Summer Leadership Conference 2022 Program

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BCTF Summer Leadership Conference 2022 Table of Contents President’s Message ................................................................................................................................. 3 Meet the 2022–23 BCTF Executive Committee ........................................................................................ 4 Commitment to Solidarity ........................................................................................................................ 5 Déclaration d’engagement pour la solidarité ........................................................................................... 6 Safety Allies at Summer Leadership Conference:..................................................................................... 7 Program Overview .................................................................................................................................... 8 Musqueam Welcome.............................................................................................................................. 11 Opening Plenary: 215—A year later—Kúkpi7/Chief Rosanne Casimir................................................... 12 Closing Plenary: A panel conversation on Recovery and Reconnection ................................................ 13 Discrete Day Agendas: New to the Role (August 23) ............................................................................. 17 New Local Presidents ........................................................................................................................ 17 Président(e) local(e) de l’éducation en français et/ou Représentant(e) du français comme langue première ou de travail................................................................................................................... 19 New Health and Safety Representatives .......................................................................................... 20 New Local Contacts for Aboriginal Education .................................................................................. 21 New Professional Development (PD) Chairs .................................................................................... 22 New Social Justice Contacts .............................................................................................................. 23 New TTOC Contacts/Reps ................................................................................................................. 24 New WLC Representatives/Bargaining Chairs .................................................................................. 25 Discrete Day Agendas (August 25).......................................................................................................... 26 Local Presidents ................................................................................................................................ 26 Président(e) local(e) de l’éducation en français et/ou Représentant(e) du français comme langue première ou de travail................................................................................................................... 28 Health and Safety.............................................................................................................................. 29 Local Contacts for Aboriginal Education ........................................................................................... 30 Political Action Contacts ................................................................................................................... 31 Professional Development (PD) Chairs and Provincial Specialist Associations Council (PSAC) ....... 32 Social Justice Contacts ...................................................................................................................... 33 Teachers Teaching on Call (TTOC) Contacts ..................................................................................... 35 WLC Representatives/Bargaining Chairs .......................................................................................... 37 Social Justice Film Night—Night Raiders ................................................................................................ 38 Electives by Session ................................................................................................................................ 39 UBC Navigation and Maps, Etc. .............................................................................................................. 50 Public Transit to and around UBC Campus ....................................................................................... 50 UBC Driving, Parking, Road Closures and Construction ................................................................... 51 UBC Summer Conference Venue Site Map....................................................................................... 52 UBC Walter Gage Residences Map ................................................................................................... 53 UBC Campus Map ............................................................................................................................. 54 BCTF Wellness ......................................................................................................................................... 56 Checklist While Travelling on BCTF Business .......................................................................................... 57 Information to Help Fill out Your Expense Voucher ............................................................................... 58 UBC Campus Eateries and Cafés 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Things to Do on the UBC Campus ........................................................................................................... 64 Museums and art galleries ............................................................................................................... 64 Gardens and the great outdoors ...................................................................................................... 64 UBC farm markets ............................................................................................................................. 65 Things to Do in Vancouver ...................................................................................................................... 66 Sites and activities ........................................................................................................................... 66 Parks and gardens............................................................................................................................. 67 Cultural events .................................................................................................................................. 68

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BCTF Summer Leadership Conference 2022 Recovery, (Re)connection, and Appreciation

President’s Message Greetings colleagues, and welcome to our first in-person Summer Leadership Conference since 2019!

I’d like to thank you all for taking time out of your summer holidays to join us here in Vancouver. I hope you have all taken some very well-deserved time to relax and recharge after another tremendously challenging year of teaching and union work through an evolving global pandemic.

For many of you, this will be your first BCTF in-person event after having been recently (or not so recently) elected to your local executives. For others, this is a familiar but long-absent circumstance—meeting with your colleagues from around the province to talk about our work and build solidarity. Whatever your level of experience, our goal is to make this an enriching, enjoyable, and invigorating week for all.

