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Alert Mar 12, 2021

Happy Friday Everyone! Just a couple of reminders. All wash water including hand cleaning water needs to be removed or extracted from vessels DAILY. Daylight Savings is this weekend and we “Spring Ahead”, so remember to turn your clocks forward an hour on March 14th. Have a good weekend and enjoy the sunshine! Thank you.…

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Alert Nov 7, 2019

For all staff:   FMU/Richmond, BC Ferries, Christmas Luncheon-Turkey and much more! December 19 at 11am 12800 Rice Mill Road, Richmond Please advise the office by Nov. 27 if you will be attending. Thank You Chrissy Burbank        

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Isaac – two year anniversary with WCES company!

Isaac Portillo – Victoria Nightly Cleaner is celebrating his second year with WCES company! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team! Wishing you the best for continued success! Chrissy and her team        

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Alert Oct 31, 2019

Happy Halloween!! All original receipts/purchases up to October 31st and including today, need to be submitted to the office by Nov. 8th, as I need to get them to the Accountant for our Year End. With the cold weather ensure all truck/van/containers have working heaters “ON”. Do not remove heaters for any reason. Have a…

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We are looking for *Light Duty Marine Cleaner*

*Light Duty Marine Cleaner* Work location: Tsawwassen Terminal Shifts: Thursday-Monday, 10:45pm-5:45am * Starting Nov 9th 2019 * Must be able to perform a full range of janitorial assignments using limited judgement with specific instructions from a Supervisor by well-defined procedures, methods and practices. Knowledge of cleaning methods, products and product use. Experience and capabilities to wash…

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Alert Oct 25, 2019

Please ensure all hose are kept in a good housekeeping fashion. Hoses cannot create a tripping hazard for others. If at all possible tie hoses on hand railing in stairwells or keep off to one side in walking area’s.   Chrissy Burbank          

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Alert Oct 18, 2019

Please be advised, that effective today Meghan Ransford’s email address: meghan.ransford.wces@outlook.com and her cellphone number: 604-834-2795 won’t be available. Please use West Coast email address and phone number instead:   email: westcoastextractionsystems@shaw.ca Phone number: 604-591-8585 Thank you        

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Liam Smith – first year anniversary with WCES company!

Liam Smith – Heavy Duty Marine Cleaner/Operator is celebrating his first year anniversary with West Coast Extraction Systems! Happy anniversary! We hope that we will see more of you in the following years to come! Chrissy and her team        

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Remembering Russell Reece

  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the tragic passing of Reece Russell on August 15th, 2019.   Reece was not just our co-worker but a good friend as well and will be missed by all who worked with him on and off the job sites. Our sincerest condolences to Jackie and Ken…

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Remembering Russel Reece

  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the tragic passing of Reece Russell on August 15th, 2019.   Reece was not just our co-worker but a good friend as well and will be missed by all who worked with him on and off the job sites. Our sincerest condolences to Jackie and Ken…

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Blaine – two year anniversary with WCES company!

Blaine Clifton – Nanaimo Nightly Supervisor is celebrating his second year with WCES company! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team! Wishing you the best for continued success! Chrissy and her team        

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Alert July 26, 2019

Good Morning!   Following up on the email you would have received from Meghan a couple of days ago.. All unlabelled bottles must have a WHMIS label and WCES written on the outside. This is including 32oz. spray bottles, 1 gallon jugs, 5er’s or anything else that you might have.   Meghan will get labels…

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Sean – two year anniversary with WCES company!

Sean Sultana – Nightly Cleaner Victoria is celebrating his second year anniversary with WCES company! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team! Wishing you the best for continued success! Chrissy and her team        

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Full-time job opening

    All West Coast Staff:   There is a full-time job opening for a nightly cleaning position starting August 22 2019. They are night shifts on board at Departure Bay Terminal Nanaimo; general cleaning of the vessels. Shifts are typically 11:00pm – 6:00am, 5 days a week and year round. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are…

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Safety Starts with Me: Live It 3-6-5

Hello everyone,   this is a friendly reminder that there are less than 2 days left to submit your answers to the “Identify what’s wrong with this picture” contest Your contest submissions need to be received by noon on Friday June 14th. You might received an email notification earlier about contest ending by 9am tomorrow. We have a new…

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Alert for ALL staff June 3, 2019

Alert for ALL staff Good News! Ceridian Self Serve will be set up and available to all staff for next payroll. You will be provided with a log in to the Self Serve website which gives you access to all your payroll information. Paystubs will be available to view/print online so Meghan will no longer…

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Teresa – first year anniversary with WCES company!

