The Connected Coast Project is set to bring internet services to rural and remote areas in coastal BC using subsea fibre optic cable. But harvester input is needed to ensure…
OceanSmart is the premiere Canadian application helping mariners protect our Ocean. The application was created by the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation with support from both UFAWU-Unifor and Unifor. Here are…
A reminder has been issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to submit applications for the phase 2 deadline of the Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program. The extended application deadline…
Johnstone Straits Expectations for 2021 are below average for Inner South Coast Chum based on a below avg. 2017 returns, declines through 2017-2020 and indications of poor marine conditions in 2017-2019…
PRINCE RUPERT, Oct 5, 2021 — A recent UFAWU-Unifor online survey for commercial salmon harvesters has found that fishers and their families have been financially devastated by the abrupt closure…
Unifor members are invited to participate in the 2nd Unifor NHL Fantasy Hockey Pool. The link for the event is www.unifor.org/nhlpool. Registration is free to all members! Unifor has some…
UFAWU-Unifor was saddened by the news of Heiltsuk Nation Hereditary Chief Edwin Newman's recent passing at the age of 95. Chief Newman was the President of the Native Brotherhood during…
PRINCE RUPERT, Sept 9, 2021 — Following months of delays, online application problems, and little DFO assistance, UFAWU-Unifor is calling for an extension to the second Fish Harvester Benefit and…
On June 29, 2021, DFO announced long-term closures under the pacific salmon strategy initiative for over seventy salmon fisheries. There is no financial aid package for this summer, in spite…
