It’s not every day that someone wins recognition for doing what they love, but that’s exactly what happened to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Local 2034 member Patrick Leask when he won the National Indigenous Coaching Award. “It meant so much just to be nominated. I was really surprised, and then even more so to receive the award,”…
MoreIBEW Upgrades to Ontario War Memorial Were Professional, Personal
For nearly a century, a statue representing a World War I Canadian Army soldier — affectionately known as “Tommy” — has famously stood at attention and largely undisturbed in Sarnia, Ontario’s Veterans Park. But after someone vandalized the statue last year, IBEW members from this city on Lake Huron’s southern shore took charge of the…
MoreSeason’s Greetings
Sisters and Brothers: Last year when I wrote my holiday wishes I talked about 2020 being a year like no other; we were in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic with many areas of our country either shut down or headed in that direction. While 2021 did offer some promise with the role out of…
MoreSkilled Trades Certification Returns to B.C.
After nearly two decades without any official standard, skilled trades certification is coming back to British Columbia. “I cannot understate the importance of bringing compulsory certification back to B.C.,” said First District International Vice President Thomas Reid. “We’re seeing other jurisdictions in Canada trying to go the opposite direction and B.C.’s failed experiment should be…
MoreRemembrance Day Message
Greetings: Originally called “Armistice Day”, Remembrance Day was first observed throughout the British Commonwealth in 1919. It was held to pay tribute to the end of the First World War through the signing of the Armistice Agreement on November 11, 1918 at 11 am. Armistice Day was held on the Monday during the week in…
More2021 Cash Draw Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of the second $5,000 draw and the final Grand Prize Cash draw; both tickets were drawn live on the IBEW Canada Facebook page at the IBEW, First District Office on Monday, November 1st, 2021 in Mississauga, ON. The winners are as follows: The winner of the second $5,000…
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