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John Dube, the local service representative for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 882-B, has advised that a meeting which concluded late this evening has resulted in a tentative deal between the union and the City of Williams Lake.
"The picket lines will come down, effective immediately and all unionized employees will be back on the job by Thursday," explained Mr. Dube.

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The North District Operational Communications Centre [OCC] is holding a Career Presentation for anyone who may be interested in becoming a dispatcher including the opportunity to become an RCMP Civilian Member.
(Photo of RCMP Dispatcher courtesty of the BC RCMP.)
Dispatcher responsibilities include;
- Primary answering point for 911
- Controlling, monitoring and operating a police communications system
- Respond to requests for police assistance or information
- Provide a dispatch service
- Respond to requests for information from police patrols
- Process messages and urgent file transactions using the Canadian Police Information Center (CPIC) system
- Tracking document traffic through various communication networks
Breaking: IUOE/City to resume negotiations on Monday
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Got News Network Inc. has just learned that the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 882-B and the City of Williams Lake negotiators will return to the bargaining table on Monday.
This came about as the result of an inquiry by the Labour Board. “The Labor Board called late Friday and asked if the union would be willing to meet with the mediator,” said local IUOE spokesperson John Dube, presumably because things were getting so complicated. Mr. Dube explained that the IUOE had submitted some recent requests to the Board, as had the City.
Taseko reports a net loss of $15.7 million for 2012
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Taseko Mines Limited reports the results for the year ended December 31, 2012. Gross profit for the year was $51.7 million.
Revenues for 2012 were $253.6 million from the sale of 66.0 million pounds of copper and 1.0 million pounds of molybdenum (Taseko's 75% share).
Total production at Gibraltar (100%) for 2012 was 89.7 million pounds of copper and 1.3 million pounds of molybdenum.
Spring must be around the corner: weight restrictions in effect
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During spring runoff, heavy vehicles travelling on BC highways can cause serious damage to some roadways, due to excess water under the road bed.
To protect the roadway, the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has in place a 'Seasonal Strength Loss Program'. This program indentifies and imposes load restrictions on roads, or portions of roads that have been weakened by excess water in the road base. Once excess water has been removed from the road base, and the road has been determined to be structurally sound, load restrictions can be lifted.

Mayor responds to union’s tactics
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Statement from Mayor Kerry Cook;
“For the first time, the unionized employees of the City of Williams Lake have chosen to go on strike. The Mayor and Council consider the action unfortunate and designed to inconvenience our citizens but respect our employees right to do so.
With the agreement of the City and the Union, the Labour Relations Board has issued an Essential Services Order which will protect services necessary to protect our citizens’ health, safety and welfare during the strike. If necessary, the City will apply for amendments to the order.
(Photo by Craig Smith.)
Inquest into fatal police shooting of Williams Lake man set for August
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The inquest will take place from August 27 through 30, 2013, at the Williams Lake Court Services building in Williams Lake.

(Photo: A freak snow storm ocurred in Nimpo Lake on the day of the shooting.)
Around 12:30am on September 24, 2011, Anahim Lake RCMP received a complaint in the area of Nimpo Lake. While the nature of the initial complaint and specifics around the police response are still protected by the ongoing investigation, RCMP did confirm that twenty-three year old Justin Zinser died as a result of a police shooting.
B&E to liquor store in Williams Lake
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Williams Lake RCMP received a call to attend an alarm at the South Broadway Liquor Store located in the lower level of the former Laughing Loon Restaurant just before midnight on Friday, February 15.
Upon arrival, the police observed the glass on the front door had been smashed and it appeared that a minimal amount of liquor was stolen.
(Photos: Smashed bottles of what smelled like hard liquor littered the parking area in front of the store.)
House rammed hard enough to knock a TV to the floor
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On Sunday, February 17 at 3:40am, police in Williams Lake responded to a report that a residence on Pinchbeck Street had been struck by a vehicle. The occupant of the residence said he was awakened when his television hit the ground.
The occupant's TV fell over because the foundation of the house and a gyproc wall had been pushed in. The resident looked outside, but didn't see anything and no one was around.
Non life threatening injuries in rollover
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At approximately 11:00 Saturday night, a Ford SUV travelling south on Mackenzie Avenue ran into a concrete barricade causing the vehicle to flip and come to land on the roof in the opposite lane.
The incident was witnessed by the occupants of a vehicle that was following behind, who phoned for emergency services.
BREAKING: City workers back on strike in Williams Lake
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Talks have, once again, broken down between the IUOE and the City of Williams Lake.
John Dube, the local service representative for the Union of Operating Engineers Local 882-B said, "We thought the City wanted us back at the bargaining table to make some proposals, but that was not the case. There was zero resolved today."





























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