Job Action

CUPE 1699, the union representing employees at the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, is currently engaging in job action.

Unaffected essential services

Job action will not impact the operation of these essential services and contracted services:

  • fire departments will not be affected as they are staffed by volunteer firefighters and they will continue with training and fire protection efforts
  • 9-1-1 infrastructure will continue to be operated and maintained, and emergency repairs will be made if required
  • water and sewer systems will continue to be operated and maintained, and emergency repairs will be made if required
  • the Emergency Operations Centre will still function in the event of an emergency

Current impacts to services

Starting October 21, three sites are under an essential services designation from the BC Labour Relations Board and will be open and operating as follows:

Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill

  • Tuesday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm 

Valemount Regional Transfer Station

  • Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm 

Mackenzie Select Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station

  • Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9 am to 5pm 

Operating hours for all other Regional District transfer stations, recreation centres and offices will be updated here on a daily basis.

Daily update for Monday October 20

At 6:40 am on Monday October 20, CUPE 1699 notified the Regional District as of 6:45 am, that for today their members:

  • will withdraw their services from Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill 
  • will not collect fees at some Regional District sites for the day

At 8:40 am, CUPE provided additional notice as of 8:45 am, that for today their members will withdraw their services from:

  • Cummings Road Regional Transfer Station 
  • Vanway Regional Transfer Station 
  • Shelley Regional Transfer Station 
  • Mackenzie Select Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station 
  • Valemount Regional Transfer Station

Landfill and transfer station closures

For residents, this means the following sites are closed today:

No fees collected

No fees are being collected for: