />

dedication of our members that have worked for these companies<br />

over the years. Congratulations to all of you who took the<br />

time to “Rise Above”, as it is your efforts that have given the<br />

Operating Engineers the great reputation we have.<br />

Annual pensioners’ banquet<br />

As a Trustee of both your Pension and Benefits Plans, I had the<br />

pleasure of attending the recent Annual Pensioners’ Banquet.<br />

This year it was held again at the Italian Cultural Centre in<br />

Vancouver. It was great to see the retirees, having contributed<br />

so much to the organization over the years, now enjoying their<br />

hard-earned pensions, getting together with old work mates<br />

and reminiscing about the jobs they worked on in the past.<br />

Once again the staff did a great job organizing this event.<br />

On behalf of the Training Association staff and your Board<br />

of Trustees, I would like to wish all of the membership and<br />

their families a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, safe and<br />

prosperous New Year.<br />

Work Safe.<br />

Keep those old<br />

boots working.<br />

Donate your<br />

used gear.<br />

Your used work gear can help a worker in need. Don’t throw it out!<br />

Make a donation. Each <strong>IUOE</strong> Local 115 District Office is accepting used<br />

construction and work gear. It’s donated to the Burnaby Association for the<br />

South East Side and distributed to workers who will make good use of it.<br />

BRING YOUR DONATIONS TO YOUR <strong>IUOE</strong> DISTRICT OFFICE.<br />

20 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


Training Association Report<br />

Mobile Crane Level 2 Lattice Friction class are Brothers Brad Carr, Brad Heddle,<br />

Chris Hartinger, Matt Beemer, James Knowles and Mark McGregor (Instructor).<br />

Brother Jeff Warkentin being presented with<br />

his Heavy Equipment Operator Certificate of<br />

Qualification with Loader endorsement. Jeff works<br />

with BA Blacktop at the North Vancouver Asphalt<br />

Plant.<br />

Heavy Equipment Class. Brother Steve Carter (Instructor), Sheldon Tschritter, Luke Mueller, Bertram (Buddy) Stewart, Jason Neighbour,<br />

Lorren Marks, Hayden Rowan, Arthur Johnson Jr., Moses Johnson, Jesse Tynan and Robyn Bishop (Instructor).<br />

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Training Association Report<br />

Brothers Jeff Gorham (Training Coordinator), Garry Jabs (Instructor), Travis<br />

Ofukany and Brad Randall (Administrator). Brother Jabs provided a one-onone<br />

1-week finish grader course for Travis working for Brentwood Enterprises<br />

on their twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway from Pritchard to Hoffmans<br />

Bluff.<br />

Heavy Equipment Operator apprentice Sister Leanne<br />

Hughf operating a grade compactor for Greenbelt<br />

Excavating. Leanne was compacting sub base on a<br />

road project in Tsawwassen.<br />

Imperial Paving road crew, Brothers Jeff Walker, J.J. Walker, Jeff Berglin, Rocky<br />

Pastro, Burt Savelle, Mike Diesiwik and Don Dick. The crew was working in<br />

South Burnaby on a utility replacement project.<br />

Brother Will Terpstra being presented with<br />

his Mobile Crane Operator – Lattice Boom<br />

Friction Certificate of Qualification with Red<br />

Seal Endorsement by Brothers Brad Randall<br />

(Administrator) and Darren Suehsschlaf (Training<br />

Coordinator).<br />

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Training Association Report<br />

Mobile Crane class driving piles with our 60-ton<br />

American crawler. We would like to thank retired<br />

members Brothers Glen Seeley and Grant<br />

Washington for volunteering their time to come<br />

out to the training site and assist our instructors in<br />

passing on their knowledge from the pile driving<br />

industry. Thanks again guys.<br />

Brother Dan Girard being presented with his Heavy Equipment Operator<br />

Certificate of Qualification with Excavator endorsement from Brothers Tom<br />

Kinnear (Training Coordinator) and Curtis Harold (Business Representative).<br />

Dan is working with Hazelwood Construction on the Toba Inlet project on<br />

Vancouver Island.<br />

Brother Robyn Bishop (Instructor) providing instruction to one of our Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) students and the Zajac Ranch<br />

for kids.<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 23


How important is<br />

Liquified Natural Gas?<br />

How important is the potential Liquified Natural Gas [LNG] industry to<br />

British Columbia’s economy—and to jobs for <strong>IUOE</strong> Local 115 members?<br />

