hard hat - spring 2015

Sneak a peek at Brookfield Place; Meet the Instructor; BTA Night at Rexall;

Brothers and Sisters International Womens Day unites the skilled labour movement

Tee Time Annual golf tournament on the move to Edmonton Garrison

Ex-military men and women trade up through a national training program

Helmets toHardhats

Uniting Alberta Regional Council ofCarpenters and Allied Workers across Alberta Spring 2015

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Executive Secretary Treasurers REPORT

Martyn A. Piper

The Collective Bargaining Challenge

inally some light at the end of a long tunnel of collective bargaining. By the time you receive this spring

edition of Hard Hat, you may have attended an information meeting and will certainly have had the opportunity to vote on the proposed construction collective bargaining agree-ments for carpenters, millwrights or roofers, or one of the shop or institutional agreements the union has been negotiating.

For the construction agreement its been a long slog when you consider that bargaining started back in September of 2014. You would have every right to ask, What took you so long? The fact of the matter is that when multi-trade big-table bargaining takes place, it is very challenging for all of the Building Trades unions to arrive at a consensus as to what issues should be bargained on a multi-trade basis.

Once bargaining begins with the Registered Employers Associations, trying to find consensus on what can be agreed to across all trades is both time consuming and challenging. The intent is to strive for greater harmonization and consistency in all of the collective agreements, but given that each union starts in different places on many issues, considerable debate is involved in order to find a common place that does not roll back conditions for some while at the same time making gains for others. Once we had the framework multi-trade issues agreed to, which was in December of 2014, we all turned our attention to bargaining the outstanding issues at our respective trade tables. Most of the big picture stuff, such

as industrial wages, shifts, hours of work, drug testing protocols and travel had been dealt with so the trade tables could focus on trade-specific issues.

Of course, as our bargaining world was unfolding, the price of oil spiralled downward, casting a dark cloud over everyones discussions. Trying to figure out a path forward, not knowing where oil prices and all related construction and maintenance might end up obviously changed the dynamics. At every trades table there were extensive shopping lists based on issues and irritants that have caused concern over the last four years. Contractors likewise had their own lists. We laboured for hours trying to wrestle the issues to the floor, but in many respects the final outcome was moderation and status quo. As in any labour negotiations one has to balance the interests of the members we represent to ensure they get a fair days pay for a fair days work, against keeping our signatory contractors competitive in an ever-changing and increasingly depressed oil market. I feel at the end of the day a fair compromise was reached, given our unions current market share and the economic realities.

In some of our other bargaining, we have made modest gains, and in others, very much kept the status quo and focused on saving jobs. Integrating employees of the union Ply Gem shop with employees of the formerly non-union Gienow shop, and integrating those employees all into one collective agreement was difficult for both sides with many issues and perspectives to work through. We did, however, finally get it done, but it was a long and exhaustive process.

Collective bargaining does not always deliver everything on every-ones shopping list. It does, however, ultimately cement terms and conditions of employment for the term of the agreement and provide certainty for our members going forward. Yes, strikes and lockouts are always the ultimate weapons in any labour negotiations but they cannot be taken lightly. Staying focused on the prize and exercising caution should always be front and centre for any labour negotiator, especially when the health, well-being and long-term futures of mem-bers are put at risk.

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Edmonton 780-471-3200 Fort McMurray 780-743-1442 Calgary 403-283-0747 Carpenters Training Centre 780-455-6532 Carpenters Health and Welfare 780-477-9131 Carpenters Pension 780-477-9131 Industrial Workers 403-283-0747 Millwright Local 1460 780-430-1460 Local Union 1325 and 2103 Dispatch 1-888-944-0818

Contents

ON THE COVER: Corey King trades his helmet for a hard hat.

PHOTO: Darryl Propp

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PUBLISHED FORAlberta Regional Council of Carpenters & Allied Workers

15210 123 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5V 0A3

Tel: (780) 474-8599 / Fax: (780) 474-8910www.albertacarpenters.com

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10259 105 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1E3Toll-free: 1-866-227-4276 Phone: (780) 990-0839 Fax: (780) 425-4921

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PUBLISHERRuth Kelly

ARCCAW EDITORMartyn A. Piper

DIRECTOR OF CUSTOM CONTENTMifi Purvis

EDITORShelley Williamson

ART DIRECTORCharles Burke

ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTORAndrea deBoer

GRAPHIC DESIGNERBen Rude

PRODUCTION COORDINATORBetty Feniak Smith

PRODUCTION TECHNICIANSBrent Felzien, Brandon Hoover

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSCrystal Bowen, Len Bryden, Robbie Jeffrey,

Jacqueline Louie, Jude MacLean, Ted Remenda, Pamela Roth

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Andy Devlin, Joey Podlubny, Darryl Propp, Shelley Williamson

VICE-PRESIDENT, SALESAnita McGillis

ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVEKathy Kelley

SALES ASSISTANTJulia Ehli

Contents 2014 by ARCCAW Inc. No part of this publication should be reproduced

without written permission.

Spring 15 FEATURES10 From Bullets to Bolts

Helmets to Hardhats helps ex-military members fast-track their career in the skilled tradesBy Jacqueline Louie

14 Par for the CourseThe 15th-annual Barrie Regan golf tournament shifts its base to the Edmonton GarrisonBy Robbie Jeffrey

18 Good as GoldA photographic look at Calgarys rising Brookfield Place, the tallest tower in Alberta

20 Union PrideMembers mark their milestones with pin presentations from Locals 1325 and 2103

DEPARTMENTS

4 Note from the Executive Secretary TreasurerBy Martyn Piper

6 Site LinesMillwrights Dispatch System; UBC hits the Small Screen; Building Trades of Alberta night at the Oil Kings; and more

22 On the LevelBy Crystal Bowen

24 Geared Up

25 Safety ReportBy Jude MacLean

26 Meet the Instructor

27 Meet the Apprentice

28 Training & Apprenticeship ReportBy Len Bryden

29 Local 1460 Millwrights ReportBy Ted Remenda

30 Parting Shot

31 Training & Events; In Memoriam

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Site Lines News in Brief A roundup of news and events from around the region

Trades on TVThe United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) has partnered up with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters for a TV show that turns the lens on the skilled building trades.

