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Not your typical fairy tale wedding Carihi Theatre Department’s latest production, Grim, is full of goblins giants and witches and two human babies they’ve raised. You can see the results at the Carihi Theatre/Gym tonight and Friday at 7 p.m. See story on page A25.
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“Seriously concerned” about the safety of its workers at Myra Falls, NVI Mining Ltd. is working with Wilson’s Transportation to have seatbelts installed on buses transporting workers to and from the mine site and Campbell River. But, CAW Local 3019 President Bill Garton is singularly unimpressed. “Having seatbelts on the bus is stupid. That’s an idea with no thought put into it whatsoever,” he said. Wearing seat belts on buses will subject passengers to neck injuries from slamming into the top of the seat in front, he predicts. He also believes seatbelts won’t help in a rollover situation. Myra’s Human Resources Superintendent Dave Keiver tells the Mirror: “We have entered into discussions with our carrier looking into seatbelts on buses.” In mid-December, a Wilson’s bus rolled over on treacherously icy Highway 28 near Elk River Main Line. Twelve of the 14 riders on the bus were taken to hospital. Two passengers, Pat Jeffery and Dennis Fawcett, had serious rib, lung and back injuries. At the time of the crash Wilson’s Transportation Vice President John Wilson said preliminary investigations by the company and the RCMP placed 100 per cent blame on the icy conditions. The union president believes the blame for the crash rests with the condition of the roadway. He Continued on A3
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