Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

Call Letter: 4th Triennial British Columbia Regional Convention, April 18-20 2008

The British Columbia Regional Convention of the Public Service Alliance of Canada will be held at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver at 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, from Friday, April 18 to Sunday, April 20.

Delegates to the B.C. Regional Convention will be elected based on Section 9 of the B.C. Regional Council By-Laws and Regulation 1 (below).

Information on funding available to delegates will be provided under separate cover.

The following positions will be elected at the B.C. Regional Convention (subject to any by-law changes)

• The Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP)
• The Alternate REVP

Geographic Coordinators to be elected:

• North Vancouver Island 1 (one)
• South Vancouver Island 2 (two)
• Northern B.C. 2 (two)
• Okanagan/Kootenay 2 (two)
• Fraser Valley 2 (two)
• Metro Vancouver 3 (three)

Constituency coordinators to be elected:

• Women 1 (one)
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered 1 (one)
• Racially Visible 1 (one)
• Aboriginal 1 (one)
• Members with Disabilities 1 (one)
• Directly Chartered Locals/small Separate Employer Units 1 (one)
• National Officers 1 (one)
• Youth (under 30 years of age)
  1 (one)
• Health and Safety 1 (one)

Delegate s/election:

• Equity delegates: One delegate will be elected from each of the following equity groups: Racially visible; aboriginal; lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual; and members with a disability.
• Youth delegates: Three delegates will be elected amongst youth members.
• Directly chartered locals/small separate employers: One delegate will be elected from amongst the applicable locals. (We will contact the affected locals.)
• Mail-out ballots will be sent out once the nominations have been closed.
  To nominate or be nominated you must be a member in good standing.

Timelines:

• Nomination forms for above-mentioned delegates must be received by the REVP Office by January 14th, 2008.
• Ballots for Delegate elections will take place in January/February 2008
• Please note that Local and Component delegates will be s/elected within the Locals and Components, and therefore the nomination forms do not apply. We will be contacting Locals directly to confirm their delegate entitlements.
• Please also note that Area Council, Regional Women’s Committee, and B.C. Human Rights Committee delegates will be s/elected within their respective constituencies.
• We ask that names of delegates be provided to our office by February 15th, 2008.
• Resolutions to the B.C. Regional Convention must be received by the REVP Office by February 15th, 2008. We welcome resolutions written in clear language format.

Attachments:

• Section 9 of the By-laws
• Regulation 1
• Nomination Form

For further information or assistance contact:

Kay Sinclair, BC REVP or Dellie Lidyard, Assistant to the REVP

302 – 5238 Joyce St. 604-430-0191 (phone)
Vancouver, B.C. V5R 6C9 604-430-0194 (fax)
email : revp-bc@psac.com 1-866-811-7700 (toll free)

We look forward to our 4th Triennial B.C. Convention - we see it as a forum for advocating for quality public services, advancing the rights of PSAC members, advocating for and with allies in the community, and perhaps even having some fun.