Local 258 would like to thank all those who participated in the recent union elections, held by mail ballot and counted at the union’s offices on Monday, May 31, 2010.
President Michelle Laurie would also like to extend thanks to the Election Board – Ken McEwen (Judge); Brian Haugen, Jack Scoles, Dan Giesbrecht Sr., Ted Groves, Rick Gerrard, Klaus Kraft and Burke Lundy (all Tellers) for the time they volunteered to count the ballots. It is an onerous but critical job, and they carried it out efficiently and professionally – on behalf of all the members, thanks to them all for their ongoing commitment to their union!
Union Officers Business Manager & Financial Secretary: Candidates: Doug McKay, Ben Blanchette Successful Candidate: Doug McKay President: Michelle Laurie (Acclaimed) Vice President: Tony Brand (Acclaimed) Treasurer: Larry Byhre (Acclaimed) Recording Secretary: Candidates: Dale Haines, Doug Hill, Leon Arishenkoff Successful candidate in runoff election:
Dale Haines | Unit #1 - North Coast Unit #1 covers the geographical area from Burns Lake to the west and north of Bella Coola. Unit Chair: Klaus Kraft (Acclaimed) Unit Vice Chair: Shane Zemenchik (Acclaimed) Unit Recorder: Chad Watrich (Acclaimed) Unit Executive Members:
Brian Cline (Acclaimed)
Andy Andersen (Acclaimed) |
Unit #2 - Central Interior Unit #2 covers the geographical area east of Burns Lake and north of 100 Mile House, including Bella Coola. Unit Chair: Gerald Pope (Acclaimed) Unit Vice Chair: Ed McEwen (Acclaimed) Unit Recorder: Carolyn Lawrence (Acclaimed) Unit Executive Members:
Travis Koehn (Acclaimed) Mike Mant (Acclaimed) | Unit #3 - Southern Interior Unit #3 covers the Southern Interior including the Kootenays. Unit Chair: Colin Kenney (Acclaimed) Unit Vice Chair: Candidates: Trevor Williams, Dean Kotaras Successful Candidate: Trevor Williams Unit Recorder: David Berard (Acclaimed) Unit Executive Members:
Ross Mackintosh (Acclaimed) Davin Zobel (Acclaimed) |
Unit #4 - Vancouver Island Unit #4 covers Vancouver Island. Unit Chair: Candidates: Tom Greenwell, Paul Hulme Successful Candidate: Tom Greenwell Unit Vice Chair: Fred Ruttan (Acclaimed) Unit Recorder: Mike Pereszlenyi Unit Executive Members:
No Candidates for both positions | Unit #5 - Greater Vancouver Unit 5 covers the geographical area that includes the Sunshine Coast and the Lower Mainland, north of the Fraser River to Powell River and east to Pitt River. Unit Chair: Candidates: Cathy Tagseth, Mark Davison Successful Candidate: Cathy Tagseth Unit Vice Chair: Chris Soles (Acclaimed) Unit Recorder: Burke Lundy (Acclaimed) Unit Executive Members:
No Candidates for both positions |
Unit #6 - Fraser Valley Unit #6 covers the geographical area of the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley south of the Fraser River and east from Pitt Meadows to Hope. Unit Chair: Karen Porter (Acclaimed) Unit Vice Chair: Chris Carter (Acclaimed) Unit Recorder: Rick Gerrard (Acclaimed) Unit Executive Members:
Tim Mitchell (Acclaimed) Walter Goodwin (Acclaimed) | |
