Bargaining Committee Election – 2025

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Nominations are now closed – thank you to all who participated in this process.

The East Region has an acclamation and CLARISSA HARRIS will be the bargaining committee member for that region. Congrats Clarissa!

There will be an election for the other 3 regions. The nominees are as follows:

National Region

  • Michael Hum
  • Vanessa Tchicaya

Ontario Region

West Region

The names above will turn to links when a bio is uploaded.  Bios will be uploaded as they are received.  

Watch your personal emails for the electronic ballots. The election begins on March 4 and runs until March 10. Be sure to cast your vote!

Election Results

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The Results are in!

The election for the positions of Trustee and RVPs – Region 6 is now over.  We have the results. 

Congratulations to Krista Napl who will be joining as one of our Trustees! 

Congratulations to Brendan Hiltz and Jessica Gervais who will be two of the new RVPs for National Office! 

Election Bios

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To make it easy to navigate and locate the bios for each nominee, below is a list of all candidates in the upcoming election. Each name will be clickable to view the bio, if they have submitted a bio. If a name isn’t clickable, a bio has not yet been provided. This list will be updated at least once daily, as bios are submitted. Good luck to all the candidates.

Regional Vice-President, Region 6 (a and b) – National

Trustee, Two Year

Each nominee is allowed to provide a one page ‘bio’ as per Article 5.09 of the bylaws. “… a maximum of one (1) article included in the electronic voting system and posted on the Local Union website.”

List of Nominees/Acclaimed

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The nomination period is now closed. Below is the list of positions along with the names of those nominated or acclaimed in alphabetic order.

Regional Vice-President, Region 6 (a and b) – National

  • Brendan Hiltz
  • Jessica Gervais
  • Natasha Poirier
  • Thomas Ndayiragije

Regional Vice-President, Region 7 – Maritimes

  • Gaby Williams – ACCLAIMED

Trustee, Two Year

  • Krista Napl
  • Lynne Belonoha

Trustee, Three Year

  • Mohamud Abdi – ACCLAIMED

Thank you to everyone who participated in the nomination process. Reminder that elections will be held from January 28 to February 3 for those positions where elections are to be held.

Each nominee is allowed to provide a one page ‘bio’ as per Article 5.09 of the bylaws. “… a maximum of one (1) article included in the electronic voting system and posted on the Local Union website.” In the next post. there will be a list of the nominees that will include each bio/article as they are submitted.

ELECTION BIOS

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To make it easy to navigate and locate the bios for each nominee, below is a list of all candidates in the upcoming election. Each name will be clickable to view the bio, if one has been provided. These will be updated at least once daily, as bios are submitted. Good luck to all candidates!

Recording Secretary

Education/Communication Officer

Treasurer

Regional Vice President, Region 6c (only voted on by Region 6 members)

List of Nominees/Acclaimed

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The nomination period is now closed. Below is the list of positions along with the names of those nominated or acclaimed in alphabetic order.

National Vice President

  • Mia Warwick – ACCLAIMED

Recording Secretary

  • Denise Breau
  • Angela Coleman
  • Susan Kirchner
  • Krista Napl

Education/Communication Officer

  • Prinsley Delsoin
  • Rachel Roberts
  • Sadie Tapper

Treasurer

  • Lynne Belonoha
  • Debbie Churchill
  • Hannah Dubuc
  • Daniela Greco
  • Carolyn Layfield

Regional Vice President, Region 6c

  • Thomas Ndayiragije
  • Natasha Poirier
  • Vicky Roy

Trustee

  • No one was nominated, stay tuned for a new election call

Thank you to everyone who participated in the nomination process. Reminder that elections will be held from November 26 to December 3 for those positions where elections are to be held.

Each nominee is allowed to provide a one page ‘bio’ as per Article 5.09 of the bylaws. “… a maximum of one (1) article included in the electronic voting system and posted on the Local Union website.” In the next post. there will be a list of the nominees that will include each bio/article as they are submitted.

ELECTION BIOS

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To make it easy to find and navigate, below is the list of candidates in the election. Each name will be clickable to view their bio, if one has been provided. Good luck to all candidates!

