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March 6, 2022: Executive Directors Report
In my report at the last AGM I spoke about the importance of the low fees that our Canadian Entertainment Industry Retirement Plan, or CEIRP, has secured as a result...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Focus: Williams Lake
As we hear of more heartbreaking news coming out of Williams Lake this week, with the discovery of 93 more possible burial sites at St Joseph’s Residential School, it’s important...
End of Year Message from DGC BC Executive Director - 2021
As 2021 draws to a close at what feels like a breakneck pace, I find myself reflecting back on the six years since I began in this role with the...
The Person You mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Author Dolly Chugh
This was originally posted in the October 15, 2021 edition of the Ebulletin:
National Truth and Reconciliation Day Message from Executive Director Kendrie Upton
As you know, September 30, is Canada’s first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is the first year that Canada will observe this incredibly poignant day of remembrance...
EDI In Focus: A Message from Executive Director Kendrie Upton
I love our country and will never lose gratitude for the many freedoms that I enjoy as a Canadian Citizen. A citizenship that comes with responsibilities. One such duty is to examine the truth about our country and the darker aspects of the legacy on which it was founded.
Notes From the Field: WHAT ARE THESE DEDUCTIONS ON MY PAY STUB?
I know everyone's familiar with the usual deductions: EI, CPP, and Income Tax. Those ones are unavoidable. But what are all of these other things?
#StopAsianHate
In the early days of the pandemic, we heard from Asian DGC BC Members that they had been subject to comments from co-workers about being responsible for causing this devastating illness.
Secure the Terms of Your Employment: Important Reminders Regarding Your Deal Memo!
If an issue were to arise between you and your Employer over the terms of your employment (job category, rate of pay, daily or weekly hire, work in a higher...