Events our members have attended:
November 11, 2022: Remembrance Day at the Enfield Cenotaph, where NSGEU Unit Chair Corinne Carey and IAMAW Grand Lodge Rep Matt Barnable laid the wreath on behalf of the members of LL2797.
April 28, 2022: National Day of Mourning Ceremony at Province House in Halifax attended by Vice-President Janet Baker, Grand Lodge Rep Matt Barnable, and Communicator Zita Hildebrandt. Also at the ceremony: Tony Tracy, the Atlantic Rep for the CLC and Bea Bruske, CLC President.
November 11, 2021: Corinne Carey, NSGEU Unit Chair, and Zita Hildebrandt, LL2797 Communicator, attend the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Enfield Cenotaph to lay a wreathe on behalf of the members of LL2797.
June 4-6, 2019: IAM Communications Conference “Voice Activation” in Las Vegas. Attended by Holly Fraughton and Zita Hildebrandt. Click here to view a special, live audience edition of Activate L!ve recorded at the conference.
April 3-6, 2019: IAM Women’s Conference “Women Rising: Unite the Fight” in Las Vegas attended by Sarah Covey and Kelly Ritcey. Read the article: Two IAM Canadian Sisters honoured at the 2019 IAM Women’s Conference.
May 27, 2019: Organizing Conference in Winnipeg on the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike. Read the article: 100th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike.
July 28, 2018: Local 2797 BBQ at the Menzies Office by the airport. We cooked up about 100 burgers and hot dogs, raised $51.15 for Feed Nova Scotia, collected some food donations for them as well, and sold a bunch of raffle tickets for the 2018 Harley Davidson 115th Anniversary Street Glide Edition motorcycle. Thanks to everyone who helped with the cooking and the eating!
