NEWS EVENTS AND NOTICES

September 4, 2008

An opening for one Trustee to the Apprenticeship & Trade Advancement Committee is available. Those members who may be interested in serving must forward a letter/resume to the attention of the Lodge 359 Executive Board. This letter must be received at the Union Office no later than September 30, 2008.

The first Job Steward Training Course in many years was held on August the 26th, for more info click here.

August 28, 2008

The signing of the Kitimat Modernization Project PLA took place today at Canada Place in Vancouver, please click here for photo's of the event

August 27, 2008

An updated rumour list has been posted on the Dispatch page or you can view it here.

August 25, 2008

The Bargaining Council of B.C. Building Trades Unions has released an information paper for Union Members regarding the newly signed Substance abuse policy, please click here. To view the entire Policy click here.

August 19, 2008

The 2008 Boilermaker Golf Tournament at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows has come and gone once again. Shotgun start was at 1:30 pm and the tournament came to a close at approximately 6:00 pm, 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 tournament.

It was great to see Brother Stuart Wymer out on the course, golfing once again with his dad and friends. Please check out the photo slide show there are a couple great shots of Stu.

This year’s foursome of Steve Rice-Jones, Rudy Dorn, Doug Brown and Gordon Reilly shot a group low score of 62 and were awarded the Robert M. Macintosh Trophy. “Closest to Pin” trophy was awarded to Steve Hall and the “Long Drive” trophy was awarded to Hank Devries. The “Most Honest Team” was Mike McLaughlin and Margaret Clark.

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 11, 2008

Our condolences go out to Brother Shan Hendy and his family for the loss of their 29 year old son. Martyn James Hendy was swarmed by a group of youths and killed on Sunday August the 3^rd in Gimli , Manitoba . For further news on this story please click here.

July 10, 2008

The Annual Boilermakers Lodge 359 Golf Tournament will be held at the Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows on Friday August the 8th. To register you may phone the General Office @ 604 - 291 - 7531 or download and print the registration form (click here) online and mail it into the office.

July 4, 2008

A Job Steward Basic Training course will be held on Tuesday August the 26th, this is a 1 day 8 hour duration course. The first 12 members to register with the general office @ (604) 291 - 7531 will be gauranteed a seat. Once these 12 seats are filled, Ken Noga will call you to confirm your spot. Every member is encouraged to participate, lunch will be supplied.

June 10, 2008

Please be advised that job openings are available at the Peerless Shop in Penticton, for more information please click here.

Lodge 359 Election Results
Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer
Phil Halley	169
Carl Ellsworth	135
Darryl Franta	111
Richard Shields	31
Bryan Fahel	8
President
John Cole	256
Greg Pierce	191
Vice President
Ken Noga	274
Barry England	169
Spoiled Ballots	20

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.