We recognize the enormous pressure that teachers and union activists have been under these last few years, and the toll that pressure has taken on each of us. That’s why the theme for this year’s conference is Recovery, (Re)connection, and Appreciation. The way we move through the post-pandemic period is crucial to the strength and solidarity of our union. We must recover with equity, inclusion, and justice in mind. We must recommit ourselves to building a strong public education system that honours the work of teachers; from wages and working conditions to our collective work on social justice, how we do our work is key.

Reconnecting with one another during this conference and in ongoing ways is similarly important. As we all well know, teaching—as well as union work—is fundamentally relational. As always, the more we share and learn from one another, the better.

You will find that the theme of Recovery, (Re)connection, and Appreciation permeates and connects all our workshops, panels, and group activities this week. We hope you find the program we’ve planned helpful, inspiring, and focussed on what you need.

Whether it’s your first or fourteenth Summer Leadership Conference, thank you for taking time out of your summer holidays to be here. These moments where we gather, share ideas, build our skills, connect and reconnect, and celebrate our work—these are the moments that motivate and sustain us. Opportunities like this can be used to invigorate our local officers, guide the work of our activists, and model the kind of collaborative working relationships we have in the BCTF. It is our collective work here and throughout the year that is the strength of our union.

Please use the Summer Leadership Conference as a chance to ask questions and connect with new people who bring fresh perspectives, providing you opportunities for growth and understanding. We have so much to learn from one another. As always, know that your union supports you.

I look forward to serving you all as President this year, and I thank you for the opportunity.

Have a great conference.

Clint Johnston President

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Meet the 2022–23 BCTF Executive Committee

Clint Johnston President (Chilliwack)

Carole Gordon First Vice-President (Central Okanagan)

Robyn Tosczak Second Vice-President (Greater Victoria)

Jelana Bighorn Member-at-large

Bénula Bunjun Member-at-large Designated position: Racialized

Kevin Epp Member-at-large (Okanagan Skaha)

Mariah Franzmann Member-at-large (Prince George)

Rick Joe Member-at-large Designated position: Aboriginal (Chilliwack)

Jody Polukoshko Member-at-large (Vancouver)

Katherine Trepanier Member-at-large (Prince George)

Winona Waldron Member-at-large (Greater Victoria)

(Sooke)

Lisa LaBoucane Member-at-large (Vernon)

(Vancouver)

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Commitment to Solidarity That the following Commitment to Solidarity guide the conduct of members participating in BCTF meetings: 1. We believe that union solidarity is based on the principle that all members are equal and deserve mutual respect.

2. We understand that an inclusive union is a stronger union, and commit to embracing both unity and diversity.

3. We commit to ensuring that members of equity-seeking groups are welcomed, fully included, and treated equitably and respectfully at all Federation meetings and events.* 4. We believe that all members have the right to feel safe and be treated with dignity at BCTF meetings.

5. We commit to conducting all Federation meetings in an environment free from harassment, discrimination, and intolerance.

6. We undertake to give our full attention to members, presenters, and invited guests who are addressing our meetings.

7. We value vigorous discussion, welcome active participation, and encourage members to share perspectives and debate positions because through such debate we develop strong policies and practices.

8. We appreciate that our union has a long and spirited tradition standing up for firmly held views, and that we do this internally with each other and externally as a collective.

9. We respect our democratic processes and understand that, once our decisions are made, the collective position prevails.

*Addition to the Commitment to Solidarity passed by the 2016 Fall RA.

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Déclaration d’engagement pour la solidarité Que la Déclaration d’engagement pour la solidarité suivante, guide la conduite des membres participant aux réunions de la FECB: 1. Nous croyons que la solidarité syndicale est fondée sur le principe que tous les membres sont égaux et méritent le respect mutuel.

2. Nous comprenons qu’un syndicat inclusif est un syndicat plus fort, et nous nous engageons à accepter à la fois l’unité et la diversité.