There is much debate and constant<br />

news about LNG plants in B.C. under<br />

consideration, in planning stages and<br />

sometimes being put on hold temporarily<br />

but just one statistic may give<br />

members some idea of how significant<br />

LNG can be.<br />

If just one large LNG plant is<br />

constructed to export gas to the Asian<br />

market, it will require 15,000 beds to<br />

accomodate all the workers needed for<br />

the project!<br />

Between the liquefaction facility and<br />

the pipeline that would be created to<br />

send natural gas to the west coast, a<br />

recent report from FirstEnergy Capital<br />

corporation estimated that a single LNG<br />

project could require as many as 15,000<br />

beds.<br />

Not 1,500 but 15,000 beds—that<br />

represents more than one bed per every<br />

existing member of our local!<br />

And that’s with only one plant—the<br />

B.C. government hopes for three to five<br />

LNG plants to proceed in the next<br />

several years.<br />

“When you visualize that, you realize<br />

that LNG represents an enormous<br />

opportunity for <strong>IUOE</strong> Local 115—not<br />

just current members<br />

but thousands of potential<br />

new members,” says<br />

Business Manager Brian<br />

Cochrane.<br />

“LNG could be the<br />

biggest boost our union<br />

and B.C.’s economy has seen in decades<br />

— that’s why we have to work hard to<br />

make sure LNG proceeds,” Cochrane<br />

says.<br />

If five LNG plants were operational<br />

by 2020 the benefits would be huge—for<br />

B.C. and our membership.<br />

“LNG could be the<br />

biggest boost our union<br />

and B.C.’s economy has<br />

seen in decades.”<br />

Studies indicate five LNG plants<br />

could mean:<br />

• Up to 75,000 permanent new jobs;<br />

• More than 39,000 average annual<br />

jobs over a nine-year construction<br />

period;<br />

• Over $98 billion in new capital<br />

investment; and<br />

• Potential new government revenues<br />

in excess of $100 billion over the next<br />

30 years.<br />

We know there are no guarantee—<br />

and each private company involved will<br />

make its own decisions based on the<br />

price and market for LNG while<br />

competing globally with other producers,<br />

the cost of construction and<br />

operations and other<br />

factors well beyond<br />

our control.<br />

But one thing we<br />

can control is creating<br />

public support to<br />

proceed with LNG<br />

plants.<br />

And <strong>IUOE</strong> Local 115 is asking its<br />

members across the province to help<br />

create a positive response to the LNG<br />

industry.<br />

Unfortunately, some environmental<br />

groups oppose LNG, particularly<br />

because of the hydraulic fracturing or<br />

24 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


fracking process needed to remove<br />

natural gas from underground.<br />

There have been unscrupulous<br />

reports about a multitude of alleged<br />

problems caused by fracking but in<br />

reality the track record is very safe and<br />

this method of extraction has been used<br />

successfully for decades.<br />

What’s more—the industry is heavily<br />

regulated—and no one wants to create a<br />

problem that could shut down a profitable<br />

multi-billion industry.<br />

LNG is also the cleanest fossil fuel<br />

available today—producing significantly<br />

less greenhouse gas<br />

emissions than oil, gasoline,<br />

coal or other<br />

products. It’s not perfect<br />

but it’s readily available<br />

today and potentially<br />

both cheaper and greener<br />

than other alternatives.<br />

Already the LNG<br />

industry is making<br />

serious investments in<br />

B.C.—more than $6 billion since 2012<br />

towards developing LNG for export and<br />

$1 billion more spent preparing for<br />

construction of LNG facilities and<br />

transportation networks.<br />

“These LNG companies are spending<br />

real money—and they wouldn’t be<br />

doing that if there wasn’t a strong belief<br />

LNG plants will be built,” says Cochrane.<br />

“This is our union’s opportunity of this<br />

generation—and we have to make the<br />

very most of it.”<br />

Cochrane is asking all members to<br />

contact their local Member of the Legislative<br />

Assembly—MLA, their Member<br />

of Parliament—MP and their mayors<br />

and councilors to tell them <strong>IUOE</strong> Local<br />

115 supports the LNG industry<br />

proceeding.<br />

Letters to the editor of newspapers,<br />

calls to talk radio shows and other<br />

methods of getting them message out<br />

are also important, Cochrane says.<br />

And Cochrane adds that <strong>IUOE</strong> Local<br />

115 support for the LNG industry is not<br />

unconditional.<br />

“These LNG<br />

companies are<br />

spending real<br />

money — and they<br />

wouldn’t be doing<br />

that if there wasn’t a<br />

strong belief plants<br />

will be built.”<br />

“We want to see LNG construction<br />

and operations proceed with union<br />

representation for the workers doing<br />

these jobs and we do not want to see<br />

thousands of Temporary Foreign<br />

Workers filling jobs that could be done<br />

by qualified Canadians,” said Cochrane.<br />

“Our union’s support for LNG<br />

depends on companies reaching Project<br />

Labour Agreements with our union,<br />

other BC Building Trades unions and<br />

not be reliant on the Temporary Foreign<br />

Worker Program and other trade deals<br />

to bring in non-Canadian<br />

workers on these projects,”<br />

he said.<br />

Cochrane noted with<br />

concern, comments reportedly<br />

made by B.C. Premier<br />

Christy Clark in India<br />

regarding the possible use<br />

of temporary foreign<br />

workers.<br />

“We believe that British<br />

Columbians have to be first<br />

in line for these jobs, but it’s also true<br />

that there will be some need for some<br />

temporary workers to come in and<br />

support these projects when there are<br />

peaks in production and construction<br />

because we simply don’t have enough<br />

people,” said Clark after the Times of<br />

India reported she suggested Temporary<br />

Foreign Workers from that country<br />

might find jobs in B.C.<br />

“We understand that in some circumstances<br />

there may be shortages of<br />

certain skilled trades but B.C. and<br />

Canada have relied far too much on<br />

temporary foreign workers to the detriment<br />

of our own members and other<br />

skilled Canadians,” said Cochrane,<br />

noting that there are 74,000 Temporary<br />

Foreign Workers in B.C. currently.<br />

It’s up to <strong>IUOE</strong> Local 115 members<br />

and leadership to ensure that not only<br />

does LNG go ahead but that union<br />

members are hired for this important<br />

industry, Cochrane concluded.<br />

One of the leading LNG<br />

projects that is closest to<br />

going in BC is the Pacific<br />

