Good Morning Members,
It’s been a busy couple of days, but through it all, I do have some updates. Trying to combine all the information that I currently know. Travel routes through Tunkwa Lake Road from Savona and 97D from Kamloops to Logan Lake remain closed. Travel routes up Mammet Lake road and from Ashcroft remain open for employee of the mine with valid HVC documentation. There is a printable letter attached to an earlier post, or any other HVC document should work. Please be respectful of check points or workers on the road, they are just doing their job. If you are traveling these routes, we remind employees to travel with the essential safety gear, as conditions can change in a moment. Have a full tank of fuel, water, fire extinguisher, food, first aid kit and other relevant medication or puffers. It may be worth having extra masks if smoke increases or visibility decreases. The Ashcroft route is STEEP. If you haven’t driven it before, take your time. There have been multiple crashes and fatalities due to speed over the years. Sharp corners and a long downhill. There is also multiple “dead” zones with no cell coverage. Take your time. The extended drive time will lead to increased fatigue. If your tired, pull over, phone your supervisor and rest until your capable of continuing. DO NOT DRIVE TIRED. It’s not worth crashing over. If your too tired to get to work, phone your supervisor and explain your situation. If your fatigued, you are “unfit for duty”. Extreme fatigue can be related to a blood alcohol level of .05 or .08. If this means that you will be late, explain that fact. If you to tired to continue working, speak to your supervisor. Fatigue management states that the Company must provide you an adequate break, to see if you recover. If that doesn’t work, you may have to leave early or even receive a ride from HVC if your fatigue is to significant. If you need to leave early, please work with your supervisor to do so. The reason I bring this up is the response to the question’s regarding the extended travel time.
Supervisors will also do their best to assist in the management of employee’s fatigue. I don’t believe this is the best response to a multi-million dollar operation, so I believe everyone has to manage their own fatigue. Protect your own health, and your families. For the rest of the question’s posed to the Company, most can be explained with a simple NO. The evac order for Logan Lake continues. Good news is multiple (upwards of 50) firetrucks have been sent to Logan Lake to help protect house’s and homes. I believe that even New Gold has sent a tanker up to help. No assets from HVC have been sent to date. We have offered our services to the BCWS through our ERT team members and any other means. Chad Lindsay took some vacation time to help fight the fires, and many of our ERT/firefighters are on the ground already helping protect our communities. Thank you for all your efforts. We have about 30% of our employee base in Logan Lake, as well as a significant amount of our retirees. If you know anyone that is looking for a space to stay, we have had multiple offers of land, houses and trailers. People are scattered all over BC, Kamloops, Merritt, Cache Creek, and the lower mainland. If you need something, please reach out. My number is (250)-851-1278, or email [email protected]. I’ll keep trying to update as information comes in, but for now, business as usual. Be safe, manage your fatigue, remember to mask up in bad smoke conditions and limit exposure and work times to a minimum. In Solidarity, Kyle Wolff Comments are closed.
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