3. Nous nous engageons à veiller à ce que les membres des groupes qui recherchent l’équité soient accueillis, de manière totalement inclusive, et traités équitablement et respectueusement à toutes les réunions et événements de la Fédération.

4. Nous croyons que tous les membres ont le droit de se sentir en sécurité et d’être traités avec dignité aux réunions de la FECB. 5. Nous nous engageons à mener toutes les réunions de la Fédération dans un environnement libre de tout harcèlement, discrimination et intolérance.

6. Nous nous engageons à être attentifs aux membres, aux présentateurs, aux invités qui assistent à nos réunions.

7. Nous apprécions les discussions dynamiques, la participation active et encourageons les membres à partager leurs perspectives et à débattre de leurs positions, car grâce à ce débat, nous élaborons des politiques et des pratiques solides.

8. Nous sommes fiers que notre syndicat ait pour longue et vigoureuse tradition de défendre fermement ses vues en interne les uns avec les autres ou à l’extérieur en tant que collectif.

9. Nous respectons nos processus démocratiques et comprenons qu’une fois que nos décisions sont prises, la position collective l’emporte.

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Safety Allies at Summer Leadership Conference: What does this mean?

The BCTF is committed to establishing and supporting the expectation that all Federation meetings, socials, and events be free from unwelcome or unwanted comments, gestures, and physical contact. We ask all participants to keep this in mind as you unwind with colleagues and enjoy the opportunities to socialize together. It takes all of us to actively uphold a culture of consent.

In acting on its commitment, the Federation has arranged for volunteer allies to help advance a culture of consent at the socials held during the Summer Leadership Conference.

Safety allies will be introduced at the opening plenary and will be wearing a button to be easily identifiable during social events. They will be happy to provide assistance and support, should any participants experience unwelcome or unwanted comments, gestures, or physical contact. Their role is not to supervise participants or “police” the parties; rather, it is to be effective allies available to ensure that all members can fully enjoy these events and count on their union to maintain a culture of consent.

Thank you very much to these members and to all participants at the Summer Leadership Conference for your contributions towards guaranteeing we can all count on safe, respectful, and inclusive spaces to undertake our work and socialize together.

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BCTF Summer Leadership Conference 2022 University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver Tuesday, August 23, 2022 to Friday, August 26, 2022

Program Overview Monday, August 22, 2022—Registration 5:00–9:00 p.m.

Registration for delegates new to their role

Tuesday, August 23, 2022—Discrete Day for Delegates New to their Role 7:30 a.m.

Registration for delegates new to their role

7:30–8:45 a.m.

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Breakfast Discrete training for the following delegates: • New Presidents and New Released Local Officers • New French Education Local Chairs • New Health and Safety Representatives • New Local Contacts for Aboriginal Education • New Professional Development Chairs • New Social Justice Contacts • New Teachers Teaching on Call Contacts/Reps • New WLC/Bargaining Chairs

10:15–10:45 a.m.

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

12:00–2:00 p.m.

2:00–3:15 p.m.

3:15–3:30 p.m.

3:30–4:30 p.m.

5:00–9:00 p.m.

Wellness break Discrete training for new delegates (continued) Lunch (on your own) Discrete training for new delegates (continued) Wellness break Discrete training for new delegates (continued) Conference check-in/registration for all delegates

7:00–7:15 p.m.

Introductions—Chris Stewart • Musqueam Welcome—(Elder Larry Grant) Opening welcome—BCTF President, Clint Johnston Intermission Opening Plenary: 215—A year later—Chief Rosanne Casimir, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Closing remarks

7:15–8:00 p.m.

8:00–8:15 p.m.

8:15–9:25 p.m.

9:25–9:30 p.m.

Walter Gage Residences— Fireplace Lounge

Walter Gage Residences— Fireplace Lounge Isabel MacInnes Room Neville Scarfe Bldg.

Scarfe 209 Scarfe 205 Scarfe 206 Fort Camp Lounge (G) Scarfe 202 Scarfe 200 Scarfe 207 Scarfe 204 Neville Scarfe Bldg.