Built to Last is now developing its third season of capturing just what careers in the skilled trades have to offer, showcasing jobs from millwright to carpenter. Full episodes the first two seasons of the 30-minute show, produced by the Chicago Regional Council of Labor and Management Committee and Lakeshore Public Television, can be viewed at builttolast.com.

Each episode of the first season shows different perspective of working in construction careers, from what its like to go through apprenticeship programs to trade and union history. The second season, launched in January 2014, carries the theme of Made in America and follows the construction of a green home in a Chicago suburb over 13 episodes.

Members of Local 1325 are invited to throw their original hard hat designs into the ring for a new sticker contest. Computer-generated images (CGIs), as well as drawings and sketches are all welcome from participants, to vie for a $500 cash prize. To enter, send your original designs before June 30 by email to [email protected] or by mail to: Sticker Contest, Local 1325, Suite 133, 15210- 123 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5V 0A3.

Artists WantedThe Building Trades of Alberta were out in full force on March 7, with representatives from the unions carrying signs to show their solidarity as the Oil Kings took on rival Calgary Hitmen. Members of the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers (ARCCAW)s Local 1325 and 1460 were in good union company at Rexall Place for the mini-battle of Alberta, which saw Edmonton dominate Calgary 3-2. Warren Fraleigh, executive director of the Building Trades of Alberta, which represents 75,000 skilled building trade professionals in 21 affiliated unions, dropped the puck for the sold-out match. The Building Trades of Alberta is also allied with Canadas Building Trades Unions (CBTU). This national organization is an alliance of 14 building and construction unions, representing 500,000-plus skilled building tradespeople in Canada.

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Millwright Dispatch to Net Changes

Soon millwrights will be able to take their job search online, thanks to a new dispatch system.

Ted Remenda, senior business rep with Millwrights Local 1460 says the updated system, which will allow users to log on and search job postings, will make the entire process simpler and workers, more informed. Before, registered millwrights with Local 1460 would have to wait for a call from a dispatcher, reading them off the available work, but under the soon-to-be revealed bid system they will be able to learn about the available jobs, as well as what contract the jobs are a part of, at albertamillwrights.com.

Remenda says the new system will efficiently use the dispatch office resources as they currently have to call members for each request. We are getting large enough that we have to officially change what weve been doing at dispatch, he says. Its very time-consuming right now. This way the jobs are posted on the Internet, and workers will have a time to view and select.

Another useful feature is members being able to log back in to track their work history.

Local 1460 members can look for a postcard in the mail in the near future explaining the new system, which Remenda says will also keep a phone component for members without computer access.

BY THE NUMBERS

The number skilled workers in Canada and the United States represented by The United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC). Of these, 60,000 members are in Canada.

The square-footage of the provincial train-ing and administration centre in Edmonton. Space is dedicated to state-of-the-art carpentry, scaffolding and millwright training centres, and the entire building is geothermally heated and cooled.

The number of members of the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers (ARCCAW).

The number of ARCCAWs members who are millwrights.

550,000 30,000

12,500 1,600 56,900

30%Scaffolding is a huge industry in Alberta, as it is a necessity when large projects are newly built or need regular maintenance. As much as 30% of the cost of a major oil sands plant, for example, can be from scaffolding alone.

The workforce needed for on-site oil sands construction, turnaround and ongoing maintenance by 2020, after a projected 17 per cent increase over 2014 levels. This projection includes 11,265 pipefitters, 6,750 carpenters, and 9,150 labourers.

$4 million The amount of money the Alberta Carpenters Training Fund invests every year in training and facilities in three cities, four training centres, seven shops and 11 classrooms.

Guess the ToolCan you guess the name of these antique tools?

ANSWER: These are Swan Neck Lock Mortice Chisels, which are

used to clean and square up the bottom of blind mortises. This is

also a tool that can be used for clearing deep, narrow recesses when

setting locks and other hardware into furniture.



Uniting ARCCAW members across Alberta

The Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers (ARCCAW) represents more than 11,000 members working across several construction industries, including carpenters, millwrights, scaffolders, interior system mechanics, roofers and floor layers.

If you have products or services that demand the attention of the construction industry and want to reach this key target audience, Hard Hat provides a unique forum to access more than 11,000 of the sectors key decision makers.

For further details or to discuss your advertising needs, contact: Hard Hat Account Executive10259-105 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 1E3 Tel: (780) 990-0839 ext. 265 Toll-free: 1-866-227-4276 ext. 265 Email: [email protected]

Site Lines News in Brief A roundup of news and events from around the region

Carpenters Local 1325 - Year 2015Applications are available

For a list of the application rules and requirements andthe complete application please visit our web page: www.albertacarpenters.com

Applications are also available at the LU1325 Offices

Edmonton 133, 15210-123 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5V 0A3Ph: (780) 733-2160 Fax: (780) 477-7143

Fort McMurray#165, 101 Signal RoadFort McMurray, AB T9H 4N6 Ph: (780) 743-1442

Deadline for Application: August 31, 2015Inquiries to: Diana Stubbard at (780) [email protected]

1325 Robert Provencher Bursary Trust Application 2015


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FOR CORPORATE DONORS:Our organization would like to offer our support in f inding the cure for Juvenile Diabetes by contributing the following cash and/or prizes to the 15th A nnual Barrie Regan Golf Tournament:

ALBERTA REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS

NEW VENUE: Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf & Curling ClubP.O. Box 10500 Stn. Forces, Edmonton, Alberta

Registration: 6:45-7:45 a.m. Shotgun Start, Texas Scramble: 8 a.m.

Sponsor a hole: $160 with the right signage at the hole

Provide a corporate donation of:

$100 $150 $200 $250 $ (other)

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PLEASE RESPOND BY FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015Fa x form to: (780) 474-8910 Phone: (780) 474-8599

Make cheque payable to: A lberta Regional Council of Carpenters and A llied WorkersMail to: Linda Helmeczi, A lberta Regional Council, 15210 123 Avenue,

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THE MILLWRIGHT STUFF: Armed Forces veteran Corey King is now training through Helmets to Hardhats to become the first millwright in his family.



