TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2005

BURNABY… The Vancouver-New Westminster and District Building and Construction Trades Council has joined with 18 different construction unions, councils, union service associations, and individuals, to organize a donation with a total value of over $28,000.00 worth of food to the Vancouver Food Bank. The donation, one of the biggest annual contributions to the Food Bank Society, was delivered on December 12, 2005.

“The donation includes over 13,000 individual units or packages of food,” according to Don Doerksen, President of the Vancouver-New Westminster & District BCTC.

Contributions for this year’s Food Bank Drive were received from the: Allied Hydro Council of B.C., BCYT Building & Construction Trades Council, Boilermakers Lodge 359, Bricklayers Local 2, Construction & Specialized Workers’ Union Local 1611, Elevator Constructors Union Local 82, Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Harris, Heat & Frost Insulators Union Local 118, IBEW Local 213, Ironworkers Local 97, Operating Engineers Union Local 115, Pacific Region Maintenance Council, Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 919, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 170, Quality Control Council, Sheet Metal Workers & Roofers Union Local 280, Teamsters Union Local 213 and the Van-New West BCTC.

H.Y. Louie provided the food at wholesale prices and went to their suppliers to substantially increase the overall value of the donation. The Teamsters Local 31 donated the truck to deliver the food.

In anticipation of next year’s collection the Building Trades unions are inviting other labour organizations to pitch in to the Annual Food Bank drive.

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Contact: Don Doerksen (604) 876-5213 or Richard Gordon (604) 432-9300

For further information contact 

the BCYT-BCTC office:  604-291-9020

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