Neville Scarfe Bldg.

Walter Gage Residences—Fireplace Lounge Woodward IRC 2 Simulcast IRC 1

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022—Elective Sessions Day 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration desk open

7:30–8:45 a.m.

9:00–10:30 a.m.

10:30–11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

12:30–2:30 p.m.

2:30–4:00 p.m.

6:00–9:00 p.m.

7:00–9:00 p.m.

Breakfast Elective Session I Wellness break Elective Session II Lunch (on your own) Elective Session III New Presidents’ dinner (by invitation only) Social Justice Film Night: Night Raiders

Thursday, August 25, 2022—Discrete Training Day 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration desk open

7:30–8:45 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

10:15–10:45 a.m.

Discrete training for the following: begins with a plenary/open space with your discrete group • Local Presidents and Released Local Officers • French Education Local Chairs • Health and Safety Representatives • Local Contacts for Aboriginal Education • Political Action Contacts • Professional Development Chairs/ Provincial Specialist Association Council • Social Justice Contacts • Teachers Teaching on Call Contacts/Reps • WLC/Bargaining Chairs Wellness break

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Discrete training (continued)

12:00–2:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00–3:15 p.m.

Discrete training (continued)

3:15–3:30 p.m.

Wellness break

3:30–4:30 p.m.

Discrete training (continued)

Walter Gage Residences— Fireplace Lounge Isabel MacInnes Room Neville Scarfe Bldg.

Neville Scarfe Bldg.

Neville Scarfe Bldg.

Neville Scarfe Bldg.

Sage Bistro, UBC Performance Theatre, UBC Nest

Walter Gage Residences – Fireplace Lounge Isabel MacInnes Room Various rooms at UBC Woodward IRC 1 Scarfe 204 Isabel MacInnes (G) Fort Camp Lounge (G) Scarfe 201 Hebb 114 (a.m.)/ Hebb B112 (p.m.)

Woodward IRC 3 Hebb 116 Scarfe 209 Various locations

Various locations

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6:00–11:00 p.m.

Summer Leadership Conference Banquet The bar opens at 6:00 p.m. (cash only).

Banquet and dance with the band The Timebenders.

Open to all delegates and family members. Tickets for family members are available at the registration desk, for the following costs: For 10 and under Ages 11–17 Adults

The Great Hall in The Nest

Free $18 $38

Friday, August 26, 2022—Closing plenary—Elective Sessions 7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Registration desk open

Walter Gage Residences—Fireplace Lounge

7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.

Breakfast

Isabel MacInnes Room

9:00–10:15 a.m.

Closing Plenary: A panel conversation on Recovery and Reconnection • Cheyenne Stonechild, Advisory member at the FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children • Dr. Melissa Lem, Canadian Association of Physicians • Gurleen Dhiel Sanga, Clinical Counsellor/Diversity Trainer and Consultant • Salima Samnani, Legal Services Director at the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic

Woodward IRC 1 & 2

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Closing remarks—BCTF President, Clint Johnston

10:30–11:00 a.m.

Wellness break

Various locations

11:00 a.m.‒12:30 p.m.

Elective Sessions

Neville Scarfe Bldg.

12:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Walter Gage Residences—Fireplace Lounge

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Musqueam Welcome August 23, 2022 7:00 p.m.

Elder Larry Grant Adjunct Professor, First Nations and Endangered Languages Program Consultant, UBC Musqueam Language and Culture Department Larry Grant was born and raised in Musqueam traditional Territory by a traditional hən̓q̓əmin̓ əm̓ speaking Musqueam family. When Larry enrolled in the First Nations Languages Program at UBC after four decades as a longshore man, it awoke his memory of the imbedded value that the hən̓ q̓əmin̓əm̓ language has to self-identity, kinship, culture, spirituality, territory, and history prior to European colonisation.

