Canada Post dispute
Mail service could be disrupted in early July if Canada Post and Canadian Union of Postal Workers are unable to settle contract negotiations.
Postal workers in rural areas saw their contract expire on December 31, 2015, and a strike or lockout could affect 40,000 employees, including rural and urban delivery personnel.
The union cited job security, pensions and pay equity between rural and urban as pending issues in the proposed contract.
Contract negotiations officially ended on June 10 with a 21-day period before either side could take action on July 2.
In related news, Canadian Union of Postal Workers recently wrote a letter to Powell River Regional District asking it to provide input on an upcoming Canada Post review.
It is the union’s hope, according to the letter, that the review will not result in further cuts to postal services.
Library milestone
Members of a non-profit society raising money for Powell River Public Library celebrated a milestone Monday, June 27.
Powell River Friends of the Library Society met at the United Church to conduct its annual general meeting and also acknowledge that it had surpassed the halfway mark on its fundraising efforts of $100,000.
“They are working hard to fill the shelves,” said assistant chief librarian Rebecca Burbank, “of which we have a lot more in the new space.”
The completion date for the new library is expected in late September to early October.
