= 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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