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Naramata Centre suggested for Syrian refugee housing

PENTICTON - As Naramata Centre’s new board of directors try to plot a course for the future, one suggested use appears to be gaining favour: Supporting Syrian refugees. Directors of the former retreat have sought input from the community of Naramata about how best to use the facility, which is owned by the United Church...

New Naramata Centre board invites community input

PENTICTON - The new board at Naramata Centre is seeking community input as they work towards defining a new future for the centre. Board Chair Doug Woollard and board member Jeremy Church have invited Naramata residents to join in a conversation about Naramata Centre’s future at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1 in the Chalmers Chapel....

Striking employees at Naramata Centre reach agreement

PENTICTON - After 11 months of labour dispute and the closure of the Naramata Centre earlier this year, the long strike by union staff at the centre has finally come to an end. The Naramata Centre Society and CUPE 608 announced an agreement today, April 7, noting they have finally come to a 'mutually agreeable...

Future of Naramata Centre still undecided

PENTICTON - Two upcoming meetings of the Naramata Centre Board of Directors will hopefully define the immediate future of the retreat, board spokesman Gerry Anderson said Feb. 26. “We have a board meeting Sunday and our Annual General Meeting in June. Those meetings will go a long way to deciding our future direction,” Anderson said....

Striking workers continue picket after closure notice at Naramata Centre

PENTICTON - Employees of The Naramata Centre remain on picket lines days after management issued a press release announcing the permanent closure of the facility. Tom O’Leary, National Representative for the Canadian Union of Pubic Employees, said on Jan. 23 the announcement was not unexpected. “It was always their option. What’s puzzling is the timing,...

UPDATE: Naramata Centre to close after 70 years

NARAMATA - Naramata Centre, a pillar of the community since the late 1940s, is closing its doors after nine months of labour struggles, declining revenues and a failed plan to push forward. A release late Wednesday, Jan. 21, says the board of directors decided to pull the plug effective immediately, sending some 34 workers represented...

RCMP investigate aggressive behaviour on CUPE picket line

PENTICTON - A manager of the Naramata Centre allegedly displayed aggressive and threatening behaviour on the picket line Monday night where CUPE workers have been picketing for months. RCMP have been notified of a damaged tent and the manager’s aggressive behaviour. RCMP are reportedly investigating the matter, CUPE B.C. Secretary Treasurer Paul Faoro said. “The...