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As HSA's Team Captain for the 2006 Run for the Cure, I encourage you to support this year's CIBC Run for the Cure, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's most important fundraiser of the year. Runs are being held across British Columbia, and even if there isn't a run in your community, you can help the fight against breast cancer by...

Please check out the variety of courses offered by the Capilano College Labour Studies Program for the Fall of 2006 The instructors and staff are members of unions in British Columbias public sector. In 2005, the Labour Studies program celebrated its 30th anniversary of developing, promoting and offering union education. Participant feedback indicates these courses provide valuable information, and are...

HSA members are invited to attend the official opening for the TELUS Tour for the Cure in Vancouver on Saturday, September 23rd at 11:00 a.m. at Oakridge Centre.The TELUS Tour for the Cure is an informative and interactive exhibit that will travel to communities across British Columbia over the next eight months to promote the value and importance of breast...

There is still room available in HSA's Steward Training Level 1 workshop beginning September 18. Members who need this training should be aware that this is the only time this workshop is scheduled this fall. Please register as soon as possible since space is limited. In addition, Occupational Health and Safety stewards are reminded of the two-day Basic Training Workshop...

HSA members are invited to attend the official opening for the TELUS Tour for the Cure in Burnaby on Monday, September 18th at 11:10 a.m. at Metropolis at Metrotown.The TELUS Tour for the Cure is an informative and interactive exhibit that will travel to communities across British Columbia over the next eight months to promote the value and importance of...

The B.C. Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by the Hospital Employees Union to overturn a decision of the Labour Relations Board to assign union membership of Biomedical Engineering Technologists from HEU to HSA. Biomedical Engineering Technologists maintain specialized hospital equipment at acute care hospitals across the province. The Biomedical Engineering Technologists were designated as health science professionals last year...

HSA members are invited to attend the official opening for the TELUS Tour for the Cure in Abbotsford on Thursday, September 7th at 12:30 p.m. at the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre.The TELUS Tour for the Cure is an informative and interactive exhibit that will travel to communities across British Columbia over the next eight months to promote the value and importance...

HSA members are invited to attend the official opening for the TELUS Tour for the Cure in Chilliwack on Friday, September 1st at 11 a.m. at the Chilliwack Mall.The TELUS Tour for the Cure is an informative and interactive exhibit that will travel to communities across British Columbia over the next eight months to promote the value and importance of...

By James Clancy, President There is a point during the Canadian summer when one starts to think of the fall. It's mid-August and the garden has just peaked. Kids are complaining that they are bored. You can hear the crickets at night. It's a classic Canadian summer. As the fall approaches my thoughts naturally start turning to the return to...

You're invited to join the second annual province wide kick-off event for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure The Survivors' Parade of Hope will be held in seven cities across B.C. on September 9, 2006. The Survivors' Parade of Hope unites breast cancer survivors from around the province's communities on the same day -- demonstrating that...