NorthWest LNG which is<br />

a proposed natural gas<br />

liquefaction and export<br />

facility on Lelu Island within<br />

the District of Port Edward<br />

on land administered by the<br />

Prince Rupert Port Authority.<br />

The facility would liquefy and export<br />

natural gas produced by Progress<br />

Energy Canada Ltd. in northeast B.C.<br />

Pacific NorthWest LNG will create<br />

new economic and social benefits for<br />

the local community, BC and Canada<br />

in an environmentally safe and<br />

sustainable manner.<br />

Key Facts about this Proposed<br />

Project:<br />

• Facility operations would create an<br />

estimated 330 long-term careers, plus<br />

approximately 300 new local, spinoff<br />

jobs in the community<br />

• Construction of the facility would<br />

create up to 4,500 jobs at peak<br />

activity<br />

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Member Recognition<br />

Members who passed away<br />

August to October <strong>2014</strong><br />

Name Age Date Passed<br />

Ward, Roger B. 70 August 13, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Newman, Charles 86 August 19, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Amyotte, Mark L. 85 August 21, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Grohs, Hans J. 80 August 24, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Durrell, Robert J. 75 August 25, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Person, Donald G. 89 August 28, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Masztalar, Mike 79 September 4, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Vukelic, Milan 61 September 8, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Lee, Denny 70 September 10, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Wilderman, Samuel 87 September 11, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Yip, Ken 72 September 11, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Cook, Arthur R. 75 September 18, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Corrins, William J. 79 September 18, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Rabbitt, Patrick A. 79 September 23, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Sorensen, Kjell 70 September 24, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Goy, Rudy 91 September 30, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Borkowsky, Gilbert V. 73 October 9, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Miller, James G. 75 October 11, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Veasey, Herbert E. 79 October 11, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Donaldson, Leonard 89 October 16, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Friske, Leonard 78 October 16, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Perron, Peter 56 October 17, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Whitford, Malcolm F. 44 October 18, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Moretto, Antonio 78 October 22, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Vanderberg, Wayne G. 76 October 25, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Gorrie, George A. 80 October 27, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Tremblay, Guy 77 October 28, <strong>2014</strong><br />

HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS AS OF OCTOBER 30, <strong>2014</strong><br />

Smith, Richard - Royal Columbian Hospital<br />

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Membership Service Awards August <strong>2014</strong> to October <strong>2014</strong><br />

Honouring our members<br />

OUR 60-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

Brother Donald Oswald is congratulated by General President<br />

James T. Callahan, President Wayne Mills and Business Manager<br />

Brian Cochrane.<br />

Business Manager Brian Cochrane congratulating Brother Alonzo<br />

T. Saunders.<br />

OUR 50-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

Brother John Grimwood with President Wayne Mills.<br />

Brother Rob Flemmin with District 3 Organizer Brother Bryan<br />

Railton.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 50-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

District 3 Organizer Brother Bryan Railton, Brother Paul Matvenko<br />

and Vice President Brad Randall.<br />

Brother Herman Klassen with District 2 Business Representative<br />

Brother Curtis Harold.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre with Brother George<br />

Kiss and District 3 Business Representative Brad Gerow.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre congratulating<br />

Brother Ken Hansen.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre with Brother Roy<br />

Cameron and District 3 Business Representative Brad Gerow.<br />

Brother Lionel Schilling being congratulated by District 5<br />

Business Representative Mike Spiruda.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 50-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

President Wayne Mills congratulating Brother Eric Belaschke.<br />

Brother Joseph Buholzer with District 3 Organizer Brother Bryan<br />

Railton.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre with Brother Gord<br />

Patterson and District 3 Organizer Brother Bryan Railton.<br />

Brother Dan Patton being congratulated by District 2 Business<br />

Representative Brother Curtis Harold.<br />

Brother Floyd Werning with District 2 Business Representative<br />

Brother Curtis Harold.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre congratulating<br />

Brother Alfred Hardy.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 50-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

Brother James Erickson with District 3 Business Representative<br />

Brad Gerow.<br />

Brother Jack Webb with District 3 Organizer Brother Bryan<br />

Railton.<br />

District 3 Business Representative Brad Gerow congratulating<br />

Brother John Nicholson.<br />

Brother Asaph Ginter with District 3 Business Representative Brad<br />

Gerow.<br />

30 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

Brother Ralph Daniluck.


Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 50-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

Brother George E. Brown.<br />

Brother Clare Vernon.<br />

Brother Roger Heslop being congratulated by District 1 Business<br />

Representative Brother Everett Cummings.<br />

BACK ROW: Brothers Siegfried Baum, Edward Bonderud Sr., General President James T. Callahan, Business Manager Brian Cochrane,<br />

President Wayne Mills and Brother Gary Tourigny FRONT ROW: Brothers Peter Hyra, Fred Stanyer, William Davis, and Eddy Echelli<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 40-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

BACK ROW: Brothers Antonio Pires, Samuel Johnston, General President James T. Callahan, President Wayne Mills, Business Manager<br />

Brian Cochrane, Brothers Gary Coulter, and Brad MacKenzie. FRONT ROW: Brothers Bruno Bonamin, Michael White, Ted Sawatsky, and<br />

