rhme drownin Howe Sound BY KEVIN MCKINNON ter, Grace, by himself. The Chief “We’ll make sure the kids are looked after,” said John. i boating accident which “There’s just my brother imed the lives of a Whistler Erik and me now. It’s really in and two brothers from sad.” uamish last week has left a The bodies of the three men a1 family in shock. were recovered from Howe It’s really sad,” said John Sound last Thursday after kelich, the older brother of what Brad Thompson of ;k and Eli Vukelich, the Squamish Search and Rescue I men whose bodies were called “a series of bad ind with that of Whistler events.” i Squamish Legion Pipe ident Winston Payne The three set out on Howe i Band adds some Sound last Tuesday to test a ursday by searchers. ; youth You don’t think anything motor they had recently : this will happen.” repaired on Eli’s 22-foot he bodies were found near fiberglass boat. vi1 Island in the middle of What started out as choppy we Sound near the boat the seas soon became a full-scale :e left Squamish Harbor in storm, and the trio failed to March 2. return that evening. ick Vukelich, 25, had lived Squamish Search and jquamish for several years Rescue spent most of Wed- le Eli, 30, had been here nesday searching around the y a few months. Squamish River and estuary 31i was really the biggest while the rest of the search Eli Vukelich (left) and his brother Nick, pictured here holding their daughters Grace t of gold. He could put a area in Howe Sound was and Ayla last April, drowned along with a Whistler man in Howe Sound last week. le on anybody’s face. He patrolled by RCMP, the Coast such a sense of humor,” Guard, the Department of searchers believe came from locating the boat, the Coast located the last body shortly their older brother. Fisheries and Oceans and 442 the missing boat. Guard found the first of the after that. lick stood out in a crowd Search and Rescue Squadron Thursday morning teams bodies. All of the men were wearing ; Queens of always stood up for what from Canadian Forces Base were once again setting up to An SAR transport team, life jackets, according to the pitch . right. They were strong.” Comox. comb the estuary when word returning from dropping police. i U 13 Scorpion girls ck leaves behind a two- Near the end of Wednes- came in that the overturned searchers off on Anvil Island, A trust fund has been set up i ,-old daughter, Ayla, and day’s searching a Squamish boat had been located off the located a second body in a at both Squamish Credit win provincial vife Joyce. Eli was raising SAR member located a seat south end of Anvil Island. tidal debris drift line just off Union branches to assist the cup playoff 3wn two-year-old daugh- cushion in the estuary that Only a short time after Porteau Cove. Searchers brothers’ families. ; Index lissidents boyco I ; Top Story 3 i Opinion 10 BYTIM SHOULTS Thompson were also among the work- The Chief ers who testified at the Labor Relations ; Letters 11 Board hearings in December in support Valley Voice 12 of Savage’s claim that employees were iamish McDonald’s workers voted i sports 23 ccept their first union contract misinformed when they voted to strike. “They deceived a lot of people,” said ; SQTV 13 1Y. : while union organizers claimed Thompson. “They told us if we voted Classifieds 25 lry with a unanimous decision, yes [to a strike vote] that there would sal dissident workers boycotted the be no strike.” claiming the union is just using The group didn’t want to vote against the deal because that would have put as “guinea pigs” in its quest to i There was no political in the fast-food giant nationally. the employees in a strike or lockout i motivation Oeliiizd it. 3Fer Crowther of the Canadian position, Mahlberg said. “The union’s uto Workers, the union that represents going to eventually succeed but we COUN. PAUL~LLI e 85 employees at the Squamish don’t want to make it easy for them.” PAGE 3 ’cDonald’s, announced that 100 per Mahlberg said they would consider TIMSHOULTS~HE CHIEF applying for a vote t~ decertify the at of members who attended two Squamish McDonald’s union organizers Jennifer Wiebe (centre) eetings Friday at the Best Western union, but can’t do anything until the andTessa Lowinger look on as CAW national rep Roger Crowther 10-month anniversary of certification :a to Sky Hotel voted to accept a set- addresses the media at a press conference Saturday morning. :ment package released by a B.C. in