The ACRC would like to congratulate the four winners of our Journeymen Leadership and 3^rd Year Apprentice Program attendee surveys! Winners were picked by random and each receive a $250 Home Centre (of their choice) Gift Card!

We had an incredible overall response rate, thanks again to ALL OF YOU who took the time to respond. The feedback and comments you provided are valuable to help us ensure our programs are of the highest quality, as we send more of our members to these exciting programs. Keep your contact information current and watch your email for more ACRC JM and 3^rd yr Program attendee meetings coming up in the future in your area.

Journeymen Leadership Program winners:

1. Kevin Lewis (Local 579)
2. Art Hurley (Local 579)

3^rd Year Apprentice Program winners:

1. Grant Sheppard (Local 579)
2. Don Ryan (Local 579)

Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the online survey! Your feedback is important to us.

April 28 is National Day of Mourning – a day of reflection for those injured, hurt, or lost on the jobsite. The Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers wishes to recognize those workers and their families, and commit to working safe so everyone makes it home at the end of the day.

For more information on National Day of Mourning, click here.

We are excited to announce a series of union awareness events taking place this summer that coincides with our five-year anniversary as a Council. Building Better Communities is a construction industry event aimed at providing more information about the ACRC and the work our members do to benefit the community. Bring your family and friends. All are welcome!

We hope you can join us for food, prizes, and skills demonstrations at one of our scheduled events:

Fredericton, NB – Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Odell Park

St. John’s, NL – Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Bowring Park

Halifax, NS – TBD

We will be releasing more details in the coming weeks so be sure to check back often!

Please note ACRC offices will be closed Friday, March 25, 2016 to observe Good Friday.

March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a day where we would like to recognize the achievements of women in the workplace.

We are proud to support and increase the number of training opportunities for women, and actively seek out partnerships with employers and educational and government institutions as we make progress towards gender equality and parity.

International Women’s Day has been globally celebrated since the early 1900’s, when women became collectively more vocal in light of societal oppression and inequality.

For more on International Women’s Day, visit http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Thanks for checking out our redesigned website! Enhancing the user experience and ensuring the website works across various devices was a priority. Dispatch and regional office contact information has been made more prominent. We also added our social media news feeds right on the homepage. An email sign up form has been added, as well as an online Suggestion Box. Smartphone and tablet users will now notice buttons and forms are easier to access on mobile devices.

We hope you enjoy the new website, and as always, we welcome your feedback at suggestions@acrc.ca