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July 24, 2014
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Search for rower called off Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The search for a missing boater in the waters north of Port Hardy was called off late Tuesday afternoon after four days, the Joint Rescue Coordination
Centre in Victoria announced. The man, who is more than 70 years old, was attempting a solo journey from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy in a small rowboat. He was last seen departing
Aristazabal Island, approximately 140 miles north of Port Hardy, on July 11. The man has not checked in with his family, and searchers found no sign of the rower or his vessel in
the four days of searching. “That (search) area’s been saturated heavily,” said Cpt. Ray
See page5 ‘RCMP takes over’
CUPE contract ratified
• Celling out
Jail-n-Bail raises funds for local Tour de Rock rider. Page 7
• Touching base
Blue Sox outlast Port Alice for slo-pitch tourney title. Page 11
•Going long
Woman to start 12 marathons in 17 days in Port Hardy. Page 15
Opinion Page 6 Letters Page 7 Sports Page 11 Classifieds Page 12-14
Elizabeth Maundrell waves while pedaling her boat float in the annual Filomi Days parade in Port Hardy Saturday. See more Filomi Days images in North Island Life, page 10, and online at www.northislandgazette.com. A O’Toole
See page 4 ‘Grant to cover lost wages’
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Gazette staff PORT HARDY—Six more school districts and more than 2,600 support staff workers, including members of Vancouver Island North CUPE Local 401, have recently ratified new collective bargaining agreements, the provincial government announced last week. The agreement covering 199 support staff workers with School District 85 was announced in June, shortly before the end of the school year. The SD85-CUPE 401 agreement was ratified early in July and approved by the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association July 16. “We’re happy,” said Joanne Welch of Port Hardy, unit chair for the SD85 support staff workers. “We ratified it quite fast. Our membership came out in the summer to make sure it was done.” The term of the new agreement for each district is from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019. It provides for a 5.5 per cent wage increase over the five years of the term, with potential for additional increases if
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