THE MILLWRIGHT STUFF: Armed Forces veteran Corey King is now training through Helmets to Hardhats to become the first millwright in his family.

Helmets to Hardhats helps ex-military members fast-track their career in the skilled trades

By JACQUELINE LOUIE | Photography by DARRYL PROPP

Armed forces veteran Corey King served Canada for more than eight years, including a nine-month tour in Afghanistan in 2009.

Now King, 34, is well on his way to a new career in the skilled trades thanks to Helmets to Hardhats (also known as H2H), a program that focuses on providing civilian career opportunities in the building and construction trades to those who have served, or are now serving, in the Canadian Armed Forces and Army Reserves.

Helmets to Hardhats fast-tracked me to a career, says King, who is in his first year at NAIT, studying to be a millwright in a four-year apprenticeship. This will allow him, once he completes his certification, to write his Red Seal exam and work across Canada. Helmets to Hardhats is a great program and I am very appreciative, he adds. It makes it an easy transition from the military to civilian life.

Born in Prince George, B.C., and raised in Edmonton, King is no stranger to the trades:

his father had his own construction company for a number of years and Kings younger sister is a journeyman electrician. King attended Concordia University College of Alberta, studied engineering at the University of Alberta and joined the army at 26. I always wanted to serve, he says.

In the military, King was based in Edmonton as a member of the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry. He later switched to firefighting with the Royal Canadian Air Force. I love the military, he says, adding that, as the father of four young children, he needed to find work that would better suit his familys needs.

Working in a trade was a logical next step, he says. Its good money for me and my fam-ily. You decide how you progress the onus is on you.

King will be the first millwright in his family. He was inspired to take on the job by a friend, who was in the process of becoming a millwright in B.C. King intended to head back to B.C. as well, but ended up staying in Edmonton. It was more luck than anything

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else. I walked into the union hall (Millwrights Local 1460) and said, Hey, Im looking for a job how do I become a millwright? During the conversation, King mentioned he was in the military and the union told him about Helmets to Hardhats. That whole program started for me through the union, King says. Since I was in the military, they fast-tracked me into the union.

He chose to become a millwright because its very versatile as a trade. Millwrights can work in any number of industries, including oil and gas, logging and mining. After he was released from the military last July, King landed a job through the union and worked as millwright apprentice last September through December.

The union has been a blessing for me and my family, with the access to help and opportunities to train, King says. Everyone I met was knowledgeable and helpful. I was worried about a pension and medical; I lucked out with a job that supplies both.

Founded in the U.S. in 2003, Helmets to Hardhats came to Canada three years ago. There are now 3,700 veterans registered with the program in Canada. Several hundred have been placed into an appren-ticeship program, while those who qualified as a tradesperson have gone directly into employment.

A big part of this is about apprenticeships, and providing veterans

with opportunities to get the skills they need to become qualified, skilled workers in industry, says Helmets to Hardhats executive direc-tor Greg Matte, noting that H2H received some initial seed money from the federal government and the provinces of Alberta, Ontario

and New Brunswick.The program is industry led, with the vast

majority of funding coming from industry and from various stakeholders, including the building and construction trade unions that form a key component of the program and the companies that are committed to

the programs success.Its a program thats helping vets, at no cost to the vet, and with

every hope well be able to connect the vet with a great new opportuni-ty in the building construction industry and in other cases, directly into positions, says Matte. Its a very hands-on type service, since every individual circumstance is a little different. Its very rewarding to see a vet find something they aspire to get involved with and build a whole new career.

One of the programs objectives is to develop a skilled work force in Alberta and across Canada. As part of that, its important that veterans who are accepted into an apprenticeship program follow it through to completion and become journeymen. The building and construction trade unions, through their collective agreements, provide the

That whole program started for me through the union. Since I was in the military, they fast-tracked me into the union, says Corey King.

VETS WITHOUT BORDERS: Since crossing from the U.S. into Canada in 2012, Helmets to Hardhats has put 3,700 military veterans like Corey King into apprenticeships and jobs in the trades.



apprenticeship opportunities which are a big part of what the program offers, Matte says.

The program encompasses 14 union groups (including 350-plus union locals), labour contractor associations and more than 200 companies affiliated with the building and construction trade unions, or that meet the prerequisites for hiring a veteran.

I see the program as being successful in part because of the fact that people are showing great interest in the vets for the qualities they bring to the game: their work ethic, professionalism and sense of teamwork, Matte says.

The majority of program participants are men, though a number of women have also come through and Matte hopes there will be more.

Women make up approximately 15 per cent of the military on aver-age, he notes, and there is good crossover from the military to working in the trades. A woman in the military would be used to dealing with men, says Matte, who has received several reports back on female veterans who integrated quickly into the workplace, were well adapted and who had really impressed those around them.

After verifying that someone has served or is serving in the military, H2H will conduct an interview to determine what type of trade they want to go into, when theyll be available to start and where they want to work, which is predicated on available opportunities.

From there, what were looking to do is connect them either with an employment opportunity or an apprenticeship opportunity, Matte says. Depending on how they answer the questions, we will either put them in touch with a building trade union local in the area theyre looking to go to, or if they can go directly into an employment we have a number of job opportunities posted that they can apply for directly through our system.

Once veterans become union members, they are dispatched to jobsites offering different types of employment, which is appropriate, because they are trying to get a diversity of training exposure, says Matte. He is thankful to the various stakeholders involved in the program for giving veterans that opportunity. Most people recognize that someone who has served in the military is usually a pretty special individual for what theyve done for their country, he says. They receive top-notch training in the military, but its not always equivalent to civilian requirements quite often it isnt, which makes it challenging for vets to find new employment when they leave the service. The great thing about this is that we have stakehold-ers who are willing to take the time to really understand what veterans have to offer and provide them with the opportunity to build on that, because they see they will quickly adapt.