Grant served as Elder-in-Residence at the UBC First Nations House of Learning where he played a key role in educating others about the first peoples who lived here. He is also an adjunct professor with the UBC Musqueam Language and Culture Program within the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, where he teaches the first-year hən’q’əmin’əm’ language course. Today he serves the Musqueam people as the Language and Culture Consultant. He is a former band counsellor, a grandfather, educator and cultural practitioner.

In 2010, Larry Grant received the Alumni Award of Distinction from Vancouver Community College, and in 2014, he became an Honorary Graduate from the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP) at UBC. He also received the 2019 UBC President’s Medal of Excellence.

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Opening Plenary 215—A year later August 23, 2022 8:15 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Kúkpi7/Chief Rosanne Casimir Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc/Kamloops Rosanne Casimir is a strong Secwépemc Woman leading by example, and is the 13th elected Kukpi7/Chief for Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.

Rosanne upholds her own integrity, and lives by the words of: “Know your Passion, Visualize your Plan, Collect your Resources, and be Determined to Succeed!” She balances her life by serving her community as Kúkpi7/Chief, and by sharing with quality time with her family and taking time for recreation.

She believes that personal wellness will lead to community wellness, and, in order to be a good leader, one must possess sufficient communication skills to communicate with all others in a positive and respectful manner, focusing on the fact that we are all equal and all have value.

Prior to being elected Chief, Rosanne Casimir was elected for three terms as Councillor for Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, volunteered two years as Thompson Rivers University Foundation Board Member, and received the 2001 International Year of Volunteers Certificate from Canada Revenue Agency as a Canadian Volunteer from Jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada. She has received three Business Excellence and First Nation’s Women in Business Awards as a Wrap Artist and Female Entrepreneur of the former WrapZone, and was the Fashion Speaks Model for TteS 2017, Families of Sisters in Spirit, MMIW. Rosanne Casimir’s work in Matrimonial Real Property (MRP) is best put in her own words: I have been a frequent speaker across the Nation sharing how we raised awareness of the Matrimonial Real Property…legislation within the community and our experience creating the law.

We were also positioned to provide comment on the need for legislative amendments and ongoing supports for us and for other First Nations across the Nation. BC Faculty of Law also invited me to present our story and gain a better understanding of the MRP Law. I was truly honoured to assist by sharing and creating greater awareness and appreciation of how we take ownership of our own laws as opposed to those that are imposed and incorporating our Secwepemc Laws and values.

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Closing Plenary A panel conversation on Recovery and Reconnection August 26, 2022 9:00 a.m.–10:10 p.m.

Cheyenne Stonechild Cheyenne Stonechild, Cree (Nehiyaw) and Irish.

Member of the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Raised in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Cheyenne gained interesting life experience through her time with the Ministry of Child and Family Development, BC, due to the quality of “care” she received over a lengthy period in her youth. That is where she started to advocate for change in the world. She is currently working as an independent contractor on a case-by-case basis. She became a member of the advisory at the FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children to lend her voice to issues that matter. Cheyenne has been an advocate for Indigenous children involved with the Ministry of Child and Family Development since 2012. She has hosted workshops for the public on Indigenous genealogy and a variety of other topics. She has presented at conferences for organizations such as Continuing Legal Education Society of BC (CLEBC), The Canadian Bar Association BC Branch (CBABC), The Trial Lawyers Association of BC, and a public speaker on select issues. Cheyenne was the “4 the Generation Project” manager from 2015–21 and was a member of the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) from 2018–20. Cheyenne has actively contributed to the growth of her community in various capacities and is committed to continuing this work going forward.

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Dr. Melissa Lem Dr. Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family physician and President-Elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Also Director of PaRx, Canada’s national nature prescription program powered by the BC Parks Foundation, she is an internationally recognized expert on the nature-health connection. She has engaged in advocacy and policy work on a broad range of other issues, from climate change and hydraulic fracturing to sustainable health care and low-carbon transportation. A widely published writer, she was the resident medical expert on CBC TV’s hit lifestyle show Steven and Chris for four seasons and continues to appear on air as a regular contributor to CBC Radio, CBC TV, and CTV News.

