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Vashi Stugh
Contributing Writer
. JACK. Munro has

” ‘retired for the last time. -

The brash, outspoken
chairman of the Forest
-Alliance of B.C. stepped into
retirement last Friday after-
noon.

to him following the organiza.
“tion’s annual general meeting
at the Hotel Vancouver. He
had chaired the alliance for
“nine years.

His “successor, Gerry

«Martin, started off the tribute |
‘by asking the audience, “How |

can. you not love a left-wing,
union-organizing, cigarctte-
smoking; :.. . Harley-riding,
tough-talking, - coinionated
. SOB like Jack?”
The hour-long tribute was
filled with plenty of jabs at
Munro, stories from his well
sublicized ‘career; and lots of
Gughter from friends and col-
leagues. :

ic Even environmental . pro-
‘gesters staged out front of the
swank Vancouver hotel could-
n’t put-a. damper on spirits
inside.’ Demonstrating against

the destruction of forests for-

~ corporate gain, they were sim-

The alliance held a tribute

Generous grads

ST. Thomas Aquinas high school grads Adam McKechnie, left to right, Michelle Chapman, Mark Labrecque,
Claire Shives and Willie Brisco didn’t go for the limo this year. Instead the teens donated money to help AIDS

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- JACK Munro was hon-
-oured for his rofe with

the Forest Alliance.

ply included in speeches for
Munro.

David Haggard, the forest
workers union president,
joked, “Jack Munro is the only
guy I know to hire his own
groupics to follow him around
outside of every hotel he goes
to.”

Haggard also stated that he
refused to attend anymore
retirement partics for Munro,
referris.g to his previous retire-
ments.

Munro has garnered con-
siderable attention over the
years with his loud, straightfor-

ward comments. ~

He was known as Union
Jack when he headed the
Canadian division of the
International Woodworkers of
America (JWA). He was with
the IWA from 1973 unl his
retirement in 1991.

He joined the Forest
Alliance in 1991, an organiza-
tion created to promote the
interests of the industry, work-
ers and resource communities.

As well, he was a board
member for the fast ferries
project.

As a testament to Munro’s
good humour, former premier
of B.C, and current Minister of
Energy and Mines Dan Miller
commented, “He is a loyal and
devoted friend, and as evi-
dence of this I would point out
that Jack still talks to me
despite the fact that I appoint-
ed him to the board of direc-
tors of B.C. Ferries.”

Munro received the Order
of Canada last year for his con-
tributions to forest workers’
rights.

His move from union pres-
ident to chairman of the
alliance drew sharp criticism
fromm workers who felt that he
was leaving workers’ concern
in favour of joining the indus-
try.

In response to the accusa-

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etires again

tions that he “jumped the
fence,” the 69-year-old West
Vancouver resident asked,
“Where is the God damn
fence?”

He said that IWA members,
corporations, and citizens all
want “a sustainable, healthy,
viable forest industry.”

After Munro's closing
speech, he exited the stage to a
standing ovation. .

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