WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A union representing 550 workers at a mine in British Columbia's central Interior says they're prepared to go on strike if a new...
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A union representing 550 workers at a mine in British Columbia 's central Interior says they're prepared to go on strike if a new contract is not reached by the end of Friday.
The union says the mine, north of Williams Lake, B.C., is the second largest open-pit copper mine in Canada and the largest employer in the Cariboo region.The statement says members voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike if a contract could not be achieved before the deadline. Two Purolator truck drivers from Guelph, Ont., are being recognized by provincial police for "an incredible act of heroism" after they saved a man in distress on a highway.Melinda Olah and Manohar Rehal saw the man walking in traffic lanes on Highway 407 by the Highway 410 on ramp near Brampton last month. Olah said she drives on Highway 407 daily, completing three trips to Toronto and back.
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