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BC Regional Council

updated January 2021 (Regulation 1 of the BC Regional Bylaws)

Regionalization

At the 1997 PSAC National convention the delegates passed a resolution supporting the Regionalization of the union. This established the following regions: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, National Headquarters, Prairies, British Columbia and the North.

Each region is represented on the Alliance Executive Committee by a Regional Executive Vice-President. The 7 REVPs along with the National President and the National Vice-President form the governing body of the Alliance.

The Regional Executive Vice-President for BC is Jamey Mills. He was elected as the PSAC Regional Executive Vice-President for BC in 2017.

Jamey is a long time union leader who began his career as an activist as the Young Workers Coordinator on the PSAC BC Regional Council and as a member of the BC Federation of Labour Young Worker Committee, where he sat on the BC Fed Executive Council. Jamey has held a number of positions within his Local, UTE 20027 - Vancouver Tax Services Office, including Vice-President and Chief Shop Steward. He is the former President of the PSAC Vancouver Area Council, and prior to becoming the Regional Executive Vice-President he served on the PSAC BC Regional Council as Metro Vancouver Coordinator and as Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President.

The BC Regional Council

The B.C. Regional Council is composed of geographic representatives, equity representatives, and a representative each for the National Officers, Directly Chartered Locals and Health & Safety.

All positions on the BC Regional Council are elected from among the membership. The Regional Executive Vice President is a full-time paid position. All other members of the council work in jobs represented by the union and serve the union as volunteers. In addition to chairing the BC Regional Council, the REVP represents BC on the Alliance Executive Committee, the body that runs the union nationally. He also represents the PSAC on the Executive Council of the BC Federation of Labour.

The Regional Councils meets twice a year in person and regularly via conference call to strategize on issues that affect PSAC members in B.C. The minutes of meetings will be posted on this website as well as any upcoming meetings.

If you have any items you wish the council to discuss or if you have any questions or concerns you can contact the REVP by email: revp-bc@psac.com.

Here is a list of the BC Regional Council Members elected at the 2017 BC Regional Convention.

Position Name
Regional Executive Vice President Jamey Mills
A/REVP Todd Smith
Metro Vancouver Coordinator Jennifer Horsley
Metro Vancouver Coordinator Terri Lee
Metro Vancouver Coordinator Marion McLarty
East Fraser Valley Coordinator Antony Paller
West Fraser Valley Coordinator Susie Blyth
Southern Interior Coordinator Karen Sutton
Southern Interior Coordinator Jeanne Olineck
Northeast BC Coordinator  
Northwest BC Coordinator Jill MacNeill
South Island Coordinator Ernest Hooker
South Island Coordinator Patricia Martin
North Island Coordinator Bert Farwell
Aboriginal Equity Coordinator Jenny Macleod
Racially Visible Equity Coordinator  
Members with Disabilities Equity Coordinator Shane Polak
Womens Coordinator Kelly Sidhu
Pride Equity Coordinator  
Health & Safety Coordinator Linda Harding
DCL/Small Separate Employers Coordinator John Davies
National Officers Coordinator Leanne Hughes
Young Workers Coordinator  
Alternates  
2nd Alternate REVP Terri Lee
Young Workers 01 Margaret Humen
Young Workers 02  
MWD 02 Kelly Megyesi
Southern Interior Jenny Anderson
Women Kelly Megyesi
Health & Safety Angela George
South Vancouver Island 01 Astrid Stoker
South Vancouver Island 03 John Davies
North Vancouver Island 01 Vanessa Miller
East Fraser Valley 01 Kirsty Havard
East Fraser Valley 02 Joyce Slett
   
West Fraser Valley 02 Stephen Klaver
   
Northwest BC 01 Nicole Pottle
Aboriginal 02 Karen Sutton
Racially Visible 02 Eamon Myagi
Pride 01  
National Officers 01 Vanessa Miller
COVID-19: PSAC BC Regional Convention postponed
March 13, 2020 - 10:48am •
As the number of reported cases of the coronavirus rise in Canada, it is important that PSAC take precautions and act proactively to safeguard the health and safety of our members, staff, and the Canadian public. In keeping with recommendations from both local and national health authorities, our union has made the difficult decision to suspend activities that would require a large gathering of members. To that end, PSAC Regional Conventions for the NCR, Québec and B.C. have been postponed until further notice.
PSAC statement on the ongoing situation in Wet’suwet’en Territory
February 24, 2020 - 9:28am •
PSAC BC subsidies for delegates to the Canadian Labour Congress Convention
February 18, 2020 - 12:38pm •
The PSAC BC Regional Council is pleased to offer up to five (5) subsidies to PSAC BC members who are delegates to the Canadian Labour Congress Convention which takes place in Vancouver, May 4 to 8 2020. Applicants must be credentialled delegates to the CLC Convention and subsidy amounts will be allocated per Regulation 7 of the PSAC BC Bylaws. Click for more information and an application form. The deadline for receipt of CLC Convention subsidy applications is 4:30PM PT on March 13, 2020.
Request for Raffle Donations for the PSAC B.C. 2020 Regional Convention
February 17, 2020 - 12:05pm •
To all PSAC BC Locals/Branches, DCLs, Components, Area Councils, and Regional Committees,
BC Regional Council meeting minutes and REVP report - January 2020
February 6, 2020 - 3:18pm •
Here is the REVP report, meeting and teleconference call minutes, and meeting agenda presented at the January 2020 PSAC BC Regional Council meeting. Regional Coordinators were not required to make a written report for this meeting.
Thanks to the support of CEIU & PSAC - a message from Kelly Sidhu
December 17, 2019 - 1:46pm •
Kelly Sidhu, PSAC BC Regional Council Women's Coordinator asked us to post this message to members on her behalf. Throughout the year, thanks to both PSAC BC and CEIU BC, as Regional Council Women's Co-ordinator, I have had the honour of working with some awesome people in the union movement and taken part in many events that promote member well being, health and gender equity in the workplace.
Call Out and Guide: 8th PSAC B.C. Regional Triennial Convention – May 1-3, 2020
November 1, 2019 - 9:50am •
Sisters, Brothers and Friends, On behalf of the B.C. Regional Council, I am pleased to announce that the 8th B.C. Regional Triennial Convention of the Public Service Alliance of Canada will be held at the Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2020 under the theme: Making Our Communities Stronger.
BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - September 2019
September 30, 2019 - 2:59pm •
Here are the REVP and Council members' reports, meeting and teleconference call minutes, and meeting agenda presented at the September 2019 PSAC BC Regional Council meeting.
Orange Shirt Day 2019
September 26, 2019 - 1:04pm •
Dear members of our union family: September 30, Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for our union to come together and support Indigenous peoples in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. Orange Shirt Day recognizes all of those who experienced the trauma of residential schools and recommits our union to true national reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. PSAC is committed to work for true reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples of Canada.
Government of Canada removes Harry Stevens’ name from Service Canada office in Vancouver
August 9, 2019 - 3:32pm •
Earlier today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, announced the removal of Harry Stevens’ name from a federal public building in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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