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OBSERVER QUESNEL - CARIBOO
SINCE 1908
Friday, February 15, 2013
VOL. 99 NO. 48
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Donated denim Warehouse One manager Donna Rushton (left) and assistant manager Morgan Kelly peek from the mountain of 341 donated jeans. This is the eighth year Warehouse One has ran their jean campaign. All jeans are donated to the Amata Transition House. Customers who dropped off their gently used jeans were treated to a discount. Autumn MacDonald photo
West Fraser rated in top 10 companies across Canada AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter West Fraser has landed the title of one of British Columbia’s and Canada’s top employers. “We are honoured to be recognized among the best employers in Canada and British Columbia,” West Fraser Chairman and CEO Hank Ketcham said. “To be recognized is
special, but it is the people who work hard together every day in this company that truly makes West Fraser a great place to work.” Some of the reasons why the company was selected as a top employer for 2013 are: •Encouraging ownership culture with a share purchase plan option which is available to all employees. •Investing in ongoing
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employee development through tuition subsidies for job-related courses, inhouse apprenticeship opportunities and subsidies for professional accreditation. •Managing an academic scholarship program for children of employees who are pursing post-secondary education. •Supporting employees who are new mothers with maternity leave top-up payments and extended
health benefits coverage during their leave. •Helping employees make the transition into a life after work with retirement planning assistance and helping ensure savings along the way with contributions to a defined benefit plan. Other areas in which employers were graded on were in areas of human resource management, physical workplace, work atmosphere,
health, vacation time and time off, employee communications, performance management and community involvement. With each of the eight categories, West Fraser was given a grade, much like a report card. •Physical workplace B+ •Work atmosphere and communication B+ •Financial benefits and compensation A+ •Health and family-
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