This site is set up to keep retired BCTEL and past and present Telus employees
in
TWU Local 8
Local 8 meetings are held the 2nd
Thursday at 7:00 PM at the Plaza Hotel every month, with the EXCEPTION OF JULY
AND AUGUST.
Check out our web site at http://www3.telus.net/twulocal8 or
email: mailto:twulocal8@canada.com
BC ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED TELECOMMUNICATION
WORKERS
Lots of things are happening. We've signed up about 60 members in the
Local 8 Christmas Dinner / Dance / Retirement Party
November 20, 2009
* Catered by TRU * Entertainment by the BLUES JUMPERS *
* MacArthur Island Curling Rink * November 20 2009
* Doors Open: 5:30 - Diner 6:30 - Presentations 7:30 - Dance
8:30 *
** Tickets $40.00 -- Includes Retirement Gift **
» Chris 250-319-4060 » Bernice 778-220-2844
» Therese 778-220-2840 ····Ticket sales end: November 13th.
2009 !
Our new
list of Retirees: ( I Apologize for errors or omissions )
Forsyth Bob, Gjernes Russ, Heine Hans, Hiscock Wayne, Hoffman Barry,
Kernaghan Doug, McLeod Dennis, Reid Gary, Taylor John, Pellizzon Jamie, ...and
more...
FYI – I had a call from a Sales Representative at Telus to check on my account and offer me different packages. In conversation with him, he told me that apparently, the concession is now grandfathered I would lose the concession if I upgraded to a different plan.
CHRISTMAS DINNER & DANCE
DECEMBER 11th 2009
Colombo Lodge - 814 Lorne St
Cocktails: 6:00pm
Dinner: 7:00pm
Includes: Dinner, Wine, DJ Music
& Dance
Tickets: $10.00 per person
Contact:
Debbie Cockell 250-579-5366
cockell@telus.net
Donna Hartnell
250-372-8555 Z3@telus.net
The first Wednesday of every
month the Operators have a breakfast.
We are
going to the Denny’s on
The 12th Annual the Pink Ribbon ball was held on September
26, 2009 and another successful one for Jo and company. Leftover from the silent auction, at the PINK RIBBON BALL,
a gift certificate worth 372.00, FROM pioneer moving and storage.......if you
know anyone that is moving and would
like to buy it...they can make me (Jo Bruno) an offer on
it.....
Sewing Club - Sewing club Nov 3rd Tuesday 10am 300 St Paul.
Anyone wanting tickets to the Christmas Dance will be able to get them there. Debbie
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT DEBBIE AT cockell@telus.net or 250-579-5366 AND I WILL REGISTER US WITH THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR.
Every Tuesday morning there is a coffee
meeting at the
Malibu Restaurant in Valleyview. The Pantry and Ricky’s are closed. I see that the Malibu Restaurant is closed, so where
do you meet???
Congratulations
to . . .
Harvey Simpson – a new grandson Brett Harvey
Simpson, born April 9 2009 to Brent and Kathy Simpson
Ashley
Dortman,
daughter of Lynda and Ken Dortman who graduated from TRU with a
BA in Fine Arts.
Lynn and Dave Fowler, new grandparents to Thomas, born
Sept 3, 2007 to Shane and Ros Fowler in London England
Joan
Benson, the new
grandmother to Lyla Jean, born August 6, 2007 to Aaron and Sara Benson
Rita Zieverink and Brian Berglund
who were
married in Nelson on May 19, 2007
Grace Zeller and Tom Lister who were married on March 26, 2005
Lynda Dortman, who was invested as a Serving
Sister for St John's Ambulance at an Investiture Ceremony on June 11, 2004 in
Ottawa
Darren Simpson, (formerly of Operator Services)
has been accepted into the RCMP and has left for
We regret to announce the passing of our
loved ones
Seraphina Stump – Oct 22, 2009
Brent Haines – Sept 26, 2009 (Bev’s son)
Dawn Kerth – Sept 10, 2009 (Doris’s daughter)
Ted McMillan – Aug 1, 2009 (Winnie’s husband)
Gloria Duncan – July 20, 2009 (Jim’s wife)
Maureen Wasserberger – May 21, 2009
Larry Roberge – (Gladys’s husband) May 3 - 2009
Marcel Decap – (Gib’s father) January 15, 2009
Douglas Chalmers – January 5, 2009 at 56
years of age
William James “Bill” McElwee – January 16, 1926 –
November 28, 2008
Bernice Burroughs – 1944-2008 (not sure of date
maybe October)
Mille Roberts – June 4 2008
Larry Stone – Mar 13, 2008
Art Tryrrell – Mar 12, 2008
Ken Dinsdale – March 1, 2008
Eleanor Knapp – January 7, 2008
Maida Richards – January 1, 2008 (Van den
Busche)
Shirley Rae – June 4, 2007
Maria Johnstone – (Gordon’s wife) Feb 27, 2007
Henry Jason Hoggan – (Judy’s son) November 1, 2006
William “Gerry” Craig – Oct 26, 2006
Rod Novak – (Jackie’s husband) September 21, 2006
Barry (Margaret) Cranston – June
29, 2006
Al Shaner - May 17, 2006
Barbara McDonald - (Danny's wife) April
4, 2006
George Ramsay - January 16, 2006
Jim Cook - Oct 31, 2005 in Nelson
Olivia Craik - (Gordie's wife) August 12, 2005
Jim Miller - August 2005
Helen Barlog - July 23, 2005
Glen Dempster - June 26, 2005
Rudy Tamajka - (Jolana's husband) June 9, 2005
Theresa Palm - March 14, 2005
Yvonne Thomas - July 26, 2004
Barry Wiltse - July 15, 2004
Dennis Taylor - March 31, 2004, born January 12, 1931 in Kamloops.
Laura Roblin - March 31, 2004
Al McRae - March 18, 2004. Al was born in Vancouver on January 9, 1926.
George Mickelson - February 2004
John Anderson - December 27, 2003
Frank Runzer - October 31, 2003 at the age of 68 years
Glen Esselmont - October 13, 2003, born June 19, 1945 in Kamloops
Brian Peel - September 28, 2003, born March 29, 1931 in Corbin B.C.
Trudy Viau - August 11th, 2003 at the age of 81
John McKay - August 8th, 2003, born on May 28, 1931 in Melfort
Saskatchewan.
Fred Jackson – February 28, 2003
Doug Mark -November 22, 2001
Wayne Inkster - October 13, 2001
Blanche Alexandre - June 12, 2001
Ken Pillott - October 16, 1997
Helen Kolbo - March 9, 1997
Don Adams - April 14, 1996
Please contact Lynn with any events that you would like to see on this site
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