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Canadian Conference 55 th Annual Canadian Conference Above left to right: Local 115 Business Manager Brian Cochrane; IUOE General Secretary Brian Hickey delivering his address; Prolific and wellknown Canadian journalist, columnist, non-fiction author and social critic Linda McQuaig delivered an inspiring and informative speech. Left: General President James T. Callahan generously praised the efforts of the Canadian IUOE Locals both for the event and organizing successes. Right: IUOE Local 115 past president Jack Whittaker was awarded his 50 year member award during the conference. General President James T. Callahan discussing matters with conference delegates. Nanaimo’s rich mining history was on display to enjoy at their museum’s coal mine exhibit. 28 News October 2013
Training takes centre stage at events, and on government agendas Brad Randall, Training Administrator Hello to all members and friends of Local 115. We have had a great summer at the Training Association, with many exciting projects and initiatives taking place. It’s great to see how skills training is taking the spotlight as an important part of the growth of our province and its people. Annual Open House The third Saturday in June this year fell on the 15th, and marked our 18th Annual Open House and Heavy Equipment Rodeo at our Maple Ridge training site. Over 1,000 members and their families, along with the general public, came out for an enjoyable day operating the equipment, talking to staff and friends, and enjoying a great lunch. This year the weather cooperated and we had a beautiful sunny day, and once again we had our very popular 6-person golf carts to shuttle people back and forth from the parking area to the equipment and offer some respite from the summer sun. As always there was additional equipment supplied to us by several generous equipment dealers and contractors. A huge thank you goes out to them and the 80-plus volunteers who came out to make the day a great success; without their tireless effort there would be no such event; many thanks. I would also like to thank Brother Marvin Salvail for doing an outstanding job taking all of the pictures at our Open Training Association House. Of course, the Training Association staff also did another fantastic job of organizing and running the open house. In conjunction with the open house events, donations were taken for Dollars against Diabetes. This year, over $1,500.00 was raised for this worthwhile charity. Thank you to everyone who donated. On-the-Job Training Emil Anderson has been working for the Prince Rupert Port Authority on the port expansion project on Ridley Island near Prince Rupert, B.C. Emil Anderson has partnered with the Coast Tsimshian Enterprises, a local First Nations group, to investigate ways to engage with and offer training and work opportunities to the local community. As part of this effort, the OE Training Association sent two instructors to the job site (Brothers Garry Jabs and Robyn Bishop) to work with Emil Anderson to train the First Nations students on the operation of excavators, loaders, dozers and rock trucks. The project consists mainly of earthmoving and rock work, including 8.6 kilometres of rail and road bed, a concrete box underpass, a utility corridor, and installation of inbound and outbound rail tracks. Major quantities include 640,000m³ of saturated overburden, 1,165,000m³ of solid rock drilling and blasting, and 2,035m of water main. The project began in February of 2013, and has a projected completion date of December 31, 2014. Working together with Emil Anderson on this project was a very rewarding and beneficial experience for both the Union and the company. We have created First Nations members in the area who are now on a career path of operating heavy equipment and becoming prosperous members, while Emil Anderson was able to provide First Nations with productive employment and valuable guidance on their project. Brothers Brian Cochrane (Business Manager), Brad Randall (Administrator), Herb Conat (Member Representatives), Garry Jabs (Instructor) and Robyn Bishop (Instructor) with members working for Emil Anderson on the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s port expansion project on Ridley Island near Prince Rupert. News October 2013 29
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