= Above, (I. to r.) are IWA Council chairman Norm Rivard, Steelworkers Canadian
Director Ken Neumann, District 6 Director Wayne Fraser, District 3 Director Steve
Hunt and Irene Bing, office staff member from District 3. Above middle, was Andy
King, head of the Steelworkers’ Health, Safety and Environment Department, and
(r.) Local 1-2174 financial secretary Bob Freer. Right is Local 1-2171 officer Harry
Bains, who will be running in Surrey-Newton for the BC NDP in the May, 2005

election.

PHOTOS BY NORMAN GARCIA

= Above, (I. to r.) were IWA Council Officer Wilf McIntyre, Ontario
Federation of Labour president Wayne Samuelson, and IWA Council chair
Norm Rivard. Right, delegates and officers gave a warm welcome B.C.
NDP leader Carole James. In photo, I. to r. are, Brother McIntyre, Carole
James, David Tones (now Assistant to the Director in District 3) and
Brother Rivard.

= Above (I.) was Duncan, B.C. Local 1-80 officer Brian Butler, who has
since been appointed as the union’s B.C. Coast coordinator for the
Strategic Campaign against Weyerhaeuser. Above, centre were Prince
George Local 1-424 delegates. Above right, were presenters on
Steelworkers communications services. L. to r. are department head
Pat Van Horne and research technician Lesley Stodart. Right, I. to r.
were Steelworkers Local 1-363 president Rick Wangler and Local 1-
2171 president Darrel Wong.

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