The local 2007 executive meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 5:30 PM at White Spot, located at 1770 Main Street, Penticton. 

COMPONENT 1: Corrections and Sheriff Services

LOCAL: 104

DATE: Thursday, March 12, 2026

TIME: General Meeting: 6:30 – 8:00 pm (Option to attend via Zoom Meeting)

PLACE: Fraser Valley Area Office

8555 198A Street, Langley

TO: All BCGEU Local 1203 Members

RE: Local 1203 General Meeting

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 18 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM

PLACE: Lower Mainland Area Office – Squamish Room & Via Zoom

(link to follow) – #130 - 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver

Hello 1203 Members!

You are all invited to our Local 1203 Annual General Meeting. Below you will find the Agenda for the meeting, as well as a link to the Zoom meeting should you wish to attend the meeting virtually. Please note, there is additional information below about the BCGEU office and parking if you are attending in person.

Pizza dinner will be served at 6:00pm and the meeting will start shortly after at the Lower Mainland Area office. The Zoom meeting will be opened up shortly after 6:00pm for those attending virtually. If you will be attending the meeting in person, please RSVP no later than 3pm on Friday, March 13th, please RSVP BELOW. In the 'Additional Info' section, please indicate whether you are attending virtually or in person. Please complete the dietary section only if you will be attending in person.

Agenda

 1. Call to Order

2. First Nations Acknowledgment

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Approval of Minutes

5. Business Arising from the Minutes

6. New Business

a. Union Observers

b. Article 13- Education

7. Reports

a. Component

b. Steward Committee

c. Local Chairperson

d. Cross Component

8. Good & Welfare

9. Next Meeting – Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Accommodations Education Night

10. Adjournment

 Zoom Information: To be sent out 

In Person Attendance – Office and Parking Information:

If you plan to attend the meeting in person, the BCGEU office is across the street from Renfrew Skytrain Station in the Broadway Tech Complex (#130 – 2920 Virtual Way). If you are travelling by car, please park on the street as the underground parkade is locked in the evenings. When you arrive at the office, please proceed to ground level (two floors up from street level) and down the hall to the BCGEU meeting rooms. You can then press the intercom to be let in.

Please note, mask use is now optional in our buildings, including in common areas and meeting rooms. Please be reminded that no one should attend BCGEU buildings if they have active cold or flu-like symptoms.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

 In Solidarity,

Jennifer Elkabbany
Local 1203 Chairperson

Stacey Graham
Staff Representative

TO: All BCGEU Local 1203 Members

RE: Local 1203 General Meeting

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 18 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM

PLACE: Lower Mainland Area Office – Squamish Room & Via Zoom

(link to follow) – #130 - 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver

Hello 1203 Members!

You are all invited to our Local 1203 Annual General Meeting. Below you will find the Agenda for the meeting, as well as a link to the Zoom meeting should you wish to attend the meeting virtually. Please note, there is additional information below about the BCGEU office and parking if you are attending in person.

Pizza dinner will be served at 6:00pm and the meeting will start shortly after at the Lower Mainland Area office. The Zoom meeting will be opened up shortly after 6:00pm for those attending virtually. If you will be attending the meeting in person, please RSVP no later than 3pm on Friday, March 13th, please RSVP HERE. In the 'Additional Info' section, please indicate whether you are attending virtually or in person. Please complete the dietary section only if you will be attending in person.

Agenda

 1. Call to Order

2. First Nations Acknowledgment

3. Approval of Agenda

4. Approval of Minutes

5. Business Arising from the Minutes

6. New Business

a. Union Observers

b. Article 13- Education

7. Reports

a. Component

b. Steward Committee

c. Local Chairperson

d. Cross Component

8. Good & Welfare

9. Next Meeting – Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Accommodations Education Night

10. Adjournment

 Zoom Information: To be sent out 

In Person Attendance – Office and Parking Information:

If you plan to attend the meeting in person, the BCGEU office is across the street from Renfrew Skytrain Station in the Broadway Tech Complex (#130 – 2920 Virtual Way). If you are travelling by car, please park on the street as the underground parkade is locked in the evenings. When you arrive at the office, please proceed to ground level (two floors up from street level) and down the hall to the BCGEU meeting rooms. You can then press the intercom to be let in.

Please note, mask use is now optional in our buildings, including in common areas and meeting rooms. Please be reminded that no one should attend BCGEU buildings if they have active cold or flu-like symptoms.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

 In Solidarity,

Jennifer Elkabbany
Local 1203 Chairperson

Stacey Graham
Staff Representative

This training is for Local 405 Executive and Stewards.

Lunch will be provided so please list if you have any dietary restrictions.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday March 26, 2026 at 9:30am.

You are invited to attend a one-day Enhanced Steward training for all Local 402 Stewards and Local Executives. This full-day event is intended to build steward confidence and solidarity. The day is also a chance for stewards to get to know each other, the opportunity to discuss problems specific to Local 402 and to share strategies for addressing worksite issues.

Date: Friday, April 17, 2026

Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Location: BCGEU Office, 106-1650 Terminal Ave North, Nanaimo

(Please park in designated BCGEU parking spots.)

You will not lose any pay as we pay your wage for the day, and your lunch is covered as well as any mileage and/or hotel, meals or childcare you may incur. You are an important part of the Union and training is important to properly represent your members.

Register no later than March 27, 2026. Once you have registered for the course, please request the leave from your employer as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the office at 1‑800‑667‑1997.

Area 05 - Kamloops - CCC Strategic Planning Day.

This only open for those on the Area05 CCC Committee.

Wednesday April 29, 2026 from 9am - 5pm at the Delta Hotel, 540 Victoria St., Kamloops.

Lunch will be provided so please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.

For LOA's please let us know how many hours you need it for, not the time you work and if you need differential.

If you are from out of town let us know if you need a hotel for the night before.

We look forward to seeing you.

This advanced training is for Local 1705 Stewards and Local Executive.

Stewards will leave feeling more confident, effective in their role and skillful in their interactions with members and the Employer.

Lunch will be provided so please list your dietary restrictions.

For your Leave Of Absence (LOA) please give us your paid hours, not the times you work, and if you have differential.

If you are from out of town please let us know if you will need a hotel the night before the course. 

Once we know where the course will be held an email will go out to everyone prior to the course.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 9:30am.

This advanced training is for Local 305 and 1305 Stewards and Local Executive.

Stewards will leave feeling more confident, effective in their role and skillful in their interactions with members and the Employer.

There will be a special guest Anjeanette Dawson (Indigenous education officer) who will facilitate in the following topics: 

Pre-contact (what types of resources did Indigenous people have available prior to contact, housing, transportation, culture, language, plants, medicine may be a part of it) Colonization, (timeline of events during colonization and the impacts) Residential School (the history of what the children experienced when attending Residential School, and the impacts, how many schools were in Canada, the apprehension of the children)

Lunch will be provided so please list your dietary restrictions.

For your Leave Of Absence (LOA) please give us your paid hours, not the times you work, and if you have a shift differential.

If you are from out of town please let us know if you will need a hotel the night before the course. 

Once we know where the course will be held an email will go out to everyone prior to the course.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday May 21, 2026 at 9:00am.

This advanced training is for Local 705 Stewards and Local Executive.

Stewards will leave feeling more confident, effective in their role and skillful in their interactions with members and the Employer.

Lunch will be provided so please list your dietary restrictions.

For your Leave Of Absence (LOA) please give us your paid hours, not the times you work, and if you have differential.

If you are from out of town please let us know if you will need a hotel the night before the course. 

Once we know where the course will be held an email will go out to everyone prior to the course.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:30am.