IUOE News Spring 2014
The March 2014 edition of the OE News, the official quarterly publication of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 The March 2014 edition of the OE News, the official quarterly publication of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115
Member Recognition Pensions awarded October 2013 - December 2013 Remembering members who recently passed away December 2013 Garry Conn Alfred Kaye January 2014 Mike Couto Leo Douillard Hugh Fitzpatrick Ron MacDermott Jim McWilliams Jim Nichols Rodney Robinson Michael Smith Norman Sturgess February 2014 Steve Anderlini Elwood Bedell Bernard Bereuter Dallas Bird Barry Bratus Sheldon Clarkson James Curtis Nazzareno Franze Burnem Grant Malcolm MacLeod Michael Meechan Royce Misner Ronald Murray John Springthorpe Zvone Vucetic Donald Winter December 2013 Fenkarek, Jim 73 Dec 7, 2013 Dundas, David 83 Dec 8, 2013 Johnson, Randy M. 59 Dec 13, 2013 Mosterd, Jack 82 Dec 15, 2013 Graydon, Maurice M. 92 Dec 17, 2013 Jewell, Keith S. 55 Dec 18, 2013 Peinhaupt, Joe A. 49 Dec 22, 2013 Scott, Lawrence H. 78 Dec 25, 2013 Smith, Kenneth E. 67 Dec 28, 2013 January 2014 Boldt, Jerry A. 74 Jan 4, 2014 Kachenko, Norman G. 82 Jan 8, 2014 Mayell, Rob C. 34 Jan 8, 2014 Oberle, Gary J. 55 Jan 8, 2014 Albrecht, Peter 55 Jan 11, 2014 Hamilton, Jack A. 64 Jan 15, 2014 Rolfes, Ervin 78 Jan 16, 2014 Dyck, John H. 69 Jan 25, 2014 Downey, Russel 58 Jan 30, 2014 No reported hospitalized members as at February 18, 2014 These are not just work boots Your used work gear may represent another family’s next meal. They are an education they can obtain and provide. They are an opportunity they may never have. So don’t throw them away. IUOE Local 115 is collecting used construction and work gear at every district office to donate to the Burnaby Association for the South East Side. This is distributed to workers in need; people who want to get to work, but need your help to get them safely equipped to do so. PLEASE BRING YOUR USED GEAR TO THE IUOE LOCAL 115 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON MARCH 15, 2014 OR DROP YOUR OLD GEAR OFF AT ANY IUOE LOCAL 115 DISTRICT OFFICE. 32 News March 2014
Contact Details Local 115 District Offices District 1 and Main Office 4333 Ledger Ave., Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3T3 Phone: 604-291-8831 Toll Free: 1-888-486-3115 Fax: 604-473-5235 E-mail: iuoe@iuoe115.com Online: www.iuoe115.com Business Manager: Brian Cochrane President: Wayne E. Mills Mgr. Administration & Special Projects: Lynda Arland Office Manager: Arlene Lindsay Communications Coordinator: Kevin Willemse Member Representatives Frank Carr Brett Chapman Everett Cummings Chip Dhaliwal Bob Higgs Craig McIntosh Stewart Miller Don Swerdan Dispatcher Jim Flynn: 604-473-5231 Organizing Representatives Rob Duff: 604-473-5206 Bryan Railton: 604-809-6420 Benefits and Pension Plans Shawn Hatch, Administrator Direct line: 604-299-8341 Fax: 604-473-5236 Training Association Brad Randall, Administrator Direct line: 604-299-7764 E-mail: oetp@iuoe115.com District 2 Vancouver Island: Tim Cullen, Curtis Harold, Member Representatives 35 Wharf Street, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2X3 Mailing Address: PO Box 213 Stn A, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5K9 Phone: 250-754-4022 Fax: 250-754-5513 District 3 Kamloops-Revelstoke-Okanagan: Brad Gerow, Member Representative 785 Tranquille Road Kamloops, B.C. V2B 3J3 Phone: 250-554-2278 Fax: 250-554-1766 District 4 Central Interior-Yellowhead: Herb Conat & Wayne Kemp, Member Representatives Unit B, 3339 8th Avenue Prince George, B.C. V2M 3R8 Phone: 