Hancock to seek CUPE National presidency

CUPE BC Executive Board unanimously endorses candidacy BURNABY—CUPE BC’s Executive Board has unanimously endorsed Mark Hancock in his bid for national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, replacing outgoing president Paul Moist, who announced his retirement earlier this week after 12 years at the helm of Canada’s largest union. “Since Brother Moist announced […]

White Rock funnels water in-house

WHITE ROCK – The City of White Rock now owns its own water utility and will be holding a community forum on the subject next week. The City recently voted unanimously to expropriate the system from Edmonton-based EPCOR and operate it in-house using CUPE workers. The City reported that, “While (it) always viewed EPCOR as […]