Powell River to privatize wastewater treatment
POWELL RIVER—Residents may soon see privatized wastewater treatment if the City’s plan goes ahead. CUPE 798 members are raising concerns about the agreement in principle the City signed with Catalyst on Friday, April 9. The twenty-year agreement, with an option for renewal, would pay Catalyst $750,000 annually to treat the region’s wastewater. With the signing, […]
CUPE BC’s Convention hits Vancouver next week
BURNABY—The Canadian Union of Public Employees’ BC Division’s 47th annual convention begins Wednesday, April 21 and goes through until Saturday, April 24 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver. About 600 delegates are expected to attend the convention. CUPE BC president Barry O’Neill will open the convention with an address to delegates at 7:30 pm […]
Turning pink in the Terrace sunshine
TERRACE—School workers came out in force and in pink on a sunny day in Terrace to celebrate anti-bullying day on April 14. Members of CUPE 2052 who work in the Coast Mountains School District want to encourage an end to bullying throughout the school system – including their workplaces. Applauding the emphasis on eliminating bullying […]
