Trick or treat and be scary! May you and yours have a Happy Halloween full of candy. Have a safe and fang-tastic night from Local 793! Want to explore some Irish Halloween origins? Read the link here if you dare!
Trick or treat and be scary! May you and yours have a Happy Halloween full of candy. Have a safe and fang-tastic night from Local 793!
Want to explore some Irish Halloween origins? Read the link here if you dare!
Brother Joel Vien, a.k.a Jo Dozer on Facebook, operates a D3 Caterpillar dozer to push and place ballast rock for the future Trillium Line South train tracks in Ottawa. The project is one of three significant extensions to Ottawa’s light rail transit system. Rock excavation is required so the guideway can be widened and allow […]
Brother Joel Vien, a.k.a Jo Dozer on Facebook, operates a D3 Caterpillar dozer to push and place ballast rock for the future Trillium Line South train tracks in Ottawa.
The project is one of three significant extensions to Ottawa’s light rail transit system. Rock excavation is required so the guideway can be widened and allow for the installation of a second track.
Company: SNC Lavalin
Local 793’s Annual Halloween Costume Contest is back! Members, you could win 1 of 3 gift cards by sharing your children’s spooktacular costumes. PRIZES: 1st prize – $200 Amazon gift card 2nd prize – $100 Amazon gift card 3rd prize – $75 Amazon gift card *One gift card will be sent per winning family/household* Email […]
Local 793’s Annual Halloween Costume Contest is back! Members, you could win 1 of 3 gift cards by sharing your children’s spooktacular costumes.
PRIZES:
1st prize – $200 Amazon gift card
2nd prize – $100 Amazon gift card
3rd prize – $75 Amazon gift card
*One gift card will be sent per winning family/household*
Email a photo of your child (youth up to age 16) in costume to communications@iuoelocal793.org no later than Tuesday, November 1st at 11:59 PM. All entries must include the following:
All submissions will be uploaded to our Facebook Group page and winners will be determined by the most “likes”. We hope to see all our members voting!
The voting period will open on Tuesday, Nov 2nd and close Sunday, Nov 5th, 11:59 PM.
Let’s have some skele-fun!
Please be advised that an Officers’ Meeting was held on October 21, 2022, to address the vacant position that resulted from the resignation of Conductor, Brad Sisler, as of September 30, 2022. In accordance with Article XXIV, Subdivision 1, Section (f) of the IUOE Constitution, please be advised of the following appointment: i) Gord Vandevenne […]
Please be advised that an Officers’ Meeting was held on October 21, 2022, to address the vacant position that resulted from the resignation of Conductor, Brad Sisler, as of September 30, 2022.
In accordance with Article XXIV, Subdivision 1, Section (f) of the IUOE Constitution, please be advised of the following appointment:
i) Gord Vandevenne has been appointed as Conductor to complete the term vacated by Brad Sisler.
We are confident that Gord will continue working towards the best interests of Local 793 in his new role.
Fraternally yours,
Mike Gallagher
Business Manager – Local 793
International Vice President
Brother Blake Fairbairn operates a John Deere 750K XLT bulldozer prepping highway 401 lanes for a widening project in Cambridge. Part of the Highway 401 expansion project, estimated at $100 million, has Local 793 member Fairbairn prepping the original three eastbound lanes for paving. The contract looks to widen six lanes to ten, replace the […]
Brother Blake Fairbairn operates a John Deere 750K XLT bulldozer prepping highway 401 lanes for a widening project in Cambridge.
Part of the Highway 401 expansion project, estimated at $100 million, has Local 793 member Fairbairn prepping the original three eastbound lanes for paving.
The contract looks to widen six lanes to ten, replace the Hespeler Road bridges, and rehabilitate the Townline Road underpass and the Wellington County Road 32 underpass.