John Damiani.<br />

District 2 Business Representative Brother Curtis<br />

Harold congratulating Brother Bob Pearce.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre with Brother Peter<br />

Moskalyk and District 3 Business Representative Brad Gerow.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 40-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

District 3 Organizer Brother Bryan Railton with Brother Kenneth<br />

Thomson, and Vice President Brad Randall.<br />

Brother Wes Neumeyer being congratulated by District 4 Business<br />

Representative Herb Conat.<br />

District 3 Organizer Brother Bryan Railton with Brother Ken<br />

Materi, and Vice President Brad Randall.<br />

District 2 Business Representative Brother Curtis Harold<br />

congratulating Brother Walter Johnsen.<br />

Brother Bruce Hardy being congratulated by District 3 Business<br />

Representative Brad Gerow.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 30-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

President Wayne Mills, Brothers Gunter Oldendorf and Greg Kokoszka, Business Manager Brian Cochrane, and General President<br />

James T. Callahan.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother<br />

Brian Lefebvre with Brother<br />

John Stephenson and District<br />

3 Business Representative<br />

Brad Gerow.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 20-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

President Wayne Mills, Brother Darren Nicol, General President James T. Callahan, and<br />

Business Manager Brian Cochrane.<br />

Brother Andy Mihalcheon being<br />

congratulated by District 3<br />

Business Representative Brad<br />

Gerow.<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre with Brother Mike<br />

Booth and District 3 Business Representative Brad Gerow.<br />

District 3 Business Representative Brad Gerow with Brother Frank<br />

Hinger and Vice President Brad Randall.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 10-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

