MEDIA ADVISORY
November 25, 2016
Next May’s provincial election will figure prominently when an expected 1,500 union members from all parts of the province gather in Vancouver for the week-long 57th Convention of the BC Federation of Labour starting November 28.
What: BC Federation of Labour 57th Convention
When: Monday November 28 to Friday December 2
Where: Exhibit Hall A, Vancouver Convention Centre West
Event highlights include:
• BCFED President Irene Lanzinger speaks to delegates Monday at noon;
• Dr. Cindy Blackstock, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada keynote address Tuesday 9:00 am;
• BC NDP leader John Horgan addresses the convention Tuesday at 1:30 pm;
• Wednesday 9:00 am, the premiere of a new video marking the deaths of three Fraser Valley farmworkers and the Golden Tree monument that transformed grief and outrage into a poignant memorial; and
• Also on Wednesday 2:30 pm, the BCFED formally launches its political action campaign for the May 2017 provincial election.
Media attending the convention can register on site in the main lobby outside Exhibition Hall A.
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For more information contact: Stephen Howard, BCFED communications director, 778 879 0707
