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COMMUNITY EVENTS
ACROSS THE PROVINCE The BCNU Campaign Bus crisscrossed the province this summer, with the union on hand at many community events from Victoria Day to Labour Day. BCNU members provided free blood pressure and blood glucose testing and participated in parades and rallies. BCNU President Debra McPherson attended many of these activities and was grateful for the opportunity to meet with so many members one-on-one. “It’s clear that our members love their communities, and it was wonderful to see how much the public respect and value the work our members do,” she says.
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1. Blood Pressure and blood glucose testing in Castlegar August 31, Jessie Renzie monitors a member of the public while West Kootenay chair Lorne Burkart looks on. 2. Vancouver Pride August 4, (l-r) Alida Fernhout (white shirt), Simon Fraser Steward Liaison Jereme Bennett and Kevin Sargent at the BCNU booth. 3. Members fly the flag at Vancouver Pride. 4. Penticton Peachfest Parade Aug 10, (l-r) BCNU President Debra McPherson, Deb Duperreault, Gail O’Grady, Interior Health LPN rep Janet Elizabeth Van Doorn, Pat Skwarok, Okanagan-Similkameen chair Laurie Munday, OkanaganSimilkameen Lobby Coordinator Kevin Barry and Mary Lynn Entz. 5. Clinton Health Centre (l-r), Thompson North Okanagan chair Tracy Quewezance, BCNU President Debra McPherson and Meghan Nairn. 6. Ovarian Cancer Walk September 8, (l-r) Winnie Yuan, Mary Taylor, Sara Fatehifar, Annelise Henderson, Vancouver Coastal LPN rep Marlene Goertzen and RIVA chair Lauren Vandergronden. 7. Chase Health Centre event (l-r) Thompson North Okanagan chair Tracy Quewezance, Janet Jones, BCNU President Debra McPherson, Ann O’Donnell along with lab technicians Claudia Rinnaldi and Dora Gagne. 8. Men In Nursing member Gabriel Zamorano provides blood glucose testing at BC Lions Game. 9. Preparing for Pride in Nelson, (l-r) Nelson City Councillor Robin Cherbo, West Kootenay chair Lorne Burkart, Tracy Mailey-Baur, Jessie Renzie, Jeannie Todd, and nursing student Jill Todd.
THE PEOPLE
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