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Regina - Family Christmas Party

Date:	Saturday, December 1st
Time:	12:00-3:00pm
Location:	Get Air - 1902 Turvey Road, Regina
Details:	Click here for more information (PDF)

  Winnipeg - Family Christmas Party

Date	Sunday, December 9th
Time:	9:30-11:30am
Location:	Kid City – 550 Archibald Street, Winnipeg
Details:	Click here for more information (PDF)

  Thunder Bay - Annual Christmas Party

Date	Friday, December 21st
Time:	6:30-11:00pm
Location:	Victoria Inn - 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay
Details:	Click here for more information (PDF)

Boilermaker All-in-One Fall Protection training will be held in Regina on Tuesday, August 28th. Seats are filling up fast and a second date will be added the next day if required. Please contact Mona or Jason at the Regina office to reserve a seat - (306) 949-4452.

The Local 555 fishing derby will be held on Saturday July 21 and Sunday July 22, 2018 at Lake of the Prairies, Manitoba. Click the link below for all the details including how to register. 2018 Fishing Derby (PDF)

Anyone looking for information to provide to their physician explaining the health risks in the work environment, please click on the link below for a brief four-page booklet with prevention information for workers and a diagnostic toolkit for physicians and primary health providers. Occupational Health Risks for Boilermakers (PDF)

Additional CWB test dates have been scheduled. Please see the training calendar for test dates and call the appropriate hall to book a time!

In 2018, the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers will award a total of $12,000 in scholarships to Canadian students. To be eligible, the applicant must be a son, daughter, legally adopted child or dependent of a member in good standing. Applications are limited to high school seniors who will be entering their first year of academic study at a degree-granting, accredited college or university within one year of their highschool graduation. Applications will be accepted between January 1, 2018 and March 1, 2018. Applications postmarked after the March 1, 2018 deadline cannot be considered. For full scholarship rules and the application form, please click here (PDF).

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Local 555 member Dwayne Robert on December 27, 2017.  To view the obituary, please click here.

New dates have been added for H2S Alive and Boilermaker All-in-One Fall Protection Training as follows. H2S Alive training Winnipeg January 18 Boilermaker All-in-One Fall Protection Winnipeg January 30 January 31 February 1 Regina January 23 January 24 January 25 Please call the appropriate Union Hall to register.

Local 555 offices will be closed from Friday, December 22nd for the Christmas Break and re-opening on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018. Happy & Healthy Holidays.