Teresa Naismith – Refit Full time employee is celebrating her first year anniversary with WCES company! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team! Wishing you the best for continued success! Chrissy and her team        

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Kevin – first year anniversary with WCES company!

Kevin Smith – Project Manager/Divisional Galley Exhaust Manager is celebrating his first year anniversary with WCES company! Happy anniversary! We hope that we will see more of you in the following years to come! Chrissy and her team

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Chantel – two year anniversary with WCES company!

Chantel Bennett – Shipboard Supervisor (Deas) is celebrating her second year anniversary with WCES company! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team! Wishing you the best for continued success! Chrissy and her team        

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Jerica – two year anniversary with WCES company!

Jerica Simmons – Refit Supervisor (in training) is celebrating her second year anniversary with WCES company! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team! Wishing you the best for continued success! Chrissy and her team        

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Chrissy – 36 year anniversary with WCES company!

Chrissy Burbank  – WCES President is celebrating her 36 year anniversary with West Coast Extraction Systems!     You are a source of inspiration and motivation. Your work ethics are exemplary. Thank you for being there every time we needed you. Wishing you a happy work anniversary! WCES team        

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Alert Apr 4, 2019

Refit Staff Alert: Obviously as always there will be changes made to the schedule. Erik, Reece and Candice have access to the schedule daily. If you have scheduling questions, ask one of them. Chrissy Burbank

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Alert March 28, 2019

Alert for ALL staff If you are scheduled to work and for what ever reason you cannot make your shift on time or not able to be at work for whatever reason: You must do the following: Immediately call/text Candice Brown 604-834-9495-Candice will advise the appropriate Supervisor and the office. Fill out an absentee form…

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Alert Mar 28, 2019

Refit Staff Alert: I received this email and picture – Location is at FMU: “Could you please have a talk with your crew on the NSW about placing pallets over our cables. We have also talked to our supervisors and chargehands to be more careful with their pallet placement. Thank you for your attention to this…

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We wish Happy Birthday to Konner!

Konner Bouchard – Refit full time All the best wished! Wishing you much happiness on your special day. Have an unforgettable birthday! Chrissy and her team        

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We wish Happy Birthday to Kevin Smith!

Kevin Smith – Project Manager / Divisional Galley Exhaust Manager All the best wished! Wishing you a happy birthday, a wonderful year and success in all you do! Chrissy and her team        

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We wish Happy Birthday to Ann!

Ann Rogers – Site Supervisor All the best wished! Wishing you a day full of laughter and happiness and a year that brings you much success! Chrissy and her team        

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Alert Mar 8, 2019

Refit Staff Alert: All staff working onboard the Queen of Surrey *** Starting March 14 -March 23 *** All staff to work a minimum of mandatory 2 hours over-time. The Surrey is an Emergency and Critical Project and has been directed by the Project Manager and requested for West Coast to ensure the vessel gets…

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Ann – 11 year anniversary with WCES company!

Ann Rogers – Site Supervisor is celebrating her 11 year anniversary with West Coast Extraction Systems!     Happy work anniversary! Thanks for everything you do around here! Chrissy and her team        

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Candice – 12 year anniversary with WCES company!

Candice Brown  – Operations manager is celebrating her 12 year anniversary with West Coast Extraction Systems!     Congratulations on your anniversary today! I hope you celebrate many more anniversaries here! Chrissy and her team        

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Dylan – 4 year anniversary with WCES company!

Dylan MacAhonic – Heavy Duty Marine Cleaner Supervisor is celebrating his 4 year anniversary with West Coast Extraction Systems!     We couldn’t let your work anniversary pass without sending our best wishes! Happy work anniversary! Chrissy and her team        

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website issues

I had some issues with posting a new schedule. My apologizes if you received  three copies of the same schedule. Miriam – admin

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Alert Feb 18, 2019

Alert: Check your vessel binder for job description and dates. Also check on your schedule what vessel you are on and what you are doing. Of course subject change daily. Chrissy Burbank

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Welcoming new team member – Reece Russell

Reece Russell is joining West Coast as full time Heavy Duty Mobile Maintenance – Supervisor His first day is today, February 13th. Reece will work closely with all the Heavy Duty Marine cleaners.   We wish Reece good luck! Chrissy and her team        

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Alert February 11, 2019

Alert: For anyone that does not want to work tomorrow due to school closures/no daycare or major snowfall/no snow tires, that is on the schedule, please advise as soon as possible. For staff that were suppose to work on Oak Bay tonight (work cancelled) there is work available at FMU 7am-3:300pm Please advise if you…

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Alert Feb 7, 2019

Alert: Van # 2 will not be ready for tomorrow -repairs still underway (Re:Packing tomorrow for Oak Bay ER for Monday-Wednesday nights at Horseshoe Bay) Vans # 1-# 3 will need to get ready for this job. Labouring staff after lunch can help if needed with Vans/containers/ Northern Adventure or Surrey. Any staff absent/sick from…

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New Photos in Employee Album

Check out the new photos of SOBC I added to employee album click on the link: https://westcoastextractionsystems.ca/employee-album/ Check out WCES Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/westcoastextractionsystems Have a great weekend!  