Alberta, in particular, has been a very big part of this, because of the progressive approach the Alberta government took in recognizing the different occupations in the military, he says. Alberta allows veterans with military qualifications equivalent to civilian trades to present their qualifications, obtain their journeyperson certificate and write the Red Seal exam without going through an apprenticeship. The opportunities that have come out of Alberta proper for appren-ticeships and employment have been fantastic, Matte says.

Industry and unions alike benefit from Helmets to Hardhats as

Generally, people who have served in the Canadian Forces, either in the regular forces or in the reserves, bring a particular

skill set with them to any workplace, says Bob Blakely.

a source of supply for workers. This was another venue to access another group of people we needed, says Martyn Piper, executive secretary treasurer of the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers (ARCCAW). All employers are looking for somebody who is committed, willing to go the extra mile to contribute and a team

player. There is a natural fit.Equally important, the program offers

opportunities for those who have served their country. Helmets to Hardhats makes sense not only from a business standpoint, but there is also some moral obligation to ensure these people find decent, well paying employment when they come onto civvie street, says Piper. Its a mutual benefit all the way around.

H2H is one of the premiere programs for the building trades of Canada, according to Bob Blakely, Canadian operating officer with Canadas Building Trades Unions.

Generally, people who have served in the Canadian Forces, either in the regular forces or in the reserves, bring a particular skill set with them to any workplace, he says. The skills they bring are enormously valuable for our industry.

The Canadian Forces invest in leadership training from the begin-ning of service right through to the end, Blakely notes. For the officer and senior NCOs (non-commissioned officers), we get people who are capable of incredible feats of logistics. If you can get bullets, bayonets and bacon to Afghanistan you can get bolts, beams and boxes to Fort McMurray the logistics supply chain is the same.

He adds: We committed to it, because its the right thing to do. Those people have done an enormous amount for our country.

For those who want to pursue Helmets to Hardhats to see if it would be a good fit, Matte encourages them to register, at www.helmetstohardhats.ca.



TheCountry CLUB

ARCCAW is strengthening its bond with the Canadian military by moving its annual golf tournament to a living memorial to notable battles

By ROBBIE JEFFREY

Matt Gawley, the general manager of the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club, has been a golf professional since 2004. Hes worked in the golf business since he was 16 years old when the manager of a golf course he frequented said that Gawley was there so often he might as well give him a job. And so Gawley started his golf career picking up range balls and parking power carts, working his way up the ranks. Thats usually the way it happens with golf, he says. These days, he says hes golfing less and driving a desk more. But his experience gives him a priv-ileged perspective on this particular golf course, which honours the innumerable members of the Canadian Armed Forces who defended their country throughout the last century. The military, after all, is not a career into which youre born; you earn your place. Perhaps this also what makes the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club a perfect fit for the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers (ARCCAW) 15th-annual Barrie Regan golf tournament theres camaraderie among hardworking professionals from different fields whove all worked their way up the ranks.

This is ARCCAWs first time holding its annual golf tourna-ment at this location. As usual, the event features members, vendors, service providers, contractors and owners, and all pro-ceeds go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an international leader in Type 1 diabetes research funding and advocacy. With more than 140 attendees every year, and prizes in categories like longest drive and longest putt, ARCCAW typi-cally donates in excess of $10,000. But in 2015, the organization

is moving the tournament northward, to the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club near the Canadian Forces Base.

The 18-hole course, which was built by the military as a nine-hole course in the 1950s and expanded in the

mid-1990s, is complemented by a six-sheet curling rink and a 300-person lounge. And throughout the last two years, the Edmonton Garrison Memorial has installed mounding, seeded with fescue grass, to add 180,000 cubic metres of dirt to the course. It has also incorporated a short game practice area, tar-get-hitting greens and an enhanced driving range. In 2014, the golf course hosted 23,000 rounds, but now its trying to reach

The military was there for our country, and so now we feel that stepping up to the plate and making this commitment to the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club is the right thing to do, says Martyn Piper.



out more to civilians. Paradoxically, the Edmonton Garrison Memorial is appealing to the public by upping its military quotient.

Each hole is named after a significant conflict in Canadian military history and is accompanied by a custom tee-yardage sign that bears a 300-word story about the battle. The course begins with the Boer War, wherein more than 7,000 Canadian soldiers and personnel supported the United Kingdom in Africa from 1899 to 1902. It progresses chrono-logically, concluding with the conflict in Afghanistan. Military artifacts dot the course, featuring everything from military vehicles to weaponry. Were trying to create a living memorial out of the golf course so people can absorb the history of the Canadian military, says Gawley.

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 1325, along with the Regional Council, committed to a $50,000 sponsorship, which funds a memorial on the 17th hole. That hole represents the Balkans, where Canadian forces supported UN peacekeeping missions in the 1990s, primarily in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club started selling these sponsorships a year ago and already just six holes remain for sale. Gawley says the money will be reinvested back into the course, to enhance both the presentation of the military history and the course, itself.

In return for its donation, ARCCAW can host a golf tournament here once a year for five years. But the partnership between ARCCAW and the Canadian military runs deeper than that: Local 1325 and its affiliated locals are among the 14 union groups involved in Canadas Helmets to

Hardhats (H2H), an industry-led program that supports the tran-sition from an active career in the military to a career in the trades. (For more on H2H turn to page 10.)

Martyn Piper, executive secretary treasurer of ARCCAW, says the decision to move the annual golf tournament to the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club is an attempt to strengthen his organizations commitment to the Canadian military. Weve had a relationship with the Canadian military for about 10 years now, and we saw Helmets to Hardhats as a natural fit for giving these people opportunities in the trades, he says. They were there for our country, and so now we feel that stepping up to the plate and making this commitment to the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf and Curling Club is the right thing to do.

