IWA

Local 1-71 IWA (The Loggers’ Local)
is the most difficult and costly of the 17
Local Unions in Regional Council No. 1 to

service due to the vast distances its of-
ficers and business agents must travel to
reach the isolated camps.

The Local’s far-flung jurisdiction ex-
tends from Vancouver up coast to the
borders of Alaska and takes in the ma-

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representatives during lunch break.

“DARYL D” — Weldwood freight service boat operating
between camps in Toba Inlet. Skipper is Russ Vickery.

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BOOMING SORTING CREW at Weldwood Company’s
logging operation at Okeover Inlet listen to their Union

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

jority of the islands including the Queen
Charlottes. It also covers a large area
east and north of Prince Rupert and up
the PGE from Squamish, to and includ-
ing Bridge River.

The Local’s representatives fly into
such northern areas as Prince Rupert, the
Queen Charlotte Islands and Terrace to

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ground in Teakerne Arm

DOZER FLEET at MacMillan Bloedel’s boom sorting

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QUATAM RIVER SUB-LOCAL secretary Jim Eddy reads
the Local’s Annual Delegated Meeting call while camp
chairman John Mairs looks on.

following meeting.

“GREEN GOLD” MAKES A SERVICE

service the members. However, the only
practical method of servicing the coastal
camps south of the Queen Charlotte
Sound is by boat.

This job is ably carried out by 3rd

Vice-President Bob Pickering in the Local's: -

32-ft. Chris-Craft “Green Gold.” From
Vancouver a round trip of the camps in

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dent.

SOME OF THE 1-71 MEMBERS working at G
for the Cattermole-Tretheway Company are p

WELDWOOD COMPANY'S.
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