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Alert for Refit Staff Feb 1, 2019

Please send all receipts up to January 31st to office as soon as possible. It is our first quarter and our accountant requires all originals. Thank You. Chrissy Burbank

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New email addresses announcement

Please be advised that effective today Erik Burbank, Aileen Arei, Meghan Ransford and Dylan MacAhonic will be using their new West Coast email addresses:   Erik Burbank: erik.b.wces@outlook.com Ann Rogers: ann.rogers.wces@outlook.com Aileen Arei: aileen.arei.wces@outlook.com Meghan Ransford: meghan.ransford.wces@outlook.com Dylan MacAhonic: dylan.macahonic.wces@outlook.com   Thank you admin – Miriam      

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Alert January 26, 2019

Alert! As always……..Schedule & start times may change as we find out vessels movement/Sea Trials etc.. Chrissy        

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NEW ONLINE FILLABLE FORM – Absence / Non-Available & Vacation Request

Hello everybody, Please be advised that effective today you will be using an online fillable Absence / Non-Available & Vacation Request Form The form is listed along with other forms on our website. Go to your personal web page and click on FORMS under Important Links. Please let me know if you need any assistance. Have…

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Alert January 24, 2019

Alert!   For next weeks schedule some staff will be working afternoons to accommodate other staff. We are uncertain at this time for Eagles ship movement-Once we know it may impact changes in the schedule. Also, for SOBC we have ship movement to Tsawwassen Feb. 4th, but uncertain if or when there will be sea-trials,…

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Welcoming new team member – Kevin Zimmer – correction

Kevin Zimmer is joining West Coast as full time Experienced Heavy duty marine cleaner. His first day is today, January 21st. Kevin will work closely with all the Heavy Duty Marine cleaners. Kevin has previously worked Allied Shipbuilder.     We wish Kevin good luck! Chrissy and her team        

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Welcoming new team member – Kevin Zimmer

Kevin Zimmer is joining West Coast as full time Experienced Heavy duty marine cleaner. Her first day is today, January 21st. Kevin will work closely with all the Heavy Duty Marine cleaners. Kevin has previously worked Allied Shipbuilder.   We wish Kevin good luck! Chrissy and her team        

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Welcoming new team member – Meghan Ransford

Meghan Ransford is joining West Coast as full time Office Administrative Assistant. Her first day is today, January 21st. Meghan will be working the Langley office. Meghan has previously worked at Niko’s Vacs to Wax Supply for the past 8 years. She graduated from D.W. Poppy Secondary.   We wish Meghan good luck! Chrissy and her…

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Alert for Refit Staff Jan 20, 2019

Alert ! When pressure washing stairwells, Do not power wash anywhere near electrical devises particularly the red fire alarm switches. These areas need to be carefully hand cleaned and the surrounding area.   Please carefully review this week’s schedule for start times, vessels, locations and duties, etc.   Tyson & Aileen, Sludge tank scheduled for…

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Inga – first year anniversary with WCES company!

Inga Teppor – Refit Supervisor is celebrating her first year anniversary with WCES company! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our team! Wishing you the best for continued success! Chrissy and her team        

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Alert for Refit Staff Jan 13, 2019

All refit staff: The schedule will change due to the ever changes demand of BCF and vessel movement. The next 3 weeks is CRUNCH time!!!!! Please do not send in forms for any requested time off-as it will be denied during these next 3 weeks. Staff working on SOBC/Eagle A Clean- you may have your…

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Alert for Refit Staff Jan 7, 2019

Alert for refit staff: AGAIN!! Please ensure all vans equipment are plugged in with heaters until March – EVERY NIGHT! The equipment is our livelihood. Reminders/alerts have been sent out numerous times. Site Supervisor/Supervisors/Operations Manager/ Assistant Operations Manger and all Heavy Duty Marine Cleaners need to ensure at all times this request is followed.  …

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Erik & Tyson – fourth year anniversary with WCES company!