Recording Secretary Brother Brian Lefebvre with Brother Glen<br />

Okino and District 3 Business Representative Brad Gerow.<br />

Brother Victor Garside being congratulated by District 2 Business<br />

Representative Brother Curtis Harold<br />

Business Manager Brian Cochrane with Brother Pete Metcalfe<br />

and District 2 Business Representative Brother Curtis Harold.<br />

District 2 Business Representative Brother Curtis Harold<br />

congratulating Brother Mark Jordison.<br />

Graham Funk and John<br />

Scammell Parish &<br />

Heimbecker, Abbotsford.<br />

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Member Service Awards<br />

OUR 10-YEAR MEMBERS<br />

SCHOLARSHIP<br />

President Wayne Mills, Brother John Oelkers, Business Manager<br />

Brian Cochrane, and General President James T. Callahan<br />

Brother Kevin Bodrick being congratulated by District 2 Business<br />

Representative Brother Curtis Harold<br />

Brother Gord Patterson with Keirnan Heyman receiving<br />

the Don Smith Scholarship from District 3 Organizer Bryan<br />

Railton.<br />

SMS Technicians servicing a<br />

PC 8000 At Copper Mountain<br />

Mine in Princeton BC.<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 37


Member Recognition<br />

Welcome to our 260 new Local 115 members<br />

Kyle Aasen<br />

Patrick Abramson<br />

Tristan G Alexander<br />

Dean Amendt<br />

Chris Anthony<br />

Craig Arduini<br />

Jarrett Arnouse<br />

Caleb Bailey<br />

Christopher Balde<br />

Darell Baldeo<br />

David Bannick<br />

Randall Baxter<br />

James R Bayaborda<br />

Ted Baynes<br />

Adam Beaton<br />

Dylan Beer<br />

John Beka<br />

William A Bergen<br />

Jonathan Berry<br />

Cody-Lynn Bickert<br />

Mike Bishop<br />

Jagdeep Boparai<br />

Jason Boyes<br />

Gregory Braun<br />

Stephen Braun<br />

Vern Brkich<br />

Adrian Brown<br />

Khen G Chang<br />

Sandeep Cheema<br />

Christopher R Chiavacci<br />

Daniel Chutskoff<br />

Chris Clark<br />

Codie Clark<br />

Matthew Clauson<br />

Blair Clow<br />

Darren Cochrane<br />

Chad Cole<br />

Tim Coleman<br />

Craig Cooper<br />

Charles Corney<br />

Kenneth Cote<br />

Neil Cox<br />

Sean Crane<br />

Gary W Crawford<br />

Timothy Crofton-Sleigh<br />

Amrit Darred<br />

Trevor Davies<br />

Randall T Dawley<br />

John Deadman<br />

Omelan Decyk<br />

Martin Demuth<br />

Clayton Dixon<br />

Robert Duffy<br />

Dan N Dutra<br />

Joseph P El-Abed<br />

Shawn E Elliott<br />

Jeff Embree<br />

Dustin Epp<br />

Edward Esguerra<br />

Nicholas R Eskelson<br />

Paul Fahlman<br />

Christopher Fenlon<br />

David Ferguson<br />

Travis Flug<br />

Mitchell J Fraser<br />

Brendan Frost<br />

Justin Fyn<br />

John Galloway<br />

Ryan Galloway<br />

Ashley Gilkerson<br />

Varinder P Gill<br />

Roy Gillberg<br />

Scott Gillespie<br />

Andrew Gillingham<br />

Troy Gillis<br />

Robb L Glass<br />

Tristan Glasson<br />

Eric Goldhart<br />

Derrick Gordon<br />

Eric Gortzen<br />

Kenneth A Goy<br />

Pam Green<br />

Gian S Grewal<br />

Turner N Gullickson<br />

Mathew K Haarstad<br />

Garrick E Halinen<br />

Christine Harris<br />

Jordan Hatchwell<br />

Andrew Hawkins<br />

Michael Hebden<br />

Chelsea Henwood<br />

Brad Herman<br />

Ysmael Hernandez<br />

Matthew Higgins<br />

Matthew Hildebrandt<br />

Brad Hillman<br />

Adam Hobbs<br />

John Hoggard<br />

Nicholas Huget<br />

David Hughes<br />

Abrar Hussain<br />

Kiefer Jackson<br />

David Janze<br />

Steve Jennex<br />

Robert Jerome<br />

Erick A Jique<br />

John Jmayoff<br />

Chad Johnson<br />

Lee C Kachkowski<br />

Robert Kenny<br />

Allen Kenore<br />

Manfre Ketterer<br />

Jordon C Kinnear<br />

Tyler S Kinnear<br />

John Knox<br />

Michael Kooistra<br />

Ken Kreamer<br />

Darren Krell<br />

Brad Kress<br />

Ronal Kumar<br />

Luke Lafontaine<br />

Sebastien Laporte<br />

Kyle J Laprairie<br />

Jerrid P Larkin<br />

Willis LaRose<br />

Aaron J Larsen<br />

Russel Lea<br />

Michael Lewis<br />

Dennis Ley<br />

Nathan G Lillie<br />

Mathew Lindsay<br />

Corey Lopp<br />

Brenndan Lowden<br />

Stephen Lowrence<br />

Bryce Lucas<br />

Brad Lyons<br />

Steven MacDonald<br />

Kyle J Macedo<br />

Alan MacIntosh<br />

Matt MacMillan<br />

Jan Maegaard<br />

Dwayne Majkowski<br />

Ryan R Mann<br />

Michael Mason<br />

Chad Matlo<br />

Brady Maycock<br />

Christopher J<br />

McDonald<br />

Jared McDougall<br />

Joseph McFadyen<br />

Michael McGill<br />

Andrew McGillis<br />

Darcy McGuire<br />

Brandon McKamey<br />

Matt McLaughlin<br />

Corey A Meecham<br />

Paul Mercer<br />

Patrick Miles<br />

Erin Miller<br />

Logan B Mills<br />

Liam Moloney<br />

Brad Moore<br />

Shelly Moore<br />

Roy A Morgan<br />

Jeffrey Morin<br />

Gregory Murray<br />

Terrance Nash<br />

Azizur Nayeemi<br />

Chris Neufeld<br />

Anthony Nicholas<br />

Randolph Nicolas<br />