Dr. Lem was the inaugural winner of University College’s Young Alumni of Influence Award at the University of Toronto, a 2021 World Parks Week Ambassador, sits on the Advisory Committee of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Health and Well-being Specialist Group, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.

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Gurleen Dhial Sangha Gurleen Dhial Sangha, MEd is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, PhD (Psych) Candidate, and AntiRacism Consultant based out of Langley, BC. She serves on the Program Council at the Justice Institute of BC while concurrently completing her Family Mediation certificate.

Gurleen has spent the last decade working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with addiction, mental health, poverty, homelessness, racism, trauma, the justice system, sexual exploitation, grief, and homicide. As part of her master’s thesis, Gurleen researched contemporary racism in Canada and has spent the last few years disseminating the findings locally, nationally, and internationally. As a member of the BIPOC community, Gurleen has dedicated her life to social activism through her clinical work, writing, and research.

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Salima Samnani Salima Samnani is a Kenyan Indo-Canadian Muslim immigrant. Her experiences as a litigator and a lecturer focus on public law and civil law, including family, child protection, and employment law.

Salima’s research, areas of expertise, and advocacy focus mainly on access to justice, anti-racism, clinical legal education, and education for self-represented and underrepresented litigants. As a lecturer, she is passionate about implementing clinical legal education pedagogies that focus on trauma-informed, skills-based legal training from a feminist, anti-racist, and decolonization perspective.

Salima is a lecturer and supervising lawyer at the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, which is located in the Downtown Eastside community of Vancouver on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (TsleilWaututh) Nations.

In addition to being a lecturer at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, Salima is a Tribunal Member on the Civil Resolution Tribunal and creates legal content for the Legal Services Society with an eye on access to justice for groups made vulnerable by society in society. She also manages an active private legal practice with a focus on employment law, especially complex workplace investigations.

Salima has served Indigenous groups for over a decade, first as Associate Counsel for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry and then as counsel for the Union of BC Indian Chiefs at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Salima earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Victoria, and a Master of Laws from the University of Fribourg in conjunction with the University of Bern and University of Neuchâtel, graduating at the top of her class. Her thesis, written for and in conjunction with the World Trade Organization and the Aga Khan Agency of Micro-finance, explored the impact of micro-finance banking under-regulation on people made vulnerable by society.

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New to the Role Discrete Day Agenda

New Local Presidents Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Scarfe 209 9:00 a.m.

Introduction Lee-Anne, Director, Field Service Division • Acknowledgment of Traditional Territory • Commitment to Solidarity • Health and safety check • Greetings from BCTF President, Clint Johnston • Introductions o New Local Presidents o Field Service Division staff.

9:30 a.m.

Organizing your Local Office Lori Jones and Renée Willock, Field Service Division • BCTF website—local support view • Organizing your files • Organizing your calendar • Organizing your time • The role of the Field Service Division.

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:50 a.m.

Organizing your Local Office (continued) Derek DeGear and Renée Willock, Field Service Division • BCTF email system for Local Presidents • WCB coverage/ICBC business coverage • OH&S regulations • BCTF grants • Budgeting for the local • BCTF roles and responsibilities.

11:30 a.m.

Communications Julia MacRae, Field Service Division • Members • School district • BCTF • Public.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

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1:30 p.m.

Local Union duties and responsibilities Starleigh Grass, Suzanne Hall, and George Serra, Field Service Division • Union’s duty of fair representation • Employee’s duty of fidelity to employer • Employer’s duty to accommodate • Labour management meetings • Grievances and grievance appeal • Investigation process and board hearings • Harassment complaints.

2:45 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m.

Governance Lee-Anne Clark, Derek DeGear, and Patrick Henry, Field Service Division • Governance—local and BCTF • Local bylaws and constitutions • Member files • Privacy officer policy.

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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Ordre du Jour

Nouveaux et nouvelles FELC et/ou FFWL Président(e) local(e) de l’éducation en français et/ou

Représentant(e) du français comme langue première ou de travail Mardi, 23 août, 2022

Scarfe 205 9:00 a.m.