Erik Burbank – Assistant Operations Manager & Tyson Williams – Refit Full Time Employee are celebrating their fourth year anniversary with West Coast Extraction Systems! Congratulations on your anniversary today! You have been such significant part of our team and we couldn’t imagine our workplace without you! Chrissy and her team        

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News December 19, 2018

FMU will be hosting their annual luncheon on Thursday Dec. 20th at 11am in the life raft centre. Nightly and refit staff available to attend please advise me as soon as possible.   The holidays are upon us-1 more vessel to get out and refit staff will have some well deserved R’N R before the…

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Get early access to Mark’s Storewide Sale on December 20, 2018

Get early access to Mark’s Storewide Sale on December 20, 2018. Only preferred clients of Mark’s Commercial get 20% off and can shop a day in advance of the public, Thursday, December 20th, only. Always show your Company ID or Program Document when shopping at Mark’s. Please only print off this email if you do not have…

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Alert to refit staff Dec 16, 2018

Alert for Refit staff: VDD has Informed me they will be doing a partial flooding tomorrow at noon. VDD may let us power wash upper car deck in the morning. Staff bring rain gear, just in case we have access. Vessel will be flooding Tuesday at 7am and be at Departure Bay by noon. Tuesday…

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Alert to refit staff Dec 14, 2018

Alert for Refit staff: For all staff working on the Q of Cowichan at Departure Bay please ensure you have your rain gear-especially those who have lift certificates. Candice has made ferry reservations for staff sailing at 3:45pm from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay. Dec. 17th Ensure you send your ferry receipt to the office…

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Alert to refit supervisors Dec 11, 2018

Alert to Refit Supervisors: Recently, I have received a few new hires with inadequate forms submitted to the office. Shortly you will receive a notification about a new document “New Hire Profiles” posted (saved) on our website. For any new hires these forms need to be filled out by new staff prior to starting Employment…

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Alert to refit staff Nov 14, 2018

Alert for Refit staff:   The Refit Season is going well. The staff are surviving and doing a great job!! Thank You to Aileen (and WCES staff) for her Supervision on the Queen of Coquitlam and Salish Orca. The vessel looks great! Chief Stewart was happy and signed off the vessel. Thank You to Inga…

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Alert to refit staff Nov 11, 2018

Alert for Refit staff: The seasons have changed Note, the overnight temperature was  -1.   ALL staff are to ensure that all heaters are safely positioned in ALL Trucks, Vans, Equipment and Containers, etc.   All heaters need to be plugged in and tested to make sure they are functioning properly. Note, it is extremely…

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Sharon Fingzies – fifth year anniversary with WCES company!

Sharon – Vancouver Nightly Cleaners Supervisor is celebrating her fifth year anniversary with WCES company! Thank you Sharon for being such a valuable member of our WCES team. Wishing you the best for continued success! We hope that you keep up the good work for many years to come! Chrissy and her team        

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Cannabis in the Workplace

    What You Need to Know about Recreational Cannabis Use and the Workplace With Marijuana now legalized for recreational use we know many employers are considering the implications it may have on their work place.   What you need to know: Consuming recreational cannabis in the workplace is illegal. Consuming recreational cannabis in your…

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Mark’s Storewide Sale on November 8, 2018

Get early access to Mark’s Storewide Sale on November 8, 2018. Only preferred clients of Mark’s Commercial get 20% off and can shop a day in advance of the public, Thursday, November 8th, only. Always show your Company ID or Program Document when shopping at Mark’s.

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Message to All Employees Oct 30, 2018

Message to all employees, Oct. 31st is our year end, please ensure the office receives all original receipts no later than Nov. 6th for all dated receipts to Oct. 31st. Thank You. Chrissy Burbank

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Important Message to All Employees Oct 26, 2018

Message to ALL EMPLOYEES! Please be advised that effective today a new password will need to be used to preview schedules or access important pages on WVES website like: Employee Zone, Employee Resources (schedules, Forms, MSDS) or Employee Album on the website. New password is: 45years This message including the password contained within is strictly confidential…

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Alert to refit staff Oct 23, 2018

Alert for Refit staff: At our containers at FMU-Electrical box If ALL vans are plugged in-please unplug the microwaves and fridges in containers other wise the breaker will blow. When travelling to work on any vessel-Please take a picture of your ferry receipt and send to me right away by text or email-write down vessel…

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MSDS Dual Action floor cleaner Ecolab

News:  New MSDS Dual Action floor cleaner Ecolab document was posted on WCES website: Dual Action floor cleaner Ecolab – SDS (MSDS) You can access all MSDS documents listed on the website through Employee Zone/Employee Resources (password: clean18 Click on MSDS on top menu. Thank You. Miriam

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ALERT for Nightly Cleaners Oct 17, 2018