Local 1325 will also hold an annual bonspiel at the Golf and Curling Club, and is considering moving its childrens Christmas party there as well. And without the cost of the golf course to offset, the Regional Council will be able to turn over more of the proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, with whom it has had a relationship for almost 30 years. So while everyone is certainly looking forward to getting on the green, the tournament is not nec-essarily about your golf game, says Piper. Its about networking, relationships and raising money for a worthwhile charity.



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Good as GoldELLIS DON CONTRACTORS ARE HARD AT WORK ON the first of two towers that will become Brookfield Place Calgary. Bordered by First and Second Streets and Sixth and Seventh Avenues SW, Brookfield Place Calgary is at the heart of the citys expanding core.

The impressive project comprises two towers, an east tower thats now under construction slated to stand 56 storeys and span more than 1.4 million square feet and a west tower of 42 storeys, which will boast another million square feet when its completed in 2017.

Once complete, the east tower will be the tallest building in Alberta. Brookfield, the towers developer, is aiming to achieve LEED Gold

Core and Shell Certification for the project, which has been projected to create up to 1,300 construction jobs and 7.5 million work hours. Cenovus Energy has leased one million square feet of the east tower as anchor tenant, while other offerings in the office tower will include a 60-foot-high transparent glass pavilion, restaurants, retail shops and amenities at street level, and 1,100 underground parking stalls.

Hard Hat spent a day on site capturing skilled trades, many of them ARCCAW members, in action.




Milestones Marked

LOCALS 2103 (THIS PAGE) AND 1325 (OPPOSITE PAGE) recently honoured their respective members for their years of service in the unions. Both evenings featured service awards banquets fol-lowed by formal pin presentations for the locals long-term members. Here are a few snapshots of the notable members milestones marked.


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By CRYSTAL BOWEN, LOCAL 1325 MEMBER

A BANNER MOMENT

Whats so important about the skills movement, you wonder? Well there are many perspectives on this. But for me, promoting the skills movement holds a far more personal reason to champion this cause publicly, as I did on International Womens Day (IWD).

Activists from the labour movement are responsible for bringing us International Womens Day at the turn of the 20th century. On this day, the accomplishments and the progress for women are celebrated. We find commonality in the history and the nature of our struggles. Thought-provoking and solution-oriented discussions ensue, and our divisions are put aside. We share our messages in solidarity to our community. We activate change.

Women from the greater Edmonton area carry on this tradition every March 8. This year was no exception, and I was thrilled to be invited through social media to join a grassroots IWD committee and march alongside other key women from our community and a diverse group of other organizations. Even though we were all there for our own passionate reasons, each with different agendas, we unanimously agreed that, The dignity of women lies in the rights of all the overarching event theme.

It was an honour for me to have as many men from our industry and our union march alongside the women, flags waving, down Whyte Avenue to show we all value the advancements we are making together in the skills movement, and have a common goal of


LABOUR MOVEMENT: ARCCAWs executive secretary treasurer Martyn Piper (left) joins Crystal Bowen (second from left) and fellow Brothers and Sisters before the IWD march


I really believe that many of the barriers I experience as a woman in the skilled construction trades arent

limited to just me.

protecting our place in it in the future.Part of our agenda was honouring longtime local United

Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Red Seal carpenter Elizabeth Stoney for identifying a gap in our skills training and bridging it. Her contributions to the skills movement include creating the Women Building Futures pre-apprenticeship training program from the ground up, laying the foundation for one of the most recognized trade training programs for women in Alberta and across Canada.

Support for my participation on the IWD committee was garnered from a range of places. In turn, I called on everyone from my valued network. This also included Local 1325 and various grassroots orga-nizations from Alberta, Canada and the U.S. adding their logo to the marching banner. And behind this flew our Sisters in the Brotherhood flag! I am also proud to say that I handcrafted this banner, so I guess it is fair to say it was mostly union-made.

I really believe that many of the barriers I experience as a woman in the skilled construction trades arent limited to just me. Any improvements I can help make in these areas will benefit not only my

Sisters, but my Brothers too. And if I can use my position as a woman to make things better for us all and impact the industry as a whole, you can be darn sure that I will.

The lead up to the march was hectic. I had to carefully craft a campaign message that respected all of the organizations that were interested in backing this, all within a five-week time span. The most

time-consuming tasks were the thorough research and all the emails that were sent. But ultimately, only a small investment of time and money was needed to see a big result from these efforts.

My motives for participating in the committee and the International Womens Day march were to start the conversation, build bridges and make history and we did. Our message was plastered on every media network in Edmonton, and organizations are still contacting me to help spread the word, to Keep the Skills Movement Rolling.

Thank you for joining the conversation. If this piqued your interest, and you would like to carry on the conversation, contact the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB) committee at [email protected].

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Geared Up By MARTIN DOVER

Work smarter, not harderSPEAKERS CORNERNever again will you have to suffer through a workday or construc-tion project in silence. With its new Jobsite Bluetooth Speaker, DEWALT has just the instrument to allow you to stream the music of your choice.

The DCR006 runs on the same 12V or 20V MAX DEWALT lithium ion battery as other DEWALT tools, and is lightweight and portable. The speaker, ruggedly designed to withstand the wear and tear of the jobsite, works with Bluetooth-compatible MP3 players and devices, and even charges devices while powered by battery or AC power.

The DCR006 is crafted from a durable moulded rubber, and includes rubber feet, cut outs for hanging and a handle for easy car-rying from site to site. A mute button silences the speaker without having to turn it off, allowing users to keep a Bluetooth connection in case of phone calls, and the auto shut-off feature powers the unit down when disconnected, conserving battery power. An LED

light bar and large rubber buttons allows good visibility and ease of use, even while wearing work gloves.

The DCR006, which retails for $99, is available where DEWALT

products are sold. For more information, visit dewalt.com or follow DEWALT on

Facebook or Twitter.

GO THE DISTANCEGone are the days of eyeballing measurements thanks to STANLEYs new TLM99s Laser Distance Measurer. Complete with Bluetooth connectivity, users can even link their smartphone or tablet via the STANLEY Floor Plan app.

