Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

PSAC SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND DISTRICT AREA COUNCIL - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES September 19, 2006 -PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Members Present:

• Nick Humphreys – UEW 20169
• Peter Neelands – NRU 20088
• John Rumsby – UTE 20028
• Todd Genereux – UNDE 21011
• Cindy Little – UTE 20028
• Graeme Goodmanson – UEW 20169
• Louise Richard – NAT 20088
• Renée Young – UCTE 20220
• Dave Jackson – Regional Rep

Download the Southern Vancouver Island & District Area Council AGM minutes, Sept 19 2006 (pdf) or continue reading below.

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Via South Vancouver Island Area Council

Help ensure sustainable, local jobs and sustainability in BC’s forests!

• Saturday September 16, 2006, Victoria BC
• 11:30AM
• Meet at Centennial Square by City Hall (Pandora and Broad St.), then march down Government Street to Legislative Buildings
• 12 noon - 1:30PM
• Rally at Legislative Buildings with PPWC, Steelworkers, B.C. Federation of Labour, Save Our Valley Alliance, Youbou Timberless Society, WCWC, Sierra Club, NDP, Green Party

PSAC SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND DISTRICT AREA COUNCIL MINUTES Aug 15, 2006 - Special Bylaws Meeting, PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Present:

• Nick Humphreys – UEW 20169
• Wayne Little – UTE 20028
• Sara Cousins- UTE 20028
• Todd Genereux – UNDE 21011
• Cindy Little – UTE 20028
• Rosemary MacKenzie RO/Admin.

Regrets:

• Renée Young – UCTE 20220
• Pat Maxwell – UNDE 21008
• Jack Gale – GSU 20001
• Dave Jackson – Regional Rep

Sister Cindy Little, President & Sister Renée Young, Secretary

Please note, due to an out of region work assignment and annual leave the PSAC Victoria Regional Office will be closed from Tuesday August 8th to Friday August 11th inclusive.

If you have an emergency during that time period please contact the PSAC Vancouver Regional Office at 1-800-663-1655.

In Solidarity, Dave Jackson & Rosemary MacKenzie

This is to inform you that the members of COPE 15 working at Island Savings Credit Union in Shawnigan Lake, Mill Bay and Duncan commenced strike action on Saturday July 15th. If you are in the area between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00 pm please drop by and give them your support.

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PSAC Southern Vancouver Island District Council Minutes, June 20, 2006: Regular General Meeting

PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Members Present:

• Peter Neelands – NRU
• Louise Richard – NAT 20088
• Graham Goodmanson – UEW 20169
• Nick Humphreys – UEW 20169
• Sara Cousins- UTE 20028
• Todd Genereux – UNDE 21011
• Pat Maxwell – UNDE 21008
• Cindy Little – UTE 20028
• Rosemary MacKenzie RO/Admin.
• Janelle Ho-Shing, Organizer

Continue reading below, or download the Southern Vancouver and District Area Council minutes, June 20 2006 (pdf).

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Thanks to Nick Humphreys, BC Regional Council member, for forwarding us an update on two of the projects in BC funded by the Social Justice Fund.

The Victoria Street Newz has just published their 13^th issue: July 2006 (available soon on their website), which contains an excellent article about the PSAC’s support of Native land claims. Their mission is to provide a voice and income opportunities for economically marginalized and/or socially disadvantaged people in the greater Victoria area while at the same time offering employable skills training, increased self-esteem, confidence, and pride in accomplishments. Click to visit their website.

Also in Victoria, Liveable Income For Everyone is continuing their Community Education to Make Poverty History project which aims to increase poverty education and to create social solidarity in order to “Make Poverty History” with a universal Guaranteed Livable Income. They also are planning to make a presentation to an upcoming Area Council meeting. Click for a project update.

BC Human Rights Committee Minutes of May 10, 2006 meeting

In attendance:

• Vancouver RO: Tracy Shudo (chair), Sanda Turner, Rex Go, Deanna Wilson, Parveen Deepak, Monica Urrutia (PSAC staff – minutes)
• via teleconference: Floyd Knelsen, Todd Harding, Craig Langston, Carolyn McGillivray

Regrets: Sargy Chima (there were telephone difficulties), Mandi Schubert, Katie Kassam, Carol Pegura, Ravinder Kunar

Download the May 10th BC Human Rights Committee meeings minutes, or continue reading below.

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Funding anti-poverty initiatives in Canada is one of five priority areas for the PSAC’s Social Justice Fund. As part of this the SJF funds initiatives that support a closer collaboration between union members and low income groups in the community, particularly activities that are part of anti-poverty coalitions at the community level.

One of the projects the SJF has funded in BC is the Bread & Roses Collective, a registered not-for-profit society created to support the Victoria Street Newz community newspaper and other projects. The Victoria Street Newz mission is to provide a voice and income opportunities for economically marginalized and/or socially disadvantaged people, while at the same time offering employable skills training, increased self-esteem, confidence, and pride in accomplishments.