ALERT  for Nightly Cleaners:   For those of you that could not attend todays meeting with RBC-Re: RRSP contributions. RBC will be contacting you directly to set up a meeting in regards to getting you set up for your RRSP contribution and West Coast matching the contributions. Supervisors please discuss with your staff a meeting…

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UPDATED Message to all staff Oct 15, 2018

For Wednesday Oct. 17th at 3pm our meeting with RBC will be held in to the larger training room, the room located immediately on your right as you come up the stairs from the machine shop. 12800 Rice Mill Road, Richmond BC. Anyone that is not already onsite and arriving to the site for this…

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Message to all staff Oct 15, 2018

Dear West Coast Extraction System Employees,   Welcome to the RBC Group Advantage program, a valuable new addition to your employee benefits program with RBC Group Advantage. To learn more about the program that West Coast Extraction Systems has established please join us at our formal launch presentation:   Location:12800 Rice Mill Road, Richmond Time:…

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Alert to refit staff Oct 15, 2018

Alert for Refit staff: When we have lifts rented onboard any vessel at the end of the shift take the key out for the lift and place it in the West Coast van being used onboard. BC Ferry’s & contractors have been using our lifts-If you see someone unauthorized using our lifts report it to…

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Alert to all staff Oct 12, 2018

ALERT TO ALL STAFF:   West Coast is implementing for ALL staff a RRSP contribution plan!!! West Coast will be contributing as much as staff contribute!! The first meeting will be held at Fleet Maintenance Boardroom upstairs at 3pm Oct. 17th. Specialized RBC staff will introduce you to the plan and discuss all the benefits…

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Message to all staff Oct 9, 2018

To all West Coast staff: All staff are to refrain from taking statutory holidays off, unless they take 5 consecutive days off before or after the stat holiday. The Company will not continue paying for the Stat itself and double time for the person substituting. Furthermore, WCES is starting the BCFS Refit season as of…

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Employee Availability – ONLINE FORM

Message to all WCES employees, A new ONLINE FILLABLE Employee Availability form has been added to our website. You can fill the form on your phone, tablet or computer. If there are any changes in person information, please fill this online form and submit it ASAP.   Click on the link below to open the form: Employee…

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Message to refit staff Sep 21, 2018

A quick note for refit staff for Oct. 9, Queen of Coquitlam-this may get bumped a day as the vessel may lay over in Departure Bay for 1 day. I will advise once I know for sure. Chrissy Burbank

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Message to refit staff Sep 15, 2018

For staff that have completed their WHIMS step 1 & 2 please advise Candice so she can put 4 hours on the next payroll.  Step 3 for WHIMS will be included in your hours on Sept. 19th after tool box meeting. To date I have not received some staffs availability form and or drivers abstract…

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Alert to refit staff Sep 10, 2018

Alert for Refit staff: Mark on your calendars*** Reminder Sept. 19 at FMU-7am. Tool Box-Orientations,  etc., Staff that have been requested by Miriam to take their WHIMS online Step 1 & 2, ensure that step 1 & 2 are complete prior to Sept. 16, as the 3 step for completing also be Sept. 19th at…

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Welcome back message

Hello everyone,  I hope you all had a great summer holidays and are ready and eager to tackle the upcoming refit season. It is going to be a very challenging yet rewarding season; most likely the busiest to date.   Bowen Queen’s date out is Oct. 5th, the majority of the staff will be back…

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Important End of Season Announcement

Please be advised that effective today, June 22th, WCES website will be closed for the summer and will reopen again in early September. As a result of this you will stop receiving refit schedules and other notifications and there will be no access available to employee forms. I wish everyone a great summer Miriam

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Message to all staff June 20, 2018

Alert out to all staff: West Coast Staff will refrain from the use of ear buds or any form of distraction with cell phones, music etc., 365 days a year at all sites as of today. Chrissy Burbank  

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June 19, 2018

Hello everyone, Thanking all staff for working on the Northern Expedition. Chrissy

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Alert to refit staff June 14, 2018

Alert for Refit staff next week schedule: For the Coastal Inspiration June 21st-Tentatively Sea trials are scheduled. If sea trials are a go staff may have to meet the vessel at Horseshoe Bay for vehicle pick up-TBA If all goes well with sea trials vessel may go to Departure Bay-TBA Vessel may also be delayed…

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Alert to refit staff June 12, 2018

Alert to refit staff: Coastal Inspiration will be staying N.Van. at VDD for it’s duration. The vessel will not go out of town. Staff working on Norex Saturday maybe relocated to N. Vancouver on Inspiration -depending on the progress of the Norex. Should know by Thursday or Friday. Chrissy Burbank

