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NS: Booze rules may soon change on Quinpool
[HALIFAX, NS] — CBC News is reporting that HRM council will soon vote on whether restaurants on Quinpool Road should be allowed to serve alcohol without requiring patrons to purchase food. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/06/17/ns-quinpool-alcohol.html More
NL: Mill workers upset management getting bonuses
[CORNER BROOK, NL] — Mill workers are upset a day after 15 non-union workers lost their jobs at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper and union leadership were told all management employees would be receiving what amounted to production bonuses. According to a unionized mill employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions, [...] More
NL: Voisey’s Bay workers vote to continue strike
[VOISEY'S BAY, NL] — The membership of the United Steelworkers’ union working at the Voisey’s Bay mine site has voted unanimously to reject an offer from Vale Inco and to stay on picket lines through a seventh month. More
NB: Fraser Papers’ Maine union agrees to wage claw back
[MADAWASKA, ME] — The Telegraph-Journal is reporting that Fraser Papers Inc. is making progress in its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Workers at its Maine paper mill recently voted to accept a more than eight per cent pay cut. For more information, read the story at: http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/949632 More
PE: Farmers’ group wants government to pay up faster
[NEW LONDON, PE] — Farmers have voted to pressure the province to accelerate processing and payment of claims made by farmers impacted by last year’s milling wheat fiasco. More
NL: Mill unions vote to accept wage deferral
[CORNER BROOK, NL] — All eight of the unions at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper have voted to agree to a wage deferral request from Kruger Inc., but they are not finished making decisions about their future yet. More
NL: Loggers vote on Kruger concessions
[DEER LAKE, NL] — About 50 unionized forestry workers met at the Deer Lake Motel Tuesday morning to get information and vote on requests made by Kruger Inc. regarding the continued operation of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Mill. More
NL: Fate of paper mill hangs in the balance
[CORNER BROOK, NL] — It appears much of the future of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper will unfold this week. An unnamed source told The Western Star the mill’s union employees are about to vote on a proposal from Kruger which contains a number of concessions. More
NS: Vote seals fate of Colchester Co-op
[TRURO, NS] — A liquidation sale will soon start at the Colchester Co-op grocery store after members voted last night to dissolve the 53-year-old business. More
NS: Fate of co-op store on the line
[TRURO, NS] — The future of the Colchester Co-op will be decided tonight. The grocery store is in need of an immediate infusion of about $500,000, and unless someone presents a new proposal at tonight’s membership meeting, it looks like the doors will be closing in a little more than a month’s time. More
NB: Sackville opens arms to wind power development
[SACKVILLE, NB] — Sackville now has a set of guidelines in place for future wind power development in the community. Despite contentious debate last week over whether the town should open itself up to wind energy proposals at all, council decided in the end it was best to put the needed regulations in place instead of [...] More
NS: Lobster vote close, but not close enough
[YARMOUTH, NS] — Although a majority of lobster licence holders voted in favour of a one-day-a-week closure during the upcoming lobster season – and a majority of them voted that the closure be on Sundays – the majority wasn’t strong enough for such a recommendation to be made. More
