NEWS EVENTS AND NOTICES

April 25, 2008

Please be advised that a meeting will be held in Kamloops on Friday May the 2nd at 3:30 pm and again at 6:30 pm at the Best Western Forsters Convention Center to discuss the Pension Plan, for more information please click here.

April 14, 2008

Lodge 359 has raised the bar when it comes to recruiting new members for the Boilermaker Foundation program in British Columbia, training young and eager to work pre-apprentices the art of becoming Boilermaker Fitter/Riggers. For the full story and photo's of the new class please click here.

UPDATED JOB RUMOURS

Location	Duration	Start	Manpower
Castlegar	7-10 Days	Late Mar.	150
Pt. Alice	1 Week	Late Mar.	Small ?
Intercon	4 Days	Apr. 7	Small ?
Revelstoke	8 Months +	Apr. 8	16
Northwood	2 Weeks	Apr. 14	300
Pt. Moody	4 Weeks	Apr.14	Small
Cominco	10 Days	Apr. 14	?
Kamloops	10 Days	Apr. 28	150
Skook	7-10 Days	May 6	?
Kitimat	1 Week	May 19	100
Armstrong	1 Week	May 20	25
Quesnel	2 Weeks	June 1	?
Ft. St. John	2-3 Weeks	June 9	?
Northwood	1-2 Weeks	July 7	60

Northwood
Prep - March 25 to April 13
Shutdown - April 14 to April 25 (278 Boilermakers)
Post Job - April 26 to May 3

Eurocan
Prep - May 14 to May 19
Shutdown May 20 to May 24 (174 Boilermakers)
Post Job - May 25 to May 29

Quesnel
Prep - May 20 to May 30
Shutdown - June 2 to June 16 (150 Boilermakers)
Post Job - June 17 to June 19

Northwood
Prep - TBA
Shutdown - July 7 (40 - 50 Boilermakers approx. 2 weeks)
Post Job - TBA

February 20, 2008

The Pension Plan Board of Trustees have submitted their discussion paper to the Alberta/British Columbia Pension Standards Review, Joint Expert Panel. All members are also encouraged to submit their own opinions to the panel. Information regarding our effort to date can be accessed on the H/W and Pension Plans link. To view your Board of Trustees submission click here.

February 11, 2008

Notice to all Lodge 359 Members; study guides for both the Boilermaker and Welder Red Seal are available for loan by contacting the Coordinator @ (604) 291 - 8237.

January 28, 2008

The lower mainland Steelhead Derby will be held on Wednesday, February the 13th, for more information, click here.

December 6, 2007

On Wednesday, December the 5th, the annual Christmas Membership meeting was held. There was an excellent turnout, with approximately 80 members in attendance.  As is the custom for this meeting, food and beverages were served and a good time was had by all who attended.

Brothers Colin Anderson, Greg Pierce and Dave Braithwaite came up with a great idea a few months ago to have both T-Shirts and Hoodies made up with their own Boilermaker Logo. The idea was to sell these and donate all profits to two young members that had recently suffered severe spinal injuries. Those two members are Stuart Wymer and Jordan Dycke. Colin presented Stuart with a cheque in the amount of $3250.00, unfortunately Jordan was not able to make the meeting.

Colin, Greg and Dave are to be applauded for their effort and idea to support their Brothers. Also, to the members and others who purchased the merchandise, wear it proudly, you are the ones who have made Colin's, Greg's and Dave's idea come to life.

To view the photo's of the meeting either click here or go to the photo album link, then to the Christmas Membership Meeting Photos link, enjoy.

November 27, 2007

Our Pension Plan Solvency Lobby page has been updated to include Finance Minister Carole Taylor's response to Business Manager Ellsworth's latest letter to her. Also a link to the Pension Standards review website has been added. You can access our Solvency Lobby Page through the H/W and Pension Plans link on the left hand side of the 359 main page or click here.