Accurate within two millimetres, the Laser Distance Measurer makes calculations of longer distances a cinch and is small enough to fit into your pocket, making it a great tool for contractors, land-scapers, painters, builders or even novice handymen. Featuring an addition or subtraction function, calculations can be set to work in English or metric, and fractional or decimal modes.

The TLM99s is designed to be used alone or with the STANLEY Floor Plan app (which is available for iOS or Android devices on iTunes or Google Play stores for $2.99 per floor plan or $9.99 a month for unlimited floor plans). The app allows users to stand in the middle of a room and simply tap their device to designate corners and doorways. The app automatically displays a rooms dimensions and square footage calculations, and even allows for the addition of furniture, appliances, windows and doors.

The STANLEY TLM99s Laser Distance Measurer is available beginning this spring from $149.99. For more information, visit STANLEYtools.com or follow STANLEY on Facebook or Twitter.

ROLL UP AND WINHave a worksite thats tough to access, especially when toting all of your tools? DEWALT has just the answer to your workplace storage woes with its Tough Chest Mobile Storage box and 15 Gallon Chest.

The new Tough Chest Mobile Storage and 15 Gallon Chest helps organize, store, protect and transport tools and other jobsite necessities so you can roll up to your specific area and get to work, says DEWALTs commercialization marketing manager, Greg Weston.

The Tough Chest is made with steel top rails for top loading, as well as to withstand the weight of tool boxes, saw horses and other heavy items. With 110 pounds of load capacity and a 63-gallon vol-ume, space to stow tools on the worksite will never be a problem again. Meanwhile, protection from the elements is included in both units design thanks to an IP53 water resistance seal.The 15 Gallon Chest is also built for endurance and maneuver-ability, with a telescopic metal pull handle and rubber wheels. A thoughtful one-touch latch on the chest allows for one-hand use, while a three-position tray inside helps keep small parts organized and in their place. Both chests are available where DEWALT products are sold and retail for $129.99.




REPORT Safety

Jude MacLean, Safety Advisor, Dow Chemical

Local 1460 member

Keeppersonaldecorations,suchasstickers,toa minimum. Donotstoreyourhardhatindirectsunlight. Donotstoreobjectsbetweenthehatssuspen- sionandshell. Whenworkinginacongestedarea,consider usingachinstraporearmuffstopreventthe hardhatfromgettingknockedoff. Donotapplyinsectrepellenttothehardhat. Donotpaintordrillholesinthehardhat.

MATCHING GLOVES TO THE TASK:Whenselectinggloves,itsimportanttothinkofthetaskathand,andmatchtheglovestothejob,alongwiththetoolsbeingused.Hereareafewgloveandgearbasics: Certainglovescanaddadampeningprotection fortaskslikejackhammering Someglovesprotectusfromsharpedgesdueto theircutresistance Rubberandchemicalglovesareneededfor handlingcertainliquidsandchemicals Useheat-resistantglovesforextremelyhot objects

IwouldliketogivecredittoMillwrightsLocal1460unionandotherunionsforprovidingendlesstrainingandasafeworkingenvironmentfortheirmembers.

Due to modern technology, personal protective equipment(PPE)hasnotonlybecomestrongerandlighter,butitoffersbetterprotectionandismorecomfortable.Sothequestioniswhyareinjuriesandincidentsstilloccurring?

First,letstakealookateachpieceofPPEcommonlywornintheindustrytoday,startingwithhowtodecidewhatsneededforthejob.TodeterminethekindofPPEtobeworn,keepinmindthefollowing:maintenanceprocedures;MSWPs(maintenancesafeworkpractices);shophazardassessments;safetydatasheetsfortheproductsbeingused;manufacturersusermanuals;PPEgrids;andworkerinput.

Withtheseabovestandardsinplace,wecanselectthebestprotectionforthetask.WhatwehavefoundisthatPPE,whennotmaintained,wornproperlyandstoredincorrectly,canleadtoeyeinjuriesandincidents.Theseincidentscanhappenwhileputtingon(donning)andtakingoff(doffing)yoursafetyeyewearandhardhats.Forexample,dustanddebriscanentertheeyesiftheproperdonninganddoffingpracticesarenotfollowed.

DOS AND DONTS FOR SAFETY EYEWEAR:

Dontleaveyoursafetyeyewearlyingaroundonshopbenches,evenduringcoffee breaks.Dustanddebriscanaccumulateonthem. Dontstoreyourglovesinsideyourhardhatastheycanbeacollectorfordustor

debrisandchemicalcontaminationcanhappenwhendonningit. DoupgradeyourPPEwhenconditionschange. DoinspectyourPPEaftereachuse. DokeepyourPPEcleanatalltimes.

GOGGLE DONNING AND DOFFING TECHNIQUES: Gogglesmustfittightlyagainsttheface.Optforsealedeyewearwiththebestfit.

Donning:Leanheadforwardandplacefacepieceofgogglesovereyesandagainsttheface.Pullstrapoverheaduntilitrestsatthecentreofthebackofyourhead.Donotputthestraparoundyourhardhat.Ifthehardhatisaccidentlyknockedoff,thegoggleswillbecomedislodged,exposingyoureyestothehazards.Tightenthestrapuntilcomfortable,makingsureofatightfit.

Doffing:Removehardhatfromhead,liftingupandawayfromtheface.Bendfor-wardwitheyeprotectioninplaceandusehandstobrushloosematerialsawayfromhair,faceandeyeprotection.Whilestillinthebentposition,removeeyeprotectiononanangleawayfromyourface.Whilestillfacingdown,brusheyesurfaceoffacewhereeyeprotectionrestsbeforestandingbackup.

HARDHAT SAFETY TIPS: Thehardhatmustbetightlyfittedandcorrectlypositionedonthehead. Toremovehardhatfromhead,liftitupandawayfromface.

Tools of the TradesBefore you pick up anything else, put on your personal protective equipment


Meet the Instructor

I can go through and see the work that Ive done, so thats what I tell the students take pride in your work. Its

going to be there for a long time and a lot of people are going to see it.

