Tues. Jan. 27 – MVA Transit Forum

Location: Holy Trinity Cathedral Hall- 514 Carnarvon St. in New Westminster

Time: Tues. Jan. 27 – 6 pm to 8 pm

Public transit service levels in the Lower Mainland have remained practically unchanged over the past seven years. In that same period demand has soared.

Metro Vancouver residents will be asked to vote on a 0.5 per cent hike in B.C.’s Provincial Sales Tax to fund new transit projects, in a referendum this March. The referendum is seeking a public decision on the transportation funding measures identified by the Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council. The Mayor’s funding plan advocates for more transit routes, more buses and HandyDART vans, more options for cyclists, and increased service all over the region.

Metro Vancouver Alliance members committed to campaigning vigorously for a Yes vote on this referendum. We are campaigning to get Metro Vancouver residents’ transit needs met.

As part of this campaign, we invite you and members of your community to our first Transit Forum on Tuesday, January 27.

If you live or work in the New Westminster/Burnaby area we encourage you to come. We’ll be discussing the upcoming transit referendum and working in groups to build relationships in the community and develop strategies to ensure that the referendum passes, and transit in the region receives increased funding.

It’s important to everyone in Metro Vancouver that this referendum passes – join us and help make this happen! Help spread the word.

 

Important update for CUPE Family Skate this Saturday

For those members who have registered for the party this weekend:

Due to an electrical fire at Bill Copeland Sports Centre yesterday afternoon, the ability to make ice has been compromised.

Sorry, the ice skating portion of the evening has been cancelled.

The upper lobby activities are still going on……The Purple Pirate Children’s Show, Cookie Decorating, Face Painting, Balloon Twisting, Refreshments and of course a visit from Santa!

Metro Vancouver Alliance training in January

There will be a training opportunity with the MVA at the end of January. Free of charge to our members. Come to the January Membership meeting to hear Deborah Littman talk about what CUPE 23 being a member of the Metro Vancouver Alliance means for us.

leadership-institute-Jan 2015 (new form)

Map of location – Leadership Institute @ Capilano U

Link to RSVP

Help our delegates prepare for the National Sector conference

Next week 9 members will be attending the first ever CUPE National Sector Council conference. In our local we represent 3 different sectors – Municipal, Library and Emergency Services. If you are aware of new, emerging or growing issues in the sector in which you work, please share them with our delegates so that they can bring them to the conference. Send by email to the office – admin@cupe23.ca For more info about the conference, go to this link: http://cupe.ca/event/national-sector-council-conference