Also, the 2007 Children's Christmas Party has been cancelled due to the small number of registrations, hopefully there will be a larger response for 2008.

November 26, 2007

Notice to all Lodge 359 members, Welder training courses are once again being offered for early 2008, for more information please click here.

November 1, 2007

We are pleased to announce this years Children's Christmas Party, to view or print the details please click here.

October 26, 2007

On October the 19th 2007, the Alberta and British Columbia Governments announced a collaborate effort for a comprehensive review of pension standards to ensure pension plans continue to benefit workers, employers and investors. For further information and the complete news release please visit; 
www.ab-bc-pensionreview.ca/index.html  

September 14, 2007

The latest edition of the Lodge 359 Newsletter was mailed today along with the minutes of the BCA Joint Conference Board meeting which was held September the 6th in Richmond. The Newsletter has also been posted on the website for your convenience.

August 16, 2007

The 2007 Boilermaker Golf Tournament at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows has come and gone. A good time was had by all who attended. Shotgun start was at 1:30 pm and the tournament came to a close at approximately 6:00pm, with the dinner and awards banquet following. I would like to extend a special thank you to all of those who contributed and attended the 2007 tournament.

This year’s foursome of Mark Buss, Todd Moores, Dave Daschuk and Wade Crockett shot a group low score of 62 and were awarded the Robert M. Macintosh Trophy. “Closest to Pin” trophies were awarded to Conny Rosen, Mort Koch, Joe Kiwior and Ross Kirkpatrick. “Long Drive”, men’s and ladies trophies were awarded to Steve Hall and Conny Rosen. The “Most Honest Team” trophy was awarded to Mike McLaughlin, Margaret Clark and Arne Johansen.

Photos from the tournament have been added to the “Photo Album” page or you can click here to view them. One note about the photo album pages, all albums are now incorporated into slide shows. There are several options to run the slide show, (1) you can click on the thumbnail at the bottom of the viewer to see an individual picture, (2) you can click on the small icon on the bottom left hand corner of the viewer to watch the full slideshow one frame at a time, (3) if you click on the larger image in the viewer you will be able to view the larger version of the jpg on a new page.

Thank you and enjoy the show.

August 1, 2007

Message to all members, there are still vacancies for the Boilermaker Pre Apprentice class (ELTT), to be held at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby this September. Please click here for more information.

July 25, 2007

After speaking with Jim Wymer this morning, he has reported that Stuart's condition is improving slightly. Stuart has now been moved from the Intensive Care Unit at Vancouver General Hospital to the Spinal Cord Ward on the 9th Floor. Jim has said that Stuart would welcome anyone who is able to visit. Lodge 359 wishes all the best for Stuart.

June 1, 2007

The Job Information tape which is available online has been updated to an mp3 file format. For those who despised having RealPlayer on their computers, you can now play the recording on any player that supports mp3's.

May 29, 2007

The 2007 Boilermaker Lodge 359 Golf Tournament will be held at the Golden Eagles Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, Friday August the 10^th 1:30 pm shotgun start anticipated. Tournament registration fee is $92.00 which includes green fees, power cart, snack at the turn, roast beef buffet dinner and prizes. To register please call the general office (604) 291 – 7531. Click here for link to the registration form.

May 24, 2007

Lodge 359 is actively recruiting pressure welders for membership in the probationary journeyperson program. Prospective candidates must have a minimum of a “B” Level Pressure Welding ticket. If you are interested in joining the Boilermakers in British Columbia please contact Business Representative Barry Pyne at (604) 291 – 7531 weekdays between 8 am and 4:30 pm for more information.

April 24, 2007

Travel Card Website;

In order for the Travel Card list to work in an efficient manner, only those members who are ready to go to work should have their names on the list. If you are currently working or already on Travel Card and working, you must remove yourself from the list until such time that you are available again.

February 1, 2007

Added Windows Photo Story of the CoGen job in Campbell River, just right Click on this Link and chose Save Target As. The file will play on Windows Media Player with sound.