Kelly Nieman<br />

Tony Odorisio<br />

Mason Oglow<br />

Allen Orbino<br />

Lester O’Rourke<br />

Greg A Palmer<br />

Nathaniel Palmer<br />

Alfred Pankratz<br />

Brenden Parr<br />

Justin Passey<br />

Quinn Patrick<br />

John Patterson<br />

Robert S Pavan<br />

Darren Penner<br />

Ryan Pennington<br />

Kale Pietz<br />

Robert Pollock<br />

Reo J Puleo<br />

Jas Rana<br />

Eric Raymond<br />

Spencer Reed<br />

Guy Rimmer<br />

William A Robertson<br />

Robert J Robinson<br />

Ronnie Roe<br />

Lennox Roper<br />

Blaine Roshinsky<br />

Joe Sabino<br />

Artem Safronov<br />

Jim Salanski<br />

Rene Sanche<br />

Reid Schnyder<br />

Shawn Scholze<br />

Mel Schroeder<br />

David Setterfield<br />

Tyrone Seymour<br />

Nathaniel Shalay<br />

Richard M Shantz<br />

Daniel L Shellard<br />

Steven Sheppe<br />

Cameron T Shukin<br />

Gurpreet S Sidhu<br />

Clinton Sieben<br />

Brady J Simpson<br />

Bikramjit Singh<br />

Tyler Smart<br />

Carol Ann Smith<br />

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Member Recognition<br />

Member Service Awards<br />

Jordan R Smith<br />

Shane Smith<br />

Bradley Snider<br />

Clifford Sokoloski<br />

Christian Sorenson<br />

Nathan Spence<br />

Delroy Stephenson<br />

Hagen Steward<br />

Hazen Tanner<br />

Travis Taylor<br />

Phil Thatcher<br />

Eldon Thideman<br />

Clayton Thiel<br />

Lanny Thompson<br />

Ryan Tipper<br />

Clint Toews<br />

Todd Tolmie<br />

Chris D Trenholme<br />

Michael J Troiano<br />

Westin Trudell<br />

Brian VanDenBrink<br />

Simran Virk<br />

Gary Walker<br />

Jamain Wallen<br />

Aaron Weinbender<br />

Colby D Weinrauch<br />

Theo Welp<br />

Paul Whitmore<br />

Jonathan Whyte<br />

John A Wiebe<br />

Adam D Wilkes<br />

Edwards Willems<br />

Victoria Willett<br />

Chris Williams<br />

Joe Williams<br />

Joseph Williams<br />

Doug Wilson<br />

Alan Winchester<br />

Derick Wong<br />

Darryl Wood<br />

Jerad Wright<br />

Viachislayv Yushko<br />

10 year service pin<br />

Michael R Anderson<br />

Jason Armstrong<br />

Stephen J Baher<br />

Cornelio Baldonero<br />

Donald L Barkhouse<br />

Brian C Becker<br />

Robert D Bramley<br />

Kevin Brodrick<br />

John H Bush<br />

Chris J Campbell<br />

Wesley J Clements<br />

Wallace Crum<br />

Dennis Cusmano<br />

Kelly Dolen<br />

Steve A Driscoll<br />

Aleksei A Efremov<br />

Robert E Fennell<br />

Bill E Flora<br />

Victor B Garside<br />

Patrick A Gibson<br />

Stacy D Grigg<br />

Robert E Haddrell<br />

Shawn A Halvorson<br />

Richard F Harman<br />

Gregory A Harris<br />

Robert W Hedden<br />

Dennis R Hegan<br />

Stephen C Hewson<br />

Brian P Jamieson<br />

David E Jarvis<br />

Kenneth J Johnston<br />

Keith D Julius<br />

Peter W Kaushakis<br />

Andre L Laprairie<br />

James W Laverriere<br />

Jim Lumsden<br />

Adrian N Mahyr<br />

David Massullo<br />

David R Mcdonell<br />

Pete F Metcalfe<br />

Wayne D Meyer<br />

Luke J Milligan<br />

Andrew Mundie<br />

William J Murphy<br />

Kenneth R Nastrom<br />

Joseph O Newman<br />

Reginald P Nixon<br />

Steven P O’Donnell<br />

John R Oelkers<br />

Glen Okino<br />

Ben Olde-Heuvel<br />

Ajit S Parmar<br />

Philip J Perry<br />

Jonas Ponce<br />

Pierre Pruneau<br />

Scott W Rankin<br />

Ryan B Reagh<br />

John N Roberts<br />

Jose P Rodriguez<br />

Dean K Roe<br />

John T Rogers<br />

Scott W Roppel<br />

Monty D Ross<br />

Blair C Roze<br />

Wayne H Schmidt<br />

Stephen R Scott<br />

Albert J Smith<br />

Andrew Smith<br />

Neil Sutherland<br />

Robert G Taylor<br />

Michael E<br />

Tomashewsky<br />

Alan Watts<br />

Brian K Wayment<br />

Doug White<br />

Gregory Wickstrom<br />

Jeremy D Williamson<br />

Bill F Wright<br />

Lesley D Zimmer<br />

20 year service pin<br />

Dean A Adams<br />

Allan J Ashby<br />

Carey A Atchison<br />

Stuart Atkinson<br />

Don W Ayotte<br />

Fred E Becvar<br />

Zachary S Bengert<br />

Michael W Booth<br />

Lyndon G Bordon<br />

Sean D Broderick<br />

Daniel J Brown<br />

Dale H Bryant<br />

Michael R Callister<br />

Roland Cayer<br />

Mike Clement<br />

Geoffrey A Colls<br />

Eric G Cosman<br />

Terrence F Doyle<br />

Allen M Farkash<br />

Robert H Gibson<br />

Ronald A Gunderson<br />

Colin G Hamilton<br />

Clifford T Hawthorne<br />

Kevin L Hendrickson<br />

Steven Hession<br />

Frank J Hinger<br />

David W Horobec<br />

M D Kay<br />

Joe A Leblanc<br />

Damon J Leeson<br />

John C Lundquist<br />

Bill Macrae<br />

Andy Mihalcheon<br />

Mervin P Milligan<br />

Carlos Molina<br />

Shirley Morison<br />

Darren A Nicol<br />

Marc A Palmieri<br />

Christopher R Pitcher<br />

Jozef Polak<br />

David J Renzie<br />

Don L Rowley<br />

Shuichi Sakaguchi<br />

Douglas J Seed<br />

Rod W Singer<br />

Allan S Smart<br />

Robert W Smart<br />

Frank Strain<br />

Laurence R Taylor<br />

