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 |
? |
|
|
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 |
? |
|
|
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.
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 10th 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
April
24, 2007
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.
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