Northern Connector, December 14, 2012

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FRIDAY, December 14, 2012

Volume 7 Issue 23

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Trio saves man from burning car By Cameron Orr THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

KITIMAT - When three iron workers came across a major car accident on the highway on December 5, it was instinct which guided them to save Bobby Weir’s life. John Tyler, his son Jake, and friend Dale Hession, are all members of the Ironworkers Union; John and Jake from Local 736 in Hamilton, ON, Dale from Local 97 in Vancouver. They are in Kitimat working on the Kitimat Modernization Project, with the company Comstock. The three were stopped on the highway behind a transport truck which blocked their view of the accident but the three left their vehicle to follow a man walking through the traffic, who was looking for a fire extinguisher. That’s when John heard the cries of Bobby in his Mercury Cougar, shouting “It burns, it burns.” “We ran and went into action,” said John. Dale and Jake went to the driver’s side while John took to the passenger side. But they were assisted by the equally heroic actions of Kevin Garrett Dawson, Bobby’s passenger in the car and who was himself injured. “Kevin’s quite a hero himself,” said John. “He was trying everything he could to get his friend out of the vehicle. [He] never left his friend.” He added, “Once we got Bobby safe and [Kevin] calmed down then he realized the extent of damage he had to himself. He definitely needs to be recognized in this too.” While being recognized for their actions at their work site, John, Jake and Dale told Rio Tinto Alcan that they wanted to collect money for Bobby, which the company gladly allowed. The three raised $4,200 and delivered it to the fundraising barbecue at SuperValu last Friday, where Bobby works as a produce supervisor. “We’re union iron workers, we’re in a brotherhood and we stand together,” said John. “It was just instinct to go, no time to think about what could have happened.”

CAMERON ORR / THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

The staff of SuperValu in Kitimat handled a huge crowd of supporters who came out to buy a hot dog or hamburger in support of Bobby Weir. Weir, who was injured in a major car accident on December 5, is an employee of the store. Staff raised $18,000 for him from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on December 7, and had crowds the entire day.

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