Ouverture • Reconnaissance des territoires autochtones • Santé et sécurité • Normes de groupe • Étiquettes.

Présentations • Qu’est-ce que le ACFPS (COCO) et présentation des membres • Tour de table.

Brise-Glace

10:30 a.m.

Pause

10:45 a.m.

Organisation de la FECB et où se positionnent les FELC Visite d’un(e) officier(-ière) à temps plein (FTTO) Historique et importance du FELC Rôle et responsabilités des FELC et/ou FFWL.

12:00 p.m.

Dîner (apporter votre dîner)

2:00 p.m.

Rôles et responsabilités • Fonds fédéraux Ressources • TeachBC • Ateliers.

Réseautage

2:45 p.m.

Pause

3:00 p.m.

Enjeux Varia • Stationnement.

4:30 p.m.

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New to the Role Discrete Day Agenda

New Health and Safety Representatives Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Scarfe 206 9:30 a.m.

Welcome and preliminaries Toni Grewal, Health and Safety Officer

• • •

acknowledgement of traditional territory safety reminders introductions of staff and participants.

9:45 a.m.

Role and Function of the School Site Health and Safety Rep, Health and Safety Advisory Committee (HSAC) facilitator

10:45 a.m.

Break

11:00 p.m.

Refusal of Unsafe Work, HSAC facilitator

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.

Joint Health and Safety Committees/Worker Representatives, HSAC facilitator

2:30 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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New to the Role Discrete Day Agenda

New Local Contacts for Aboriginal Education Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Gage–Fort Camp Lounge 9:30 a.m.

Acknowledgment of traditional territory—Claire Shannon-Akiwenzie Introductions—AEAC Members Getting to Know the BCTF—Brian Coleman, Brenda Celesta, Claire Shannon-Akiwenzie, Allison Hotti, Lindsay Lockhart, Stephanie Muldoe Role of Local Contacts Consistency and commitment to role—Brian Coleman, Brenda Celesta, Claire Shannon-Akiwenzie, Allison Hotti, Lindsay Lockhart, Stephanie Muldoe

10:45 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

Aboriginal Education workshops summary and update Claire Shannon-Akiwenzie, Brian Coleman Infusing Aboriginal Content and Perspectives 215 Honouring the Children Their Voices Will Guide Us.

• • • 12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 p.m.

Weaving and Quilting: A Decolonizing Journey—Nancy Knickerbocker

2:30 p.m.

215 Hearts Honouring the Children—AEAC Members Calls to Action—Jean Moir

4:00 p.m.

Closing Circle

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New to the Role Discrete Day Agenda

New Professional Development (PD) Chairs Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Scarfe 202 9:00 a.m.

Welcome • Introductions • Acknowledgement of traditional territory • Icebreaker • Parking lot for Open Space.

9:45 a.m.

You’re a PD chair, now what?

• PD Information • Collective agreement language and policy—what’s the difference?

• Why is PD different everywhere?

• In-service versus PD—What is the difference?

• Supporting/changing school culture • Potential roles of PD Chair and your PD Committee • Professional Issues.

10:15 a.m.

The BCTF e-lists, supports, and tech talk • Information Technology Department—Mike Barnes

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Role and Function of the PD Chair • Kahoot game (15 mins.)—Ronak Pahlevanlu PD Lens (60 mins.)

• Scenarios—Jo Atkinson-Cornthwaite • Share out.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.

Acronyms Bingo (10 minutes)—Runa Bjarnason-Wilson Carousel activity (10 minutes each) • Professional autonomy—Runa Bjarnason-Wilson • Teacher Inquiry Program—Colleen Wall • PSID workshops—Adrienne Demers • BCTF PD policy and procedure (Members’ Guide)—Jo Atkinson-Cornthwaite • Local collective agreements—Erin Coleman.

2:45 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m.

Open Space

4:30 p.m.

