Leanne Foulger

  YOU’RE INVITED!   The Teamsters 213 Joint Training School is hosting an open house and you’re invited.   Please bring family and friends to the open house event on Saturday, June 27th 11am – 4pm. There will be a free BBQ and activities for the whole family!   See you at 7984 Venture Place, … Read More

The deadline to apply for the Teamsters Local 213 Student Award Scholarship Program is June 30th! Get your applications in now. The scholarship awards 15 children or grandchildren of Teamsters 213 members with $2,500 for their post-secondary education.   Send your application to secretarytreasurer@teamsters213.org.

Teamsters Local 213 Principal Officer Tony Santavenere released the following statement on the provincial government’s decision to retender the Massey Tunnel Replacement project: “We know residents of the Lower Mainland are keen to see this project move forward in a serious way, and so are we. Our members have been making great preliminary progress on … Read More

Teamsters Local 213 proudly supports BC Hydro’s new plan to meet increasing energy demand. The plan to “conserve, optimize and build” includes the exploration of two new possible hydroelectric dams, one at Site E in the Peace Region and one on the Homathko River on the coast, north of Lund. These projects, should they move … Read More

A massive congratulations to long-time Teamsters Local 213 member Owen Bach. Owen is retiring from Van Kam Freightways Kelowna after 49 years of service. Incredible!   We’re wishing Owen an amazing retirement. Great work! Owen is pictured with Local 213 Business Representative Rob Cook (R).

A big congratulations to Teamsters Local 213 member Mersija Begic of Canadian Linen who is retiring after 22 years of service. Enjoy your time off, you’ve earned it!   Mersija is pictured with shop steward Jayshree Hirala and her co-workers behind her!

  Teamsters 213 member Nick Orford has been featured in both the Journal of Commerce and the Langley Advance-Times. It is great to see his incredible story of courage and resilience shared with a wider audience. Thank you to Nick for sharing his story!   Read the Langley Advance Times article Read the Journal of Commerce … Read More

  Nick Orford’s grandpa was a trucker.  His dad was also a trucker.  Nick’s uncles were truckers. And his brothers…they’re truckers too.  They all worked in the oil and gas industry in B.C.’s Peace Region.  But not Nick. He was the black sheep of the family. Not a trucker. Not even a little bit. At … Read More

A big Teamsters 213 congratulations goes out to Brendan Farrelly who is retiring from Pepsi after 35 years. Brendan was also a Local 213 Shop Steward. We appreciate your service and we wish you nothing but the best in retirement! Photo (L-R): Karan Sharma, Ravi Singh, Pavan Purewal, Brendan Farrelly, Jim Loyst, Karl Perreault (back … Read More