View as PDF Greetings: Thank you to all who have attended our webinars and have provided feedback. We’re excited to announce our next webinar titled, “Financial Literacy”. We know Canadians need Knowledge, Tools and Advice to make confident financial decisions about their money. During this time, financial health is increasingly more important and top of…
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Canada Day Message
Greetings: While we are very grateful to live in a country where we enjoy many privileges, we must acknowledge that these privileges aren’t equitably distributed. The recent news of the discovery of remains and unmarked graves from residential schools has shone a much needed light on Canada’s dark history and our horrible treatment of Indigenous…
MoreIBEW Mourns Discovery of Unmarked Graves
June 25, 2021 IBEW Mourns Discovery of Unmarked Graves Near Former Residential School in Saskatchewan We are deeply saddened by the news of the discovery of unmarked graves by the Cowessess First Nation. On Thursday, June 24, an initial discovery of 751 unmarked graves were made near the former Marieval Residential School which was in…
MoreIBEW Applauds the Appointment of Hassan Yussuff to the Senate
June 22, 2021 IBEW Applauds the Appointment of Hassan Yussuff to the Senate IBEW International Vice-President for the First District (Canada), Tom Reid, issued the following statement in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement of today’s Senate appointments which includes the past President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Hassan Yussuff. “I applaud Prime Minister…
MoreSupport for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
With the recent news that the remains of 215 children were found at a former Indigenous school site in Kamloops, British Columbia, much needed attention is being drawn to the dark history of how Indigenous Peoples were treated in Canada. We owe it to those who have suffered to educate ourselves on not only the…
MoreCongratulatory Message from IVP Reid – Brother Jonathan Lamoine
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) First District is proud to announce that Brother Jonathan Lemoine has been elected by the Indigenous Workers Caucus at the 29th Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) as the alternate to the position of Indigenous Equity Vice-President. Brother Lemoine is a member of IBEW Local 353 in…
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