W hen Colin Belliveau finished a year of electrician studies at a community college fresh out of high school, a friend asked if he wanted to join him and work as a carpenter for the summer. Little did he know that summer gig would turn into a lifelong career, and one that continually fills him with pride.

For the last three years, the 41-year-old has been working as a carpentry instructor at the Alberta Carpenters Training Centre (ACTC). Belliveau first got into the trade 18 years ago, eventually working as a union carpenter and scaffolder for quite some time before he was promoted to superintendent.

One day he happened to be looking online and saw a job posting for a carpentry instructor at ACTC. The rest, he says, was just luck.

My mom was a teacher and my sister was a teacher, so I just thought, well, Ill give it a try, says Belliveau. I like to meet new people and enjoy the challenge of things that are new in the field to teach to the students. Its pretty good. I really cant complain.

One of the things that attracted Belliveau to carpentry in the first place was simply being outside building things with his hands. Aside from teaching, Belliveau enjoys buying houses to renovate, transforming them from ugly ducklings into beautiful swans. But Belliveau is his own worst critic, and always notices the little imperfections he couldnt fix. He says hell spot them forever, even when nobody else notices they are there.

Despite the little imperfections that get under his skin, whenever Belliveau leaves work at end of the day, hes proud to see what hes built, knowing it will always be there for his loved ones to see.

Im pretty proud to show my kids what Ive done. You see

something and you either have to create it out of your mind or follow a drawing to make it look nice for other people, says Belliveau, who also learns things from his students, such as new products that are on the market.

I can go through and see the work that Ive done, so thats what I tell the students take pride in your work. Its going to be there for a long time and a lot of people are going to see it.

Master Craftsman

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Meet the Apprentice

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Theres always room for growth, theres always room for moving into different

territory with that trade ticket.

S everal years ago, Mike Fitl decided computer system technology was going to be his career of choice. He signed up for a two-year program at NAIT but ultimately realized it was not what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.

Fitl ended up driving vehicles for dealerships for a while, transporting them to various locations but he was only earning a mediocre wage. At 33 years old, he decided to shift his direction in life. He knew his dad was making a good living working as a millwright. Those working in the trade install, maintain and repair stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment found in natural resource industries, production plants, manufacturing facilities and recreational establishments, and that interested him.

With the help of a family connection, Fitl enrolled in the millwright program at NAIT and is now taking his second eight-week course to advance his apprenticeship to the second year. His career choice this time around hasnt let him down.

What piqued my interest is taking stuff apart and putting it back together and seeing how things run, seeing how things work, says Fitl. I like having an opportunity to work on some pretty big engines and some pretty big motors.

In addition to the nuts and bolts of the trade, one of the things that attracted him to millwrighting was having stabili-ty in his life from a good wage and endless work opportunities to choose from in the future.

Millwrights are often employed by manufacturing, pro-cessing and construction companies, along with ski hills and amusement parks, like Galaxyland at West Edmonton Mall. Fitl has his sights set high, and hopes someday to work at a space launch complex in Florida, Texas or California. The options on where I can go with this are pretty well endless, he says. Its nice to have that freedom to go wherever I want with my life.

When asked if he has enjoyed his studies in the four-year apprenticeship program thus far, Fitl doesnt hesitate to say

absolutely. In his first year, hes had the opportunity to work in a machine shop, learning all of the basic bolts, alignments and tools of the trade. Next year hes looking forward to learning more advanced concepts on repairs and things breaking down.

One of the best parts, says Fitl, is that he can make money while advancing his career. Its a more convenient way to get ahead, he says. Theres always room for growth, theres always room for moving into different territory with that trade ticket.

Like Father, Like Son

By PAMELA ROTH



Training and Apprenticeship

Len J. Bryden, Director of Training and Apprenticeship

Alberta Carpenters Training [email protected]

REPORT

Busy Days Ahead at the ACTC

With the ongoing drop in the price of oil everyone is being affected in some way. As some larger capital projects are shelved, we have seen unemployment in many different sectors of the economy, from coast to coast. But in Alberta we do see many projects unaffected, with the necessary and ongoing maintenance of existing facilities keeping many of our members fully employed. If this is a downtime for you, it may be a perfect opportu-nity to review your safety training renewals, and any additional supervisor or man-agement training you might be eligible for with the help of the Carpenters Training Fund. We have many training providers we work with in the province, and our staff and I are working harder than ever to accommodate the increased demand. Check out our website at abcarptc.ab.ca or call our office at 780-455-6532 to see what

courses might be available.Administration staff at the

Alberta Carpenters Training Centre works diligently to ensure members get the answers they are looking for, but the amount of information they are tasked

with entering into our databases is large. As this is critical to ensure your training records are easily accessible and up to date, we ask that you please be patient as we work through training records of all members, as well those across Canada who are coming into Alberta for work in the skilled trades.

Our instructional staff in the Calgary, Edmonton main ACTC, Edmonton Centre West Campus and Ft. McMurray locations are all at capacity in terms of their time, classroom and shop space. We are running hundreds of students every month through our 14-day I.T.T. classes, various levels of our scaffold program, as well as a special two-day PERI UP scaffold course in Edmonton, to help members get more familiar with this system. Commercial door hardware courses in Calgary and Edmonton are well received, and we will be continuing to offer more five-day UBC Certified Rigger/Signaller and PITO/AWP classes throughout the summer and fall of 2015. Meanwhile, a UBC Rigger component is being included in the updated six-week Scaffold JM Upgrade classes.

This marked our sixth year of hosting the Skills Canada Alberta Regional compe-tition for carpenters on April 18, at our new ACTC Centre West Campus. It sees high school students compete for a spot at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition, slat-ed for May 13 and 14 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. We will again also be hosting the Carpenter TRY-A-TRADE at the provincial event, and as a major sponsor, the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers will have a large presence. We are hosting a Launch Pad video for people as they enter the event, a Regional Council-Millwrights combined booth, as well as the ever-popular TRY-A-TRADE feature. This event is expected to bring 10,000 to 15,000 young people, parents and teachers, as well as industry representatives from all over the province. Its always a great event, so I encourage you to try to make it there May 13-14, to see what its all about!!