President

Brandi Kehoe

Paul Cadiente

 

Trustee

Carolyn Layfield

Debbie Churchill

Lynne Belonoha

 

Regional Vice-President, Region 1 (BC)

Connie Taylor

Steve Romanin

 

Regional Vice-President, Region 5A (Ontario)

Angela Coleman

Kristin Gibson

Sadie Harper

 

Regional Vice-President, Region 7 (Maritimes)

Amanda Atherton

Denise Breau

 

Regional Vice-President, Region 8 (Atlantic)

Clarissa Harris

Jessica Scott

 

List of Nominees and Acclaimations

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List of Nominees and Acclaimation
The nomination period for the upcoming elections is now closed.  Thank you to all who participated in the process. 

The following is a list of the nominees that have been acclaimed.

TREASURER
Karri Patterson – Acclaimed

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 2 – Alberta
Susan Kirchner – Acclaimed

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 3 – Saskatchewan
Crystal Forman – Acclaimed

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 4 – Manitoba
Pam Nowosad-Federowich – Acclaimed

The following positions received multiple nominations and an election will take place. 

PRESIDENT
*Brandi Kehoe
*Paul Cadiente

TRUSTEE, 3 YEAR
*Carolyn Layfield
*Debbie Churchill
*Lynne Belonoha

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 1 – BC
*Connie Taylor
*Steve Romanin

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 5A – Ontario
*Angela Coleman
*Kristin Gibson
*Sadie Harper

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 5B – Ontario
*Daniel Greco
*Olivia Kirby

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 7 – Maritimes
*Amanda Atherton
*Denise Breau

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT, Region 8 – Atlantic
*Clarissa Harris
*Jessica Scott


Thank you to everyone who participated in the election process.  

Reminder that elections will be held from November 21-27, 2023 for those positions where elections are to be held.  

ELECTION CALL – October 2023

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Between November 21-27, 2023 members will elect 2 table officers, and 11 RVP’s (2-year term) and 1 trustee (3-year term).
 
Election for Table Officer Positions:
President
Treasurer 

Election for Trustee Position:
Trustee 

Elected by a vote of the membership in all regions.
 
Election for Regional Vice-President Positions:
BC Region
Alberta Region
Saskatchewan Region
Manitoba Region
Ontario Region 5A
Ontario Region 5B
National Office Region 6A
National Office Region 6B
National Office Region 6C
Maritimes Region
Atlantic Region 
Elected by a vote of the membership in their respective region.
 
Nominations will open October 31, 2023 and must be submitted to the Returning Officer by 4:00 p.m. EST on November 14, 2023; the day nominations close.
 
To be eligible for a nomination and election, a member must be in continuous good standing for twelve (12) consecutive months prior to date of nomination.
 
Your participation as a candidate or as an informed voter in Union elections is crucial because those you elect will help administer the affairs of the Union.
 
No nomination shall be accepted unless the member nominating has signed the nomination form and the member nominated has indicated on the form, or by other means, their willingness to stand for office.
 
Nominations must be sent in during the nomination period.  Any nominations received before or after the nomination period will not be accepted. 
 
A complete list of candidates for office will be posted on the Local Union website on November 15, 2023
 
After the closing of nominations all duly nominated candidates will be extended an opportunity to have a maximum of one (1) article included in the electronic voting system and posted on the Local Union website/social media. The article can include an active link to a website.
 
Kristen Bowman will serve as Returning Officer during the election. Voting will be conducted using electronic voting over seven days, November 21-27, 2023.
 
Personal email addresses should be received by the Returning Officer, Kristen Bowman via your RVP and no later than November 7, 2023, to ensure receipt of ballots. If you are unsure if we have your correct email on file, please reach out to your RVP to confirm.

In solidarity,
 
Brandi Kehoe
President, COPE Local 491
Campaign Rules
 
Campaigning cannot occur during work time.
 
Use of the Employer’s Teams chat or email to
circulate election material is not permitted.
 
Candidates are asked to always conduct themselves with dignity.
 
Any behaviour or material that undermines
the dignity or self-esteem of any individual
or creates an intimidating, hostile or
offensive environment will not be tolerated.
 
Each duly nominated candidate may submit a maximum of one (1) article (PDF) to be published on the Local Union Website and included in the electronic voting system. 
 
Website posting of articles begin November 15, 2023.
 
Kristen Bowman
Returning Officer, COPE Local 491

 
DATES TO REMEMBER
 
October 30, 2023
Election Call 

November 7, 2023
Personal email address deadline 

October 31, 2023
Nominations open 

November 14, 2023 4:00 p.m. EST
Nominations Close 

November 15, 2023
Complete list of candidates will be posted on the Union’s Website
Website posting of articles begin 

November 21-27, 2023
**VOTE**