Update (Oct.25 1:00 p.m.):
CUPE 1699 notified the Regional District of Fraser Fort-George their members won’t be collecting fees at some sites today (Saturday).
The regional District said residents won’t be paying fees for:
- small loads of household garbage at Valemount Regional Transfer Station
- drop-in activities at Robson Valley Recreation Centre and Canoe Valley Recreation Centre
Full update can be found here.
Original (Oct.24 5:01 p.m.):
The Regional District of Fraser Fort-George issued a statement today (Friday) on the service withdrawal at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.
This comes as part of CUPE 1699’s ongoing rotating job action.
According to the Regional District, they believe the union is in violation of an Essential Services Order and is pursuing the issue with the BC Labour Relations Board.
It added the Essential Services Order declared Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill to be an essential service in September, requiring it to be operated five days a week for eight hours a day.
Per the Regional District’s responsibility under the order, they provided CUPE 1699 the days of operation from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., while the union was responsible for providing the required staff.
The Regional District said starting tomorrow (Saturday), the landfill will move from its regular operating schedule to the Essential Services Order schedule of Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..
The hours at Vanway Regional Transfer Station will also be adjusted to the same schedule.
The full statement can be found here.
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