We will be looking for competitors in our own yearly Provincial Apprenticeship

Contest being held June 26 and 27 in Edmonton, followed by this years National UBC Apprenticeship Contest in Saskatoon, September 10-11.

We will be looking for members who qualify to be sent to our International Training Center in Las Vegas throughout the year for the third-year apprentice and four-day journeyman con-ferences; check our website and make sure you are linked to the mass email service through the Regional Council.

Again, thanks for all of the hard work by the ACTC team which allows us to service the membership and the contractors who employ us. And to members, I remind you to keep all your safety and any other training cards updated, take pride in your work and use the available learning resources to learn more about the craft you are employed in. It can only help make you a more skilled, informed member and tradesperson.

If this is a downtime for you, it may be a perfect

opportunity to review your safety training renewals.



Local 1460 MillwrightsREPORT

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Ted Remenda, Senior Business Rep

Local 1460 Millwrights

Fair Trade

cant afford to go to trade school, is the top reason apprentices give for delaying their technical training. I think every journeyman from my generation reading this can relate to this statement.

In a perfect world apprentices would become journeymen following three or four periods of technical training within a four- or five-year period. However, many of our apprentices take longer. As it stands, Millwrights Local 1460 has approximately 275 apprentices who still require technical training as millwrights, machinists and welders.

And with all the financial help available, theres really no reason not to pursue more training. Researching the funding out there simply requires Internet access. Locally, provincially and federally, various funds are available to help apprentices to complete their training in a Red Seal trade (learn more at www.red-seal.ca). Having said that, it is surprising only that just 50 per cent of apprentices take advantage of these incentives. Some of whats available includes the following:

Go Local: The Millwrights Training Trust Fund offers a $400 grant, plus two months of union dues for successful completion of each training period.

Province-wide: Provincially, the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant offers $1,000 toward training to first- and second-year apprentices; a $2,000 Apprenticeship Completion Grant is available to fourth-year apprentices upon acquiring their journeyman status (servicecanada.gc.ca/apprenticeship); and the Alberta Income Support Grant is available to those whose household expenses are higher than their income. This not only addresses childcare needs, but is also available across the board to all periods of training (tradesecrets.alberta.ca).

Well Fed: Federally the Canada Apprenticeship Loan offers $4,000 in interest-free tuition for each period of technical training, until a trade reaches journeyman status (canada.ca/apprentice). Meanwhile, Employment Insurance (EI) also grants funding based on income, with only a two-week waiting period required, until journeyman status is achieved (servicecanada.gc.ca).

Employers can also benefit from using apprentices. For one, they can access an Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit in the amount of $2,000 per apprentice they take on. And incentives for women in the trades go one step further, to include $1,500 annually to three women comprised of one journeyman and two apprentices (actims.ca).

During my early tenure in the trades, applicants were offered Unemployment Insurance, but with a two-week waiting period for each level of technical training. Grants were not available and loans always came from the bank. I encourage all of our apprentices to maximize the use of these incentives to gain the valuable knowl-edge acquired through technical training. Knowledge is power. For those that have completed training and used the resources available to them, I would encourage you to spread the word!

Reviewing the above programs and incentives, the question each apprentice should be asking is: How can I NOT afford to go to trade school?

With ample grants and funding available, theres no reason NOT to pursue journeyman tickets



Parting Shot

Dow Chemical opened its first sales office in Alberta in 1956. A year later, to meet the expanding needs of petrochemical customers in Western Canada, the company bought land in Fort Saskatchewan, and by 1961, Dow began manufacturing products for the agricultural, oil, gas, transportation, and pulp and paper industries out of this site.

Poised on 2,128 acres of land, Dows Fort Saskatchewan location houses one of the largest petrochemical complexes in Canada, and is one of two sites that comprise Dow Canadas Alberta operations. The Fort Saskatchewan site also has a joint venture with MEGlobal Canada, to produce ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol.

Dow Chemical in Fort Saskatchewan



In MemoriamTraining + Events UPCOMING

ARCCAW notes with sorrow the passing of the following members.

Pre-employment Carpentry Program (Trade Winds to Success) June 1 to July 24, 2015

Forklift/Zoom Boom (Power Industrial Truck Operator) May 13 to May 14, 2015

Door Hardware Installation Course June 22 to 26, 2015

MILLWRIGHTS TRAINING CENTRE

Visit www.albertamillwrights.com for a current listing of training courses available.

MEETINGS

First Wednesday of each month, except for February, May, August and November, when meetings are the second Saturday of the month:Local 1325 meetingThird Thursday of each month:Local 2103 meetingFourth Tuesday of each month:Local 1460 meeting

TRAINING

Alberta Carpenters Training Centre The following is a sample of training courses that are open for registration at the time of publication of this edition of Hard Hat.

For full listing or more information on training courses, visit abcarptc.ab.ca or phone the Edmonton office at 780-455-6532 or toll-free at 1-877-455-6532.

All courses are at the Edmonton location unless otherwise indicated.

Industrial Technical Training May 11 to 24, 2015 June 29 to July 12, 2015

Dow Chemical in Fort Saskatchewan


LOCAL 1325

Ernesto Dasilva August 19, 2011

Age 80

Alaatin Alex Ciplak June 16, 2014

Age 75

John MacLellan August 28, 2014

Age 63

Roy Delmotte November 4, 2014

Age 81

Dieter Rosnick November 7, 2014

Age 73

Rae Barton November 16, 2014

Age 63

Otto Eichmann December 13, 2014

Age 79

Patrick Lavers December 20, 2014

Age 45

Bertil Stavely December 28, 2014

Age 80

William Duguay January 31, 2015

Age 58

Jason Tropmann February 3, 2015

Age 32

Travis Cox February 5, 2015

Age 25

Ronald Saul February 10, 2015

Age 71

Serge Brideau February 14, 2015

Age 50

Michael Christie February 19, 2015

Age 59

Local 1460

Daniel Melanson January 14, 2015

Age 65

Local 2103

Ronald Dancer May 13, 2013


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