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New page: Important Notices

Hello everyone, Chrissy has asked me to create a place on the WCES website where employees can share and access in real time anything important pertaining to the jobs they are assigned to. What does “anything important” mean? ; you might ask. It could be an information that the access to Deck 5 on Coastal…

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MSDS Maxx Floor Stripper

News:  New MSDS Maxx Floor Stripper document was posted on WCES website: Maxx Floor Stripper – SDS (MSDS) You can access all MSDS documents listed on the website through Employee Zone/Employee Resources Thank You. Miriam

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ALERT June 7, 2018

Alert/News   -Tsawwassen Terminal Nightly staff-You will get your vessel back tonight-Spirit of BC!!!!   -Departure Bay Nightly staff-You will get the Renaissance June 23 and will be welcoming a 3rd staff to assist.   -June 19th (Tuesday) All Departure Bay nightly staff & West Coast staff are invited to the Firehouse at 7pm for…

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ALERT for FULL TIME Nightly Cleaners June 5, 2018

ALERT!!! to FULL TIME only – Nightly Cleaners, For the up coming payroll-the Statutory Holiday extra hours was not included in this weeks payroll run. Sorry for any inconvenience-Payroll has adjusted for all nightly staff that worked on the May 21st statutory Holiday and it will be paid out on the next payroll. Thank you,…

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Alert to refit staff May 9, 2018

Alert to refit staff: When working onboard vessels ensure you have a tote to put your wash water in DO NOT USE drains onboard unless authorized. Any staff using vessel sink or scupper unauthorized will be reprimanded. This is against BCF, WCES and Fisheries and Oceans regulations. All staff should have the following number readily…

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MSDS Sheet for Kodiak

Alert Notice: Kodiak (Carpet & Stain Remover) will replace red zone product. All MSDS books have the new Kodiak MSDS Sheets. Staff to review MSDS before using. link to the pdf document: (Password: Cleaning101) http://westcoastextractionsystems.ca/msds/sds-ghs_kodiak-031918/ You can also find this document SDS-GHS KODIAK 031918 stored on the WCES website under Employee Zone/Employee Resources – filter MSDS…

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ALERT Apr 29-1, 2018

Alert Notice: Sorry for the late notice regarding the scheduling changes. Note, all scheduling regarding BCFS is subject to change without notice. FYI, WCES is approaching the 1st year anniversary (May 7th ) of the overnight shipboard cleaning contract. One behalf of WCES, I would like to thank all nightly cleaning staff for a successful…

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ALERT Apr 29, 2018

Alert Notice: Tom Lamont/Tyson Williams will touch base with you tomorrow for details on Mondays Job. You will both leave from FMU with a few supplies. Location River Road. Dylan Macahonic- Monday working nights -Will fill you in tomorrow on details. Celebration is still unknown date leaving for Swartz Bay-Staff that can work weekends & out of town -you may have…

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ALERT Apr 19, 2018

Alert Notice: All supervisors for all vessels get payroll in Friday no later than Saturday to Candice. For all nightly Supervisors please send your payroll for this payroll period to Candice, as I will be unavailable from April 20-April 29th , 2018. All staff:  Any questions or concerns please contact Candice. 604 834-9495 Candice Email:…

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ALERT Apr 7, 2018

Thanks to staff for finally responding. I have scheduled your courses. The schedule will be posted shortly. In Red you will take your course at home. In green , your supervisor will advise your time for course in the container at FMU on the date scheduled. Chrissy B

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ALERT Important! Apr 6, 2018

Staff were advised by an alert yesterday to advise me personally on if they wanted to take there course(s) at home on their personal PC this upcoming week or at work. To further I personally text ALL staff today that did not respond today and still have not received some responses from staff.??!!!! Totally ignorant…

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Message to all staff Apr 5, 2018

Effective today all employees need to use the following contacts:   Candice Brown -Operations Manager- New Email: candice.brown.wces@outlook.com   Justin Brown-Senior Site Supervisor/Safety Officer- New Email: justin.brown.wces@outlook.com   Ann Rogers-Site Supervisor-New Email: ann.rogers.wces@outlook.com   Chrissy Burbank-President

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Allert Apr 2, 2018

Happy Easter to all-Hope you are enjoying your time off. Thanks to all Supervisors and staff for making the Queen of Surrey & Northern Adventure refit successful and to West Coasts standards (On time but over budget)!!   Refit Staff is NOT required to fill out daily time sheets. All Refit supervisors (listed on each…

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Allert Mar 22, 2018

All staff working Overtime tomorrow. Mandatory!!! I Had requested overtime on this weeks schedule but staff did not comply? Next week duties will change as always. If you are sick a Doctors note is Mandatory and fill out form for being absent and submit.   Chrissy Burbank

