Western Pulp and Paper

 June 1966 Page 2 OCEAN FALLS REPORT by Eric Day Jim Reed to Elk

Falls Jim Reed, Industrial Relations department was transferred to Elk Falls last month. Jim started in the Pipe shop and was 1st vice-president of Local 312 and a wage and convention delegate before joining the Industrial Relations department.

Double Standards Last month a writ was served on CZCL by one of its employees asking for settlement for damages to his personal property caused in the Martin Inn Hotel. When the company wants damages out of an employee, they arbitrarily set the figure of settlement call the employee into the office and say to hm, " you owe CZCL this much, sign the payroll deduction slip". When an employee asks for damages he must seek redress through the courts.

June 1966 Page 9 NEWS AND VIEWS by Alex Jack

New Apartments for Ocean Falls A $500,000 Garden Apartment block comprising 24 units are to be built in the area now known as second and third streets. No word on what the rental will be on these dwellings. Lets hope the new facility does not end up the same fiasco as the Cypress Apartments.

Canadian Legion Sponsor New Sports Program The Canadian Legion Branch 144 have decided to sponsor an Olympic Sports Training Program for the junior residents of this community. Two local school teachers, Miss Vicky Anderson and Mr. Dan Ellis are teaching the fundamentals of Track and Field to 55 students between the ages of 12 and 15 years.

June 1966 Page 11 [sketch] New Garden Apartments courtesy of Ocean Falls Advertiser. [photo by Keith Watson] taken from Nevins Ave. towards No. 4 apartment, with all the houses of second and thirds street already removed [photo by Keith Watson] taken from No. 4 apartment showing the area where the new apartments will be built. The area is just an empty lot of water and mud. [Confusing photo as it was printed backwards - DL]

June 1966 Page 12

[photo by Buchanan] Ocean Falls dwellings on second street crumble before huge construction cat. Some 24 houses have been demolished and burned on the spot to make way for the new $500,000 Garden Apartments scheduled to be completed late this year.