Brother David Wilson operates a Grove GMK5250L All-Terrain Crane as work continues on The Life-Extension Program at the Bruce Power site. Bruce Power is carrying out its intensive Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project to secure the site’s operation until 2064. The project involves gradually replacing older systems in the company’s eight reactor units during regularly […]
Brother David Wilson operates a Grove GMK5250L All-Terrain Crane as work continues on The Life-Extension Program at the Bruce Power site.
Bruce Power is carrying out its intensive Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project to secure the site’s operation until 2064. The project involves gradually replacing older systems in the company’s eight reactor units during regularly scheduled maintenance outages.
Employer: E.S. Fox Limited
Brother Dave Geno operates a PC3000 tower crane continuing work on the 33-storey residential condo project at 55 Dunlop St., Barrie. These two-tower Debut Waterfront Residences in the heart of Downtown Barrie will reshape the skyline as the first true high-rises in all of Simcoe County. As the city plans to increase the economy and […]
Brother Dave Geno operates a PC3000 tower crane continuing work on the 33-storey residential condo project at 55 Dunlop St., Barrie.
These two-tower Debut Waterfront Residences in the heart of Downtown Barrie will reshape the skyline as the first true high-rises in all of Simcoe County.
As the city plans to increase the economy and cultivate a vibrant downtown core, more residential projects will likely keep popping up, intending to enhance Barrie’s urban growth centre.
Company: Verdi Alliance.
Local 793 retiree Randy Synnott is on-site installing the new transmission watermain from Letitia St. to Wellington St. in Barrie. Brother Synnott hoists pipe/tunnel sections into the shaft by operating a Kobelco CK110G-2, 110-ton crawler crane. The shaft is 36m deep, with the tunnel running at approximately a distance of 160m. The project includes the […]
Local 793 retiree Randy Synnott is on-site installing the new transmission watermain from Letitia St. to Wellington St. in Barrie.
Brother Synnott hoists pipe/tunnel sections into the shaft by operating a Kobelco CK110G-2, 110-ton crawler crane. The shaft is 36m deep, with the tunnel running at approximately a distance of 160m.
The project includes the relocation of the existing storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and distribution watermain impacted by the Ministry of Transportation’s Sunnidale Rd bridge replacement project. The new and relocated watermains will travel under Highway 400 through a new trenchless crossing north of Sunnidale Rd.
GC – North Rock Group
Company: Ward & Burke
Back to school is fast approaching, and that means new bursary applications. Enter the GPMC and NMC Canada Educational Bursary contest and you could win 1 of 25 available $2,000 bursaries! Applications are open on September 1, 2022. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2022. This contest is open to students currently attending post-secondary […]
Back to school is fast approaching, and that means new bursary applications. Enter the GPMC and NMC Canada Educational Bursary contest and you could win 1 of 25 available $2,000 bursaries!
Applications are open on September 1, 2022. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2022.
This contest is open to students currently attending post-secondary school full-time for the 2022-2023 academic year. Available to union members’ dependants whose local union has, within its jurisdiction, a General Presidents’ Maintenance Agreement or National Maintenance Agreement.
Support your child’s education today! Visit www.gpmccanada.com for more information.
October 10th marks World Mental Health Day – an opportunity to shift our awareness to the importance of mental health while working together to break the stigma around the topic. Local 793 recognizes that mental health challenges are just as real as any physical malady. That’s why we work hard to ensure our health benefit […]
October 10th marks World Mental Health Day – an opportunity to shift our awareness to the importance of mental health while working together to break the stigma around the topic.
Local 793 recognizes that mental health challenges are just as real as any physical malady. That’s why we work hard to ensure our health benefit plan continues to provide industry-leading services to members. This year’s theme is making mental health for all a global priority. By talking today and reaching out to our Brothers and Sisters, we can achieve this goal.
Don’t be afraid to take advantage of all the services available to Local 793 members and their loved ones through Members Health, where you can speak confidentially with a doctor at any time. You are not alone.
In Solidarity,
IUOE Local 793