250-563-3669 Fax: 250-563-3603 District 5 Peace River and Yukon Territory: Mike Spiruda, Member Representative & Organizer Site 20, Comp 19 SS2 Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 4M7 Phone: 250-787-9594 Fax: 250-787-9491 Tumbler Ridge Mining Office: 220 Main Street, Tumbler Ridge, B.C. V0C 2W0 Phone: 250-242-3888 Fax: 250-242-3881 District 6 East and West Kootenays: Brian Lefebvre, Rob Foskett, Member Representatives 103 Centennial Square, Sparwood, B.C V0B 2G0 Mailing Address: PO Box 1567, Sparwood, B.C. V0B 2G0 Phone: 250-425-2161 Toll Free: 1-888-605-9955 Fax: 250-425-2166 Meeting Notices District 1 BURNABY: 1st Thursday of every month 7:30p.m. at 4333 Ledger Ave., Burnaby Except March & September (due to General Membership Meeting) District 2 Monthly meeting locations alternate: NANAIMO: 2nd Monday of odd months 6:00p.m at the Coast Bastion Inn, 11 Bastion St. VICTORIA: 2nd Wednesday of even months 7:30p.m. at the Pro Pat Legion Branch 31, #292 - 411 Gorge Rd. E. CAMPBELL RIVER/COURTENAY: Wednesday May 14, 2014 6:00p.m. at the Halbe Hall, 8369 N. Island Highway, Black Creek. District 3 Monthly meeting locations alternate: KAMLOOPS: 2nd Thursday of even months 7:30p.m. at the Union Hall, 785 Tranquille Rd. KELOWNA: 2nd Tuesday of odd months 7:00p.m. at the Teamsters Hall, 185 Froelich Rd. District 4 PRINCE GEORGE: 2nd Wednesday of each month 8:00p.m. at Coast Inn of the North, 770 Brunswick St. PRINCE RUPERT, TERRACE, KITIMAT, SMITHERS: Members will be advised of meeting dates and times. District 5 Monthly meeting locations alternate: FORT ST. JOHN: 2nd Tuesday of odd months 7:30p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 10441 100th Ave. DAWSON CREEK: 2nd Tuesday of even months 7:30p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 900 118th Ave. TUMBLER RIDGE/PEACE RIVER COAL: Members will be advised of meeting date, time and place. WHITEHORSE: Teamsters Hall, 407 Black St. Members will be advised of meeting dates and times. District 6 Monthly meeting locations alternate: CASTLEGAR—1st Wednesday of odd months 7:00p.m. at the Super 8 Inn, 651 18th St. CRANBROOK—1st Tuesday of even months 7:00p.m. at the Labour Centre (Boardroom), 105 9th Ave. South ELK VALLEY COAL CORP: Line Creek Mine Members will be advised of meeting dates and times. News March 2014 33
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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 />
Communications Coordinator: Kevin Willemse<br />
Member Representatives<br />
Frank Carr Brett Chapman Everett Cummings<br />
Chip Dhaliwal Bob Higgs Craig McIntosh<br />
Stewart Miller<br />
Don Swerdan<br />
Dispatcher<br />
Jim Flynn: 604-473-5231<br />
Organizing Representatives<br />
Rob Duff: 604-473-5206<br />
Bryan Railton: 604-809-6420<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 />
Tim Cullen, Curtis Harold, Member Representatives<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, Member 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, Member 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, Member 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 />
Brian Lefebvre, Rob Foskett, Member Representatives<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 />
7:30p.m. at the Pro Pat Legion Branch 31, #292 - 411 Gorge Rd. E.<br />
CAMPBELL RIVER/COURTENAY: Wednesday May 14, <strong>2014</strong><br />
6:00p.m. at the Halbe Hall, 8369 N. Island Highway, Black Creek.<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 Carpenters Hall, 900 118th Ave.<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 />
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