Update on service impacts from CUPE 1699 job action

On Wednesday November 5, CUPE 1699 did not provide the Regional District with any notice that their members will withdraw their services today from:  

• 155 George Street office building
• Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill
• Shelley Regional Transfer Station 
• Cummings Road Regional Transfer Station
• Mackenzie Selct Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station
• Vanway Regional Transfer Station 
• Valemount Regional Transfer Station

As well, previous job action continues and CUPE 1699 members will no longer:

• perform temperature checks of compost piles or feedstock
• monitor or triage IT help desk tickets
• work overtime and will not work outside their regular scheduled hours, except as required to fulfill essential services obligations
• train managers or exempt employees in any manner, except as required in the essential services order to provide essential service levels
• collecting fees at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill, Mackenzie Select Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station, Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Vanway Regional Transfer Station, Robson Valley Recreation Centre and Canoe Valley Recreation Centre
• perform any illegal dumping cleanups including all remote locations, unstaffed locations, and all illegal dumping at facility gates or outside facility boundaries
• collect fees, accept payments or assist with any financial transactions at reception or at the service centre at the 155 George Street office building including creating invoices and receipts (all payments and invoicing tasks must be completed by managers or exempt staff)
• perform the daily measuring of the active face at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill
• create "pass cards" for landfills or transfer stations
• accept or distribute incoming mail or packages
• conduct cash runs, perform cash outs, or deliver daily deposit receipts related to customer transactions for processing including end-of-day batching of Interac terminals, as well as mid-month and month-end cash outs at all landfills, transfer stations, recreational facilities and the 155 George Street office building

For residents, this means:

• Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill is open, but there could be a high volume of traffic so you should expect delays or consider postponing your visit
• The 155 George Street building is open for the day, and you can also contact the Regional District for assistance at 250-960-4400 or district@rdffg.bc.ca
• The following sites are closed:
  • Shelley Regional Transfer Station 
  • Cummings Road Regional Transfer Station
  • Mackenzie Selct Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station
  • Vanway Regional Transfer Station 
  • Valemount Regional Transfer Station
• No fees will be collected today for drop-in activities at Robson Valley Recreation Centre and Canoe Valley Recreation Centre