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BC Community Discussions to Build a Future that Works

Map of British Columbia showing tour stopsWe're coming to a community near you this spring for a province-wide discussion hosted by the BCFED, our member unions and your local Labour Council.

Our environment and economy are changing. Our jobs and the communities we live in are being hit hard.

Nobody's immune from the impacts: workplace closures, wildfire evacuations, cold stress on construction sites, heat stress in schools and restaurant kitchens, and much more.

We need a meaningful plan to tackle these urgent issues affecting our families, our communities and our livelihoods — a plan that puts workers front and centre, and leaves nobody behind. And to do it right, we need to hear from you:

  • What impacts are you facing in your work and your community from the changing environment and economy?
  • How can we protect existing jobs, develop new ones, and build our communities, while at the same time protecting, preserving and sustaining the natural environment?
  • What should be the role of labour unions in advancing our environmental, economic and social goals?

Please come to a community discussion near you, to help develop a worker and community-centred Climate Justice and Jobs Plan for BC. Join us to build a future that works for you, your community and future generations.

Community town halls

Each town hall runs from 5:30–8:00 pm.
We'll provide a light dinner at 5:30 pm.

Northern BC

Register by May 9

21 MayPrince George
22 MayTerrace
23 MayPrince Rupert

Vancouver Island/
Sunshine Coast

Register by May 10

3 JuneNanaimo
4 JuneCampbell River
5 JuneGibsons

Southern BC

Register by May 17

9 JuneAbbotsford
10 JuneKamloops
11 JuneKelowna
12 JuneTrail
13 JuneCranbrook

Sign up for your nearest town hall

Attention energy and resource workers

We know that energy and resource workers are bearing the brunt of these changes, so we invite you to attend a small focus group or interview in your community if you work in these sectors. Please contact Trish at tgarner@bcfed.ca to sign up.

As well as the communities listed above, we'll be coming to Burns Lake, Cumberland, Duncan, Elk Valley, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Houston, Kitimat, Merritt, Port Alberni, Princeton, Sparwood, Vanderhoof and Vernon — and we'll wrap up in Chilliwack for our Regional Conference in mid-June.