June. ibor Relations Board mediator last laundry allowances and what Crowther 20 of the workers went in to vote. When asked to comment on the boy- zek. described as “anti-harassment lan- Joe Mahlberg, a I 9-year-old part-time cotting workers, Crowther said he had ‘This is a historic day for labor,’’ guage.” employee at the restaurant, said the no problem with their protest, “but it’s mowther said at a press conference To become the basis for a deal, the workers were boycotting to show their unfair those other folks weren’t in this iturday morning, flanked by repre- mediator’s report still has to be ratified lack of support for the CAW. “We feel room to have input with their fellow ntatives from the CAW Local 3000, by Savage, who has until March 19 to they’ve done nothing but lie to us,” he employees.” He refused to say how 2 Squamish Labor Committee, and accept or reject it. Savage is challeng- said. He said several of the employees many workers voted, but he confirmed :ssa Lowinger and Jennifer Wiebe, ing the legality of the union’s strike have been unhappy ever since the certi- that the number was less than half of 2 two Squamish teens who led the vote on the grounds that erqployees fication drive, which he said was the restaurant’s employees. “The num- ive to be the first McDonald’s in were improperly informed before tak- rushed by Lowinger and Wiebe. bers do not have significance,” he said. xth America to successfully unionize ing the vote. Crowther called on Savage “We feel our rights have been violat- Lowinger said the boycott didn’t ;t August. The union has been nego- Saturday to withdraw his “frivolous” ed by the union,” said Ben Thompson, affect their response to the vote. “We’re iing its first agreement with complaint with the labor board. another one of the boycotters, who going to get a contract whether those uamish McDonald’s owner Paul But while Friday’s unanimous vote claimed that the CAW was using the people voted or not.” vage through the mediator since was being held, a group of 18 part-time Squamish workers “as guinea pigs” in Savage said Sunday he would take tober. The union took a strike vote in and full-time workers from the restau- the union’s drive to unionize other time to consider his options on accept- scernber and got a 61 per cent man- rant held a boycott of the vote outside McDonald’s restaurants. ing the mediator’s settlement “within .e to strike. the n1eeting Friday evening and Mahlberg said they have been fight- the context of my appeal of the strike ’he proposed two-year deal includes claimed another SimiIar-sized group ing the union leadership since they con- vote.” He added he was ”disappointed” ge increases of between 10 and 30 boycotted the Friday afternoon vote. sulted a lawyer prior to the union’s first that employees were not given ade- its per hour for employees, increased According to their estimates, less than strike vote in November. Mahlberg and quate time to prepare for the vote. Tuesday, March 9, 1999 Squamish, B.C. ’* Bits & Pieces VRSher Watch How council voted March 2: I ’hesday I 1 Wednesday I Thursday Friday Cloudy with Chance of Rain Periods of rain. showers. showers. developing. Low 1. Low 0. Low 1. Low 2. Corinne Lonsdale Ted Craddock Sandra Bauer Meg Fellowes Lyle Fenton Paul Lalli David Young High 5. High 7. High 8. High 8. Mayor Councillor CounciI I or Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor I I I I, I The Moon THE ISSUE: A motion to finalize IO-year leases with current airport users to be negotiated “at fair market value.” NO NO YES YES YES NO VI THE ISSUE: A motion, based on a recommendation from district administrator Grant McRadu, to hold a public vote in June on one-to five-year capital development plan for the airport. New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter YES NO NO NO YES N March 17 March 24 March 31 March 10 The Tides Council rejects Fellowes’ referendums BY BRIGITTEPETERSEN two programs. Lalli said tourism enhance- The Chief Fellowes said a trails devel- ment and trails development opment program to connect should be considered, but they Council shot down three trails throughout Squarnish are not at the top of the prior- Date Low Tide (feet) High Tide (feet) motions for referendums on would be beneficial for the ity list. Mar. 9 4:09 a.m. (10.37) 9:38 a.m. (13.24) tourism and trails develop- health of residents and would “I think we do need to look 452 p.m. (6.12) 12:07 a.m.