Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 26 No. 26 June 26, 2015
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n An RCMP bombsniffing dog checks out a briefcase left near natural gas lines in an alley behind the Royal Bank in Chase on Friday morning. On the advice of the RCMP’s Vancouver-based Explosives Unit, the area was cordoned off for a few hours until the dog could be brought in from Kelowna to see if there were explosives present. At approximately 2 p.m., the K-9 unit arrived. Once the dog gave no indication of explosives, the case was opened to find some personal effects inside.
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Mayor, firefighters go to mediation Chase: Department initiates WorkSafe BC complaint over bullying, harassment. By Barb Brouwer
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There’s a fire going on in the Village of Chase, but it’s a blaze of complaints and accusations, rather than actual flames. Joni Heinrich, chief administrative officer for the Village of Chase is hoping mediation will improve relations between the village and the Chase Fire Department. Several members of the fire department initiated a complaint with WorkSafeBC, accusing Mayor Rick Berrigan of bullying and harassment.
WorkSafeBC responded by sending an inspector to the village office on May 25. “As detailed in the inspection report, a prevention officer visited the Village of Chase to determine if the employer had the required policy statement in place to deal with incidents and complaints of bullying and harassment, and to ensure that workers and supervisors are trained to understand and follow established procedures,” confirmed WorkSafeBC in a June 22 email. “The WorkSafeBC officer found the employer to be in compliance.”
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In a June 19 press release, the village maintains that while complaints were first made public by the fire department, they were not initially conveyed to council. As well, the village’s press release advises that no investigation by WorkSafeBC has taken place and that once the issues were made public, the village got agreement from members of the fire department to take the matter to internal mediation and engaged the services of a mediator. Fire chief Brian Lauzon confirmed a meeting with Heinrich regarding
mediation was arranged for late this week. He said he has been asked not to comment on the issues between the department and the village. “Hopefully we get a positive result and solve our issues, and they can do their stuff and we can do our stuff,” he said, “It’s about interference and other underlying issues.” Volunteer firefighter Cavelle Layes, says the fire department’s main complaint is an ongoing issue with the mayor, who was once the See Meeting on page A2
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