Syd Temperton<br />

Don G Tennant<br />

Allen R Tuckwood<br />

Chris A Van Der Vlist<br />

Jeff A Vaughan<br />

Natalie A Vaughan<br />

Charles D Walcot<br />

Phillip E Walcot<br />

Alison E Walker<br />

Daniel C Webb<br />

Mike P Whaley<br />

Leonard L White<br />

Eric Y Wong<br />

Joseph T Wong<br />

30 year service pin<br />

Allan M Burak<br />

Gerry W Burtnick<br />

Don E Doberer<br />

Trevor A Halliday<br />

Kenneth R Hamilton<br />

Shane W Hebditch<br />

Colin G Kidd<br />

Greg F Kokoszka<br />

James B Kopp<br />

Doug J Lamdin<br />

Matthew C Lanktree<br />

Bruce G Longstaff<br />

William F Macdonald<br />

Garry E Marcinowski<br />

Frank A Matheson<br />

Charles D Mears<br />

See next page<br />

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Member Recognition<br />

From previous page<br />

Keith W Dietz<br />

Peter P Moskalyk<br />

Michael H White<br />

Lance N Jones<br />

Merle I Miller<br />

Steve J Morgan<br />

Gunter Oldendorf<br />

Carmen P Pascoe<br />

Ray P Pisoni<br />

Gordon R Procknow<br />

Brian H Ralston<br />

Michael J Roberts<br />

Ronald R Rutkowski<br />

Dwayne M Sorenson<br />

Robert A Stenberg<br />

John I Stephenson<br />

David R Taylor<br />

Frank D Wanner<br />

Daryl J Williamson<br />

Rick B Woods<br />

40 year service pin<br />

Bruno Bonamin<br />

Russ S Bryson<br />

Murray E Case<br />

Jens C Christensen<br />

Arthur K Collett<br />

Daniel R Connal<br />

Geoff T Cornwall<br />

Gary L Coulter<br />

Remi E Coupal<br />

John Cowin<br />

John Damiani<br />

Tom C Davies<br />

Carman H Dobbs<br />

Gilles Dompierre<br />

Samuel B Doupe<br />

Erhard Duesterdiek<br />

Brian W Elder<br />

Tom M Field<br />

Egbert N Flinterman<br />

Donald H Fuller<br />

James M Gibson<br />

Richard D Gill<br />

Alfred E Gustafson<br />

Dwayne A Hartson<br />

Samuel J Johnston<br />

Charles E Jones<br />

Ben E Kazakoff<br />

Bruce D Lawson<br />

Darryl T Lewis<br />

Alf C Lokken<br />

Elmer E Lucht<br />

Leo C Lundbek<br />

Brad F Mackenzie<br />

Pat Maddigan<br />

Ken A Materi<br />

Kirk Mcintosh<br />

R. Roy Mcintosh<br />

Mark D Mclean<br />

Roy A Mcneil<br />

Jim J Mcneill<br />

Don G Morris<br />

Dean W Nendick<br />

Wesley O Neumeyer<br />

Gary M Nicholson<br />

Sandor A Pap<br />

Robert W Parker<br />

David Parnell<br />

Edward J Pazur<br />

Ronald A Perry<br />

Antonio T Pires<br />

Gary C Porter<br />

Lawrence A Quechuck<br />

Elmer L Quiding<br />

Douglas G Rattray<br />

Leo P Reaume<br />

Ted W Sawatsky<br />

Robert S Sen<br />

Jack K Silzer<br />

Ben A Smith<br />

Jerry R Smith<br />

Remo O Stefani<br />

Albert T Stinson<br />

Laurie A Stretch<br />

Ronald M Tanner<br />

Douglas L Terrie<br />

Luciano Terzariol<br />

Kenneth Thomson<br />

Gordon H Trottier<br />

Leonard Wells<br />

Harold A Wray<br />

Robert J Wright<br />

50 year<br />

service watch<br />

Ronald P Abernethy<br />

Frank W Baker<br />

Siegfried Baum<br />

Eric P Belaschke<br />

D W Bell<br />

Harold S Blows<br />

Edward A Bonderud Sr<br />

Doug R Cameron<br />

Roy Cameron<br />

Arthur R Cook<br />

Burton L Cook<br />

Ralph P Daniluck<br />

William S Davis<br />

Andy V Dumonceaux<br />

William E Elphinstone<br />

Asaph Ginter<br />

John A Grimwood<br />

Hans J Grohs<br />

Ken A Hansen<br />

Alfred W Hardy<br />

Howard D Heigh<br />

Roger B Heslop<br />

Chuck W Hoisington<br />

Peter R Hyra<br />

George O Kiss<br />

Herman Klassen<br />

James T Mainer<br />

Francesco Manetta<br />

Paul Matvenko<br />

William C Mcnab<br />

Charles Newman<br />

Gordon F Patterson<br />

John R Patton<br />

Bryan R Peterson<br />

Ronald G Pretty<br />

William J Ryder<br />

Lionel W Schilling<br />

Matthew Smillie<br />

Fred E Stanyer<br />

Paul Tardif<br />

Gary Tourigny<br />

Phillip Ulrich<br />

Clare W Vernon<br />

Jack Webb<br />

Samuel Wilderman<br />

Dennis C Wilkes<br />

60 year service<br />

plaque and vest<br />

Sergio L Biscaro<br />

Gar H England<br />

Donald J Nichols<br />

Donald L Oswald<br />

Alonzo T Saunders<br />

Pensions Awarded<br />

AUGUST <strong>2014</strong><br />

Avis, Larry<br />

Caldwell, Wayne<br />

Coutts, Alfred<br />

Cutts, Larry<br />

David, Cliff<br />

Edge, Paul<br />

Fodor, Franklin<br />

Hayes, Larry<br />

Ilott, Thomas<br />

Johnson, Clyde<br />

McIntosh, Armand<br />

Oelkers, John<br />

Ray, George<br />

Whaley, Mike<br />

White, Marty<br />

SEPTEMBER <strong>2014</strong><br />

Brown, L. Dale<br />

Brunel, Alan<br />

Candiago, Giuseppe<br />

Fielder, Edward<br />

Gabor, William<br />

Gallant, Mike<br />

Johnson, Chuck<br />

Kerr, Richard<br />

Michalak, Tino<br />

Mohr, Ed<br />

Moore, Brian<br />

Palazzo, Giuseppe<br />

Thompson, John<br />

Thompson, Kathleen<br />

Thomson, Keith<br />

OCTOBER <strong>2014</strong><br />

Genovese, Brian<br />

Glen, William<br />

