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Preliminary hearing set for accused in Nanaimo shooting BY KARL YU THE NEWS BULLETIN
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Brynn Cunnian, 5, spends what was to be her first day in kindergarten on the picket line with her parents, both teachers, in front of Nanaimo District Secondary School Tuesday.
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TEACHERS ON strike throughout province. BY KARL YU THE NEWS BULLETIN
While the teachers’ strike continues, an appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling related to class size and composition is set to be heard next month. Class size and composi-
tion have been key issues in the long-standing labour dispute between B.C. teachers and the province. The issues have been broached during current negotiations, referred to as E80 contract language, which is the employer’s proposal for collective agreement language that deals with the two topics, according to Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for the province. When Christy Clark was education minister in 2002,
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she introduced Bill 28, which took away the B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s right to negotiate on class
size and composition. The union has twice seen favourable rulings from the B.C. Supreme Court, once in 2011, which saw Judge Susan Griffin order a return to 2002 classroom rules and a one-year period to institute changes. Griffin again ruled in favour of teachers in late January, stating the government’s Bill 22, which was in response to the 2011 ruling, was essentially the same as Bill 28. See ‘TEACHERS’ /4
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The man accused in April’s Western Forest Products mill shootings will see his next court date on Sept. 16 when dates will be confirmed for a preliminary hearing. Kevin Douglas Addison, 47 at the time of the incident, stands accused of two counts of firstdegree murder and two counts of attempted murder and appeared via video link in Nanaimo provincial court Tuesday. He has been ordered to appear in person at Nanaimo for the Sept. 16 date. “They sent us away to the judicial case manager to get (preliminary hearing) dates and then there’s an in-person appearance on Sept. 16 to confirm the dates,” said James Kulla, Crown counsel. “So basically come into court and say, ‘These are the dates we have.’” Fred McEachern and Michael Lunn were killed and Tony Sudar and Earl Kelly were wounded when Addison allegedly opened fire at Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo on April 30. Marlene and Marcy Lunn, Michael’s wife and daughter respectively, were at court Tuesday and said they were doing as well as could be expected as the case works through the system. “It’s the justice system, it gives [Addison] more time to think about what he’s done and we’re hoping that he’ll make the right decision when it comes and Sept. 16, that’s a good sign,” Marlene said. “That means things are moving, the wheels are turning. The justice system isn’t exactly the fastest.” Marlene said she doesn’t feel anger toward Addison and is prepared for his in-court appearance as she has attended previous hearings. “I think he looks a lot more sane than he did [his first appearance] and he’s had lots of time to think and we’ll deal with it,” she said. The preliminary inquiry will take place over four days. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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