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Locked out raceway worker sent to hospital after picket line accident picketing at the raceway on Saturday. The worker was thrown into the air on impact and was unconscious for a short time after landing on his head. “OLG (the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) should be talking to clients, patrons and employees to be respectful of the picket line,” said Larry Rousseau, regional executive vice president for the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
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Locked out Rideau Carleton Raceway Slots workers will continue to rally for better wages and pension protection, even after a picketer was sent to hospital with serious injuries after an incident on the line on April 16. As of press time, one slots worker remains in the trauma unit for observation after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an OLG employee while
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– the union the represents the workers – in the National Capital Region. “We’re going to be making that message loud and clear.” Rousseau said that the picketing at the raceway has always been peaceful and is meant to delay entry and exit to the facility in order to draw attention to the workers’ fight. “The overwhelming majority – 99 per cent – of the patrons entering the raceway are very patient and understanding,” he said. “It’s the employees who get frustrated.” Rousseau said he believes it was a frustrated, non-union employee that struck the picketer with his vehicle on April 16 and narrowly missed two others. Still, protests will continue. “The picketers were still out there on the line (after the incident),” Rousseau said. “It never stopped. We will continue to delay entry into the slots for as long as we continue to not have an agreement.” See PICKETER page 3
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Celebrating a century Mary McKechnie celebrated her 100th birthday on April 13 with a party at Orchard View Retirement Living in Greely. She says she’s lucky to have seen so many years, while her son Stewart says her key to longevity is her unwavering positivity. See story page 4.
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