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Message to All Staff Mar 15, 2018

Message to All Staff: Chain of Command Contact Supervisor-Supervisors are in Black bold letters for each vessel and each job. Supervisors are responsible for there staff/vessel / job description and Van number 100%. If you are late-sick or have any questions whatsoever contact your daily Supervisor. Supervisors ensure your staff have filled out all paperwork-Late/No…

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Message to All Staff Mar 11, 2018

Message to All Staff:   West Coast cellular phones are for business only NOT personal use. Some staff have been using personal cell phones while working-This is not allowed-Use your personal cell phone on your breaks only. Keep in mind the temperature at night can still be below zero-All vans need to have heaters in…

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High Alert for Staff, Mar 6, 2018

High Alert for staff: DO NOT LEAVE ANY GAS CANS ONBOARD VESSELS EVER!!! Incident report over the weekend a jerry can was left in a battery room onboard the Island Sky and wasn’t even sealed. All West Coast Jerry can are signed out and signed in and are under lock and key! Any staff member…

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Message to All Staff Feb 28, 2018

Message to All Staff: Days working and days off are set in stone, but job duties/vessel will change. All staff using equipment it is mandatory to blow out your water lines every time before you even think about using the equipment. Drain water lines have been clearly tagged with RED tape at both ends and…

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Alert to refit staff

Alert to refit staff: Please ensure for the next week or so that all vans/equipment have heaters in place as the temperature is going to drop below zero. The equipment is our lively hood and this is mandatory to place heaters in the equipment during minus temperatures. Thank You Chrissy B

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Message to all staff

For all staff that were sick last week it is mandatory to have a doctors note & fill out an absentee form. Again, if you are late you also need to fill out a form-This applies to all staff including nightly staff. Chrissy Burbank

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Message to all staff

Re:  Queen of Capilano, FYI, Chrissy got a phone call from Captain Akim yesterday. Akim wanted to thank all WCES staff for a great job on his vessel.   He specifically noted Aileen’s outstanding leadership onboard the vessel. Akim was very happy with the Bridge. He commented that the decks looked great and the window…

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ALERT for Nightly Cleaners Feb 1, 2018

ALERT!!! to All Nightly Cleaners I had a meeting today with the Catering Superintendent and a few concerns……. One of the reasons we were awarded the nightly cleaning contract was I had stipulated that staff would meet and great the Chief Stewarts at night and in the morning. On some vessels this is not happening-It…

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Alert meeting

Alert that toolbox meeting is tomorrow Jan 30 at 7:05 am in the schoolhouse at DPM. Thank you Chrissy Burbank

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Alerts for All Refit Staff

Alerts for all refit staff: -When power washing outer decks/house works/car decks etc., please ensure you ALWAYS check inside doors to ensure no water has seeped through onto interior decks or carpets. -All vacuum hoses & pressure line cannot go up the stairwells during a scheduled BLACKOUT-You must pull them up the side of the vessel or from…

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Message to all staff

Happy New Year to all! Please allow me to introduce myself; my name is Miriam and I am your new Website Administrator. Should you have any Website related inquiries or issues please do not hesitate to contact me. E-mail: stahuliak@gmail.com cell: 250-667-3355 In addition I will also handle all activities associated with work schedules. Every Thursday…

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New Daily Time Sheet

Refit Staff: A new Daily Time Sheet was posted on the Website. You can access the form at Employee Forms tab or follow the bellow link: Daily Time Sheet Thanks

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Alerts To Refit Staff (Full List)

1. Main water fitting for vans must be checked on pre trip. Twice in 2 weeks this has been forgotten in van #3 and one is lost! The equipment doesn’t run without it. 2. All container doors must be closed at all times. Chemical container was left wide open all weekend. 3. Any staff using…

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Vans and Heaters

Staff: When leaving vans on-board ships with heaters plugged in, please use a sign on cords- not to unplug, as winter is here. Thanks

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Save One-Gallon Jugs (Nightly Cleaners)

Note to All Nightly Cleaners & Supervisors:   Please ensure you save all one-gallon jugs that have been emptied. Please keep them on site to be refilled from larger supply quantities. Thank you, Management

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Nightly Cleaning Supervisors – Using On-Call Staff

Nightly Cleaner Supervisors, Please only use “On Call” staff if they are setup on payroll system. To be considered “on call” and on payroll a NEW-HIRE sheet must be filled out and submitted to Candice and must include: Full name, current address, birth-date, phone number and they must be setup for auto-deposit.  The office also needs…

