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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF
ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALM SALMO
Teck and unions seal the deal
CHROME CLASSIC
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
SIMON OAKLEY PHOTO
Saturday’s Smoke n’ Steel Cruszn the Columbia brought an eclectic variety of vehicles to Gyro Park including classics such as Terry Basran’s 1957 Mercury M-100. Watch for more photos in Tuesday’s Trail Times.
The ink has now dried on the new five-year agreement between the city’s largest employer and its employees. On Friday Teck Trail Operations and locals 480 and 9705 of the United Steelworkers put final signatures on the new collective agreement for Trail operations after one month of negotiations that began in earnest April 30. The agreement was ratified and commences June 1, running through to May 31, 2017, replacing the three-year agreement that expired May 31. Discussions between the union and the company were very “positive and productive,” said Teck communications manager Carol Vanelli Worosz. “A five-year term offers us a great deal of stability in terms of Trail Operations moving forward for the next five years,” she said. “It is a very busy time with two new projects hitting the ground last week with the No. 4 furnace and the acid plant starting up.” The contract covers 1,180 people in Local 480 on the production and maintenance side, and 170 people in Local 9705 for the office and technical workers. Doug Jones, president of United Steelworkers Local 480, was unavailable for comment at press time however, last week he said the tentative
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MONTROSE ROSSLAND
Colour-filled send off for RSS graduates Water service returns BY BREANNE MASSEY
BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
Students from Rossland Secondary School had smiles that stretched from one ear to the other at their convocation on Friday. Homework is no longer a serious concern and the freedom to use milk crates as furniture will suddenly become a viable idea, but most participants were focused on the day instead of their future. Graduates shared a day full of activities before taking a step into the unknown. A flurry of dresses from every colour of the rainbow poured into a grass-covered area for a class photograph, and the boys lined up in a row behind all of the girls. A
couple of graduates showed up late for the 3:30 p.m. photograph to start the day, but were happily welcomed by laughing peers. Parents, faculty and friends gathering in a line facing the grads to collect photos of the teenagers they knew. But cameras continued snapping pictures of small groups of close friends and family members even after the gathering dispersed for the ceremony. Guests sauntered through the busy hallways of RSS and looked at Bollywood-inspired decorations, ranging from brightly coloured fabric curtains to costumed-dancers as well as elephant cut-outs and portraits of graduates covered in henna.
The ceremony began with a trio of students singing O Canada, followed by opening announcements from school officials. But the students were eager to hear from Joost Winckers, the art teacher, who gave them 10 tips to succeed after graduation. “Follow your heart even if the people around you don’t know enough to help you succeed,” he told them. Every student looked engaged and watched him closely during the address, often laughing at his selfdeprecating humor or adorning their faces with smiles that reflected the bittersweet moments he shared. Winckers encouraged
graduates to move forward in life with confidence, find activities they love and build healthy relationships with others. The bottom line that both Winckers and valedictorian, Jessica Britton, shared was to love what you do and do what you love. Several awards were presented to students, including a three-year engineering scholarship. The RSS class of 2012 had 44 students applauding for each other before wrapping up the ceremonies with a video about their lives by Camille Craig prior to the grand march and setting the stage for the annual prom. •See photos on Page 2
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The water is flowing once again in Montrose. Kevin Chartres the chief administrative office for the Village of Montrose, said the village has completed repairs after a water main break three weeks ago. Although the Stage 3 water restrictions, which were enacted after the break, have been removed, the boil water advisory remains in effect. Even though the water system is operating normally, new restrictions are in effect, including outdoor watering—excluding manual watering with cans or buckets—is prohibited between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Households are allowed to run one watering device at a time, including gardening hoses, underground systems and manual sprinklers. But underground sprinkling is only allowed between midnight to 4 a.m. and manual sprinkling is between 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. or 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The village recommends that turf is watered for no longer than 20 minutes in each zone and advises no watering at the end of every month.
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