Hunter, Kent<br />

Lindstrom, Ron<br />

Lumsden, Bill<br />

Marchessault, Dennis<br />

Moir-Smith, Roger<br />

Morris, Don<br />

Pedersen, Norman<br />

Postill, Robert<br />

Sandstrom, Stan<br />

Saunders, Frank<br />

Van Berlo, Wilhelmus<br />

Verge, Richard<br />

Weisbeck, Rodney<br />

Wyatt, Mark<br />

40 <strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong>


Contact Details<br />

Local 115 District Offices<br />

District 1 and Main Office<br />

4333 Ledger Ave., Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3T3<br />

Phone: 604-291-8831 Toll Free: 1-888-486-3115 Fax: 604-473-5235<br />

E-mail: iuoe@iuoe115.com Online: www.iuoe115.com<br />

Business Manager: Brian Cochrane<br />

President: Wayne E. Mills<br />

Mgr. Administration & Special Projects: Lynda Arland<br />

Office Manager: Arlene Lindsay<br />

Business Representatives<br />

Frank Carr Brett Chapman Everett Cummings<br />

Chip Dhaliwal Tom Kinnear Craig McIntosh Don Swerdan<br />

Dispatcher<br />

Jim Flynn: 604-473-5231<br />

Director of Organizing<br />

Brian Lefebvre<br />

Organizing Representatives<br />

Rob Duff: 604-473-5206<br />

John Munro: 604-473-5272<br />

Bryan Railton: 250-320-4840<br />

Benefits and Pension Plans<br />

Shawn Hatch, Administrator<br />

Direct line: 604-299-8341 Fax: 604-473-5236<br />

Training Association<br />

Brad Randall, Administrator<br />

Direct line: 604-299-7764 E-mail: oetp@iuoe115.com<br />

District 2<br />

Vancouver Island:<br />

Curtis Harold, Business Representative<br />

35 Wharf Street, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2X3<br />

Mailing Address: PO Box 213 Stn A, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5K9<br />

Phone: 250-754-4022 Fax: 250-754-5513<br />

District 3<br />

Kamloops-Revelstoke-Okanagan:<br />

Brad Gerow, Business Representative<br />

785 Tranquille Road<br />

Kamloops, B.C. V2B 3J3<br />

Phone: 250-554-2278 Fax: 250-554-1766<br />

District 4<br />

Central Interior-Yellowhead:<br />

Herb Conat & Wayne Kemp, Business Representatives<br />

Unit B, 3339 8th Avenue<br />

Prince George, B.C. V2M 3R8<br />

Phone: 250-563-3669 Fax: 250-563-3603<br />

District 5<br />

Peace River and Yukon Territory:<br />

Mike Spiruda, Business Representative & Organizer<br />

Site 20, Comp 19 SS2<br />

Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 4M7<br />

Phone: 250-787-9594 Fax: 250-787-9491<br />

Tumbler Ridge Mining Office:<br />

220 Main Street, Tumbler Ridge, B.C. V0C 2W0<br />

Phone: 250-242-3888 Fax: 250-242-3881<br />

District 6<br />

East and West Kootenays:<br />

Rob Foskett, Business Representative<br />

103 Centennial Square, Sparwood, B.C V0B 2G0<br />

Mailing Address: PO Box 1567, Sparwood, B.C. V0B 2G0<br />

Phone: 250-425-2161 Toll Free: 1-888-605-9955 Fax: 250-425-2166<br />

Meeting Notices<br />

District 1<br />

BURNABY: 1st Thursday of every month<br />

7:30p.m. at 4333 Ledger Ave., Burnaby<br />

Except March & September (due to General Membership Meeting)<br />

District 2<br />

Monthly meeting locations alternate:<br />

NANAIMO: 2nd Monday of odd months<br />

6:00p.m at the Coast Bastion Inn, 11 Bastion St.<br />

VICTORIA: 2nd Wednesday of even months<br />

6:00p.m. at the Pro Pat Legion Branch 31, #292 - 411 Gorge Rd. E.<br />

CAMPBELL RIVER/COURTENAY:<br />

Members will be advised of meeting date, time and place.<br />

District 3<br />

Monthly meeting locations alternate:<br />

KAMLOOPS: 2nd Thursday of even months<br />

7:30p.m. at the Union Hall, 785 Tranquille Rd.<br />

KELOWNA: 2nd Tuesday of odd months<br />

7:00p.m. at the Teamsters Hall, 185 Froelich Rd.<br />

District 4<br />

PRINCE GEORGE: 2nd Wednesday of each month<br />

8:00p.m. at Coast Inn of the North, 770 Brunswick St.<br />

PRINCE RUPERT, TERRACE, KITIMAT, SMITHERS:<br />

Members will be advised of meeting dates and times.<br />

District 5<br />

Monthly meeting locations alternate:<br />

FORT ST. JOHN: 2nd Tuesday of odd months<br />

7:30p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 10441 100th Ave.<br />

DAWSON CREEK: 2nd Tuesday of even months<br />

7:30p.m. at the George Dawson Inn, 11705 8th St.<br />

TUMBLER RIDGE/PEACE RIVER COAL:<br />

Members will be advised of meeting date, time and place.<br />

WHITEHORSE:<br />

Teamsters Hall, 407 Black St.<br />

Members will be advised of meeting dates and times.<br />

District 6<br />

Monthly meeting locations alternate:<br />

CASTLEGAR—1st Wednesday of odd months<br />

7:00p.m. at the Super 8 Inn, 651 18th St.<br />

CRANBROOK—1st Tuesday of even months<br />

7:00p.m. at the Labour Centre (Boardroom), 105 9th Ave. South<br />

ELK VALLEY COAL CORP:<br />

Line Creek Mine<br />

Members will be advised of meeting dates and times.<br />

<strong>News</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2014</strong> 41


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