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Receipts

Message to all staff, Especially visa card holders:   All ORIGINAL receipts must be submitted-West Coast accountant John is getting frustrated, as charges are on West Coast Visa’s-either no original receipt or no receipt at all. John requires all ORIGINAL receipts for our trial balances quarterly. This includes gas, ferry travel, reservation fee’s, petty cash…

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Complimentary Ferry Trip

Good Morning, As a followup to a previous post regarding a free round trip for Employees on BC ferries: We have determined that the easiest way to manage the process is to have employees submit a copy of their receipt to administration for processing and reimbursement. Submit your ferry receipts (for round trip) to 604-591-8585…

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Employee Change of Information

Any changes of employee information need to be reported as soon as possible.  This includes, most importantly, phone number, email address, but may include name change or updating emergency contacts.   Submit to the office for processing. Thanks.

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Absence/Lates/Sick/Time Off

Please remember all supervisors & employees must use the attached form to document or request time missed. This must be submitted to the office when a “late”, “sick” or “absence” occurs.  All requests for time off must be approved in advance.

Nightly Cleaners Progress Reports / Inventory / ordering supplies

Nightly cleaners: for those supervisors that are not already, please ensure to fill out a Nightly Progress Report as well as the checklist. The nightly progress report is to see details regarding staff performance, delays, lateness, extra cleaning – good or bad, mishaps etc. These forms are for WCES only and will be collected once…

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Reminders to ALL staff

If there are information changes – address, phone, name, email address you must notify the office immediately.  Please use the following link to clarify what changes are to be made. http://westcoastextractionsystems.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/General-Form-Employee-Change-of-Information.pdf Shipboard & Engineering Staff – You must notify Candice of your hours. You must notify Candice of your hours Daily. When filling out your…

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Message to Staff Re: Galley Cleaning Overspray

A Message summary from the CS of the SOVI: Over-spray from galley cleaning was noticed the following morning after the galley cleaning on the 28th  [on the SOVI] It appears to be detergent of some kind that has been splashed up onto our food service equipment and fixtures. An Environmental Officer from Health Canada conducted an inspection…

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Good News for Staff

Good News for Staff: West Coast is authorizing 1 free round trip of personal use on BC ferries (on days off of course) for each staff member. (Can’t be substituted or transferred to other persons, maximum of driver plus 2 passengers, trailers not included.) Valid for 1 Year. Details will follow on how to redeem/process.…

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Carpet Cleaning Reminder

Staff working on the stairwell need to wipe the black after completion, and go over each stair with the extraction vacuum. To ensure drying, use a blower / fan on the stairs.   Thank You, Management

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Message from Management

Safety Notice: Staff must immediately stop the practice of putting gloves – or any other coverage – over fire detectors. BC Ferries asks that going forward the WCES team works with the Engine Room to have the ECR fire panel disable the detectors, if and when required.   Expenses: Please ensure vessel name and job are…

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Time Off Requests

All staff must send in proper documentation form to request time-off. This form can be found in the “Forms” section of the employee resource area or by clicking or pasting the following link into web browser: http://westcoastextractionsystems.ca/employee-forms/vacation-na-absence-form/ A filled out form may be submitted by photo through email or text to office, in advance of…

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SAFETY NOTICE URGENT

PLEASE NOTE: ALL GRILLS, FAT FRYERS and CONVECTION OVENS require a lock out to be used. IF YOU ARE NOT A NIGHTLY CLEANER and YOUR PHOTO IS NOT ON THE WEBSITE   Then you need to send me your photo as soon as possible. I’d like to make these TODAY. Thank you, Stacey stacey.brown@wces.email or…

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A note regarding Daily Sheets

Please ensure you are recording correct vessel information on your daily sheets, as well as correct dates and times. It is vital these forms are filled out correctly, both for payroll and for job statistics.   Thank you, Management

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Record Vessel Boarding Times

Nightly Cleaning Supervisors: Going forward, we are required to record on the nightly cleaning reports, both the exact time arriving on the vessel and the exact time you are leaving the vessel. Thank you,   Chrissy Burbank

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Parking & Garbage – Notice To All WCES Staff

Parking Company Vehicles & Garbage Disposal Please ensure company vehicles are not parked within 5 Meters of any BC Ferries (or other Client’s) equipment.  They need access to all sides to refuel, move, or maintain equipment. Also, Staff are not permitted to put garbage in any of the bins alongside the fence. Only the garbage…

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Nightly Cleaner Protocols

West Coast Extraction Systems Website Protocol – Nightly Cleaners   Report all difficulties to log-in to website to Website Admin (stacey.brown@wces.email) immediately to have problems rectified.   Before commencing your shift work, ensure one member of the team logs into the website Open assigned project, view project messages and files on main screen Check the…

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