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Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
In the news today: Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Kelowna, B.C., for an announcement at a lumber facility on Tuesday after attending the Vancouver Pride parade on the weekend and touring a military facility on Vancouver Island on Monday. Carney toured the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility near Nanoose Bay, outside Nanaimo, with officials from the Canadian Navy. He toured the Royal Canadian Navy vessel Sikanni accompanied by Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee and Commanding Officer Craig Piccolo from the testing facility. Carney on Sunday met with B.C. Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. The prime minister's visit to the province comes amid renewed tensions in the softwood lumber dispute with the U.S., which has placed anti-dumping duties on softwood products that the B.C. Council of Forest Industries has condemned as 'unjustified and punitive trade actions.' Here's what else we're watching… Vancouver Island blaze now wildfire of note The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than five square kilometres in size as 'numerous' fire departments on the island converge on the blaze to protect properties and structures around Cameron Lake. Fire information officer Madison Dahl says the fire is now considered a wildfire of note, but growth was limited early Monday as helicopters equipped with night vision dropped water on hot spots and around the fire's perimeter. Dahl says crews are focused on keeping the fire from growing and affecting travel on Highway 4. The wildfire has nearly 400 area homes under an evacuation order, and residents of more than 230 other homes are on alert to be ready to leave at a moment's notice. Air Canada flight attendants wrap up strike mandate vote Air Canada flight attendants are entering the final day of voting on whether to give a strike mandate to their union. The vote, which began July 28 and closes today, comes after the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees concluded the conciliation process with no deal reached. The union represents more than 10,000 flight attendants who have been in contract talks since the start of the year. It has said that despite sustained efforts, including in the conciliation process with a federally appointed mediator, key issues such as pay, unpaid work and pensions remain unresolved. Air Canada has cautioned the vote does not mean a disruption will happen, noting a potential strike can't take place until after a 21-day cooling-off period following the 60-day conciliation period. What happens after Canada Post workers vote no? Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by the union shot down the Crown corporation's latest proposal, which would've seen wage hikes of over 13 per cent over four years and restructuring to add part-time workers to the deal. Some 68.5 per cent of urban mail carriers who voted were against the deal, while their rural and suburban colleagues were 69.4 per cent against. Adam King, assistant professor of labour studies at the University of Manitoba, said the forced ratification vote ordered by the federal government and administered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board was a 'distraction.' Negotiations for a new collective agreement have been ongoing for more than a year and a half. The federal government asked CIRB to step in and scuttle a holiday season postal strike late last year, but the parties remain at an impasse. Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons by global leaders. The U.S. attacks on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and three days later on Nagasaki killed more than 200,000 people by the end of that year. Others survived but with radiation illness. About 100,000 survivors are still alive. Many hid their experiences to protect themselves and their families from discrimination that still exists. Others couldn't talk about what happened because of the trauma they suffered. Some of the aging survivors have begun to speak out late in their lives, hoping to encourage others to push for the end of nuclear weapons. Despite numerous health issues, survivor Kunihiko Iida, 83, has devoted his retirement years to telling his story as a way to advocate for nuclear disarmament. 'The only path to peace is nuclear weapons' abolishment. There is no other way,' Iida said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 5, 2025.
Toronto Star
2 hours ago
- Toronto Star
Prime Minister Mark Carney scheduled to visit Kelowna, B.C., Tuesday
KELOWNA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Kelowna, B.C., for an announcement at a lumber facility on Tuesday after attending the Vancouver Pride parade on the weekend before he toured a Canadian Forces facility on Vancouver Island on Monday. Carney toured the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility near Nanoose Bay outside Nanaimo with officials from the Canadian Navy.
Ottawa Citizen
2 hours ago
- Ottawa Citizen
Who decides who stays and who goes during workforce adjustment?
Article content In each individual department and agency, the responsibility to determine which positions are affected by workforce adjustment, lies with the deputy head. Article content Managers have the responsibility and authority, in consultation with human resources, to determine the merit criteria and assessment methods to be used in the SERLO process. They also evaluate and make decisions on who gets retained and who gets laid off. Article content Team leaders may be involved with the evaluation of their own team, which again exposes the process to favouritism and bias. Article content Before engaging in the SERLO process, the employer must establish a voluntary departure program for any workforce adjustment situation involving five or more employees in the same group, level or unit. Article content If five or more employees in the same work unit are deemed to be affected, the employer must determine if there any volunteers for departure with compensation. It is very important that employees understand this step prior to having to compete for their jobs. Article content Article content The SERLO process only causes more anxiety and stress to an already extremely stressful situation. It raises concerns of reprisals and the ugly truth of having to compete against a co-worker to keep your job — a job both you and co-workers have already been deemed qualified for. Article content A seniority-based process would be more transparent and equitable. Article content During DRAP (deficit reduction action plan), which was introduced by the Conservative government in 2012-14, the SERLO process was widely used to eliminate close to 40,000 jobs and it was a complete disaster. Article content If the Liberal government is intending on going ahead with the announced cuts, they would be well advised to consider changes to the SERLO process. Article content Employees in all departments and agencies are worried about their futures; however, the workforce adjustment directive provides them with certain rights and outlines the employers' obligations. Article content Article content Remember, if you receive a letter telling you your position is impacted by workforce adjustment, that does not mean you will necessarily lose your job. But you will need to understand what happens next in the process. Article content Many of the federal public service unions have updated their websites to include the latest information on the SERLO process. The National Joint Council has information available. The Public Service Commission website also includes a managers' guide that is also helpful for employees. Article content Unfortunately, workforce adjustment situations will be a reality in the federal public service in the coming months and years, and it will be very stressful. Article content If you need help, reach out to your union, a co-worker or a friend. Sometimes it helps just to talk it out.