Street Newz vendors live on a low income and sign a code of conduct agreeing to be friendly and sober while at work. They pay $.50 for each paper, and sell them by donation at various locations in Victoria’s Downtown, Esquimalt and Saanich. They’re essentially self employed, working as much or as little as they’d like, and free to spend the money they earn as they please. Click for profiles of some of the vendors. Here are the Street Newz issues to date.

Visit the Street Newz website for more information and to read the Street Newz back issues.

Gary was an honourable and courageous member of the PSAC team, he fought the fight for his members and our Union, his legacy will live on for the Firefighters of DND, as all those allowances were achieved while he was the member of the Table 2 Bargaining team. For those of us that worked with Gary, he will be long remembered and he will remain an inspiration to all Trade Unionists that knew of him.

-Garry Fraser, UNDE 21013

Mass will held at 12 noon on Friday March 24th at St. Patrick’s RC Church, 2060 Haultain in Victoria.

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PSAC Southern Vancouver Island Area Council meeting minutes, March 21, 2006 - Regular General Meeting, PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Members Present:

• Graeme Goodmanson UEW 20169
• Mandi Schubert NH&WU 20017
• Peter Neelands NRU 20088
• Jack Gale GSU 20001
• Cindy Little UTE 20028
• Gil Hodges UNDE 21013
• Wayne Little UTE 20028
• Louise Richard NAT 20088
• Beverley Johnson NH&WU 20017
• Heather Brooker National Component
• Todd Genereux UNDE 21011

• Rosemary Mackenzie RO/Admin.
• Dave Jackson Regional Rep

Download the March 21st SVI Area Council meeting minutes (pdf), or read below.

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Youth Now Volunteer Leadership Awards: Every year the Victoria United Way holds a gala event to recognize the amazing contributions youth make to our community. Individuals and groups from ages 11 through 24 who have provided extraordinary community service are nominated, with 4 individual awards and a group award.

• Do you know a youth (or group of youth) ages 11-24 who goes above and beyond what’s expected of them?
• Do they inspire other youth?

Now is the time to recognize the outstanding efforts of your peers, students, neighbours, and community leaders.

Visit unitedwayvictoria.bc.ca for full details and a nomination form, the deadline is April 14, 2006, 4pm

Speaker Series: Ron Carr, Strategic Change and Organization Development Services, Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada

See below for an outline of the presentation.

• Vancouver, March 22, 9:00 - 10:30, Segal Graduate School of Business, 500 Granville Street (corner of Granville) Event Room 1500, Main Floor
• Victoria, March 23, 9:00 - 10:30, Hotel Grand Pacific, Denman Room, 2nd Floor

There is no fee to attend these sessions. For registration please go to: http://pfc.gc.ca “Calendar of Events”

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PSAC SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND DISTRICT AREA COUNCIL MINUTES

January 10, 2006,Regular General Meeting, PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Members Present:

• Mandi Schubert NHWU 20017
• Renee Young UCTE 20220
• Cindy Little UTE 20028
• Pat Maxwell UNDE 21008
• Nick Humphreys UEW 20169
• Sara Cousins UTE 20028

Download the SVI Area Council minutes or read below

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BC Human Rights Committee Minutes of February 8, 2006 meeting

In attendance:

• in Vancouver RO: Craig Langston (chair), Carol Pegura, Kim Forster, Monica Urrutia (PSAC staff – did minutes for this meeting)
• via teleconference: Sargy Chima, Kathleen Kassam, Floyd Knelsen, Bruce Clark
• via teleconference in Victoria RO: Mandi Schubert, Pat Maxwell, Randi Mutz, Louise Richard, Beverly Johnson
• Regrets: Deanna Wilson, Terri Lee, Carolyn McGillivray, Sanda Turner, Steve Houston

Download the HRC meeting minutes or read more below.

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Thanks to Nick Humphreys, BC Regional Council member for forwarding us an update on the Make Poverty History fund, and an update on one of the projects in BC funded by the Social Justice Fund.

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Livable Income For Everyone, one of the projects the PSAC Social Justice Fund is sponsoring in BC, is presenting two documentary films discussing homelessness in Victoria. There will be an introduction by Cindy L’Hirondelle about the Guaranteed Livable Income project.

• When: Monday January 30th starting at 6:30pm
• Where: Harry Hickman Building (HHB) 105
• Cost: FREE!

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PSAC-BC Human Rights Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 12, 2006

In Attendance: Monica (staff), Kim, Carol (minutes), Tracy (chair), Craig, Sanda, Parveen, Deanna (food), Velna. By telephone: Floyd, Mandi (VIHRC), Kate Kassam (VIHRC), Louise Richard (VIHRC), Beverly Johnson (VIHRC)

Regrets: Lana M., Teresa W., Kay S., Francine B., Lucero B., Christine D.

Tracy opened the meeting, and we had a round of introductions.

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