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Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Vol. 47, No. 46
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Strike notice officially delivered by Canada Post union
U13 Gas Kings honour veterans on Remembrance Day Jeff Bird The Skully’s Oilfield U13 Gas Kings took to the ice for their final pre-season game of the year. The evening began with a pre-game ceremony in honour of Remembrance Day and the soldiers that fought so bravely for our country. Gas Kings announcer Ryan Doucette introduced Becky Hopkins to represent the Viking Legion and drop the puck for the ceremonial face-off. Jeff Bird said a prayer for the brave men and women who have served this country. This was followed by a moment of silence and the playing of “O’ Canada.” The Gas Kings had a slow start to the game with Kitscoty jumping out to a 4-1 lead. But, with Vern the Viking in attendance riling up the home crowd, the Gas Kings would wake up and score 5 unanswered goals by the middle of the third period to take a 6-4 lead. Kitscoty would continue to pressure the home team until the last minute and were able to tie the
game up resulting in a 6-6 final. This would be the last game of tiering leaving the Kings with a 3-31 record in the pre-season. The NEAHL league will now create divisions for the start of the regular season which will begin this coming weekend.
Canada Post’s union CUPW delivered 72 hour notice of job action on Tuesday morning, November 12. The postal union announced its intent to strike and, if followed through with, would go into effect as early as Friday morning. At press time, CUPW representatives commented that the national executive board has yet to decide if a job action will occur at the 72 hour deadline. It is dependent, they say, on if ensuing talks with Canada Post are productive. “After almost a year of bargaining, despite our best efforts, the parties remain far apart on many issues,” the union said in statement. According to some union employees on social media, but unconfirmed at press time, Canada Post may have countered with a notice of its own; a lockout that could also take effect if the strike does not. The CUPW strike would primarily impact mail and package delivery during the ever-important Christmas season, while also potentially leading to closures of larger post offices in urban centres. There is no confirmation yet if potential strikes would be rotating, or Canadawide. In terms of local delivery, local post office employees have ensured Caribou Publishing that their offices are expected to remain operational, and weekly newspapers will be put in post office boxes as usual as long as they are delivered to each individual post office, which is the current plan. It is not known fully how this could affect rural mail, as it was advised by a source that while some may be able to pick up their mail at their nearest town’s post office, others may not. In the event of lapsed mail coverage, plans are being put in place by The Weekly Review and Caribou Publishing to have newspaper pick up locations around the county where rural readers can still grab a local newspaper. This will begin with the November 20 edition, unless the two sides come to an agreement. Online e-editions of the newspaper will also be available free of charge for any and all readers affected by a work stoppage. This ensures that advertisers will benefit from as many readers as possible, and likely even more than usual, as we are committed to remaining the top source of local news and advertising in our region during any disruption. For further updates or more clarity on the situation, please check out The Weekly Review’s website for more details in the days leading up to the November 20 edition.