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New to the Role Discrete Day Agenda

New Social Justice Contacts Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Scarfe 200 8:30–9:00 a.m.

Registration Karen Chong and Heather Kelley, Assistant Directors, Professional and Social Issues Division.

9:00 a.m.

Introduction • Acknowledgement of Traditional Territory • Introductions and housekeeping.

9:10 a.m.

Greetings from BCTF First Vice-President, Carole Gordon

9:30 a.m.

Icebreaker

10:00 a.m.

The 3 Ss—Social Justice, Social Responsibility, Social Service

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Social Justice Grants

11:15 a.m.

The Social Justice Lens

12:00 p.m.

How we fit into the BCTF structure

12:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:30 p.m.

Welcome back How we fit into the BCTF structure (continued)

2:45 p.m.

Role of the SJ contact

3:05 p.m.

Publications, Networks

3:25 p.m.

Break

3:40 p.m.

Social Justice Resources • Website (Social Justice pages, TeachBC, etc.)

• Workshops, resources, email lists, publications.

4:00 p.m.

Closing circle

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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New to the Role Discrete Day Agenda

New TTOC Contacts/Reps Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Scarfe 207 9:00 a.m.

Welcome, introductions • Land acknowledgement • Icebreaker activity Bingo • Parking lot for Open Space.

9:30 a.m.

You’re a TTOC Contact, now what?

• Power of leadership (POL)—TTOC Contact Calendar • Roles of TTOC Contacts • History of gains made for TTOCs.

10:15 a.m.

Wellness Break

10:45 a.m.

• • • •

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 p.m.

Carousel activity—Four stations gallery walk outdoors Featuring a “Living library” of TTOCAC members Stories will explore: • Urban/rural contrasts • Weaving in Anti-oppression lens with TTOC lens • Why engage with this work? How and why did you get involved?

• How do you understand and consider advocacy, the diverse experiences, backgrounds, geographical locations, and working conditions of TTOCs?

3:15 p.m.

Wellness Break

3:30 p.m.

Whole group check out • Parking lot questions • Open Space • Reminder of schedule of events (EventMobi).

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Differences between Locals for TTOC Contact Common TTOCs Issues Review of common issues facing TTOCs collective agreement language and policy—what’s the differences.

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New to the Role Discrete Day Agenda

New WLC Representatives/Bargaining Chairs Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Scarfe 204 9:00 a.m.

Introduction • Acknowledgment of Traditional Territory • Commitment to Solidarity • Health and safety check.

9:15 a.m.

Role of WLC/BAC • Introduction of WLC/BAC members

9:30 a.m.

Role of a Local WLC Rep/Bargaining Chair • Introductions of participants

10:15 a.m.

Greetings from BCTF President, Clint Johnston

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Session 1 • Knowing Your Collective Agreement

12:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 p.m.

Session 2 • What is a Grievance?

2:45 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m.

BCTF Bargaining history

3:30 p.m.

Review of resources on the BCTF website • General orientation: accessing information and services • WLC Reps/Bargaining Chairs sections o Reference materials: ▪ Collective Bargaining Handbook ▪ Local Bargaining Capacity Kit ▪ Overview of the structure of the Collective Agreement.

4:15 p.m.

Closing

4:30 p.m.

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Discrete Day Agenda

Local Presidents Thursday, August 25, 2022

Woodward IRC 1 9:00 a.m.

Greetings Lee-Anne Clarke, Director, Field Service Division • Acknowledgment of Traditional Territory • Commitment to Solidarity • Health and safety check • Greetings from BCTF President, Clint Johnston • Introductions.

9:30 a.m.

Bargaining update Debbie Morran, Assistant Director, Field Service Division, Support for Bargaining and Collective Agreement Enforcement6tt • Local bargaining • Provincial bargaining.

10:00 a.m.

Transforming “Failure to Fill” into Strength—A strategy discussion Facilitated by Julia MacRae, Assistant Director, Field Service Division

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Lightning talks Each topic will have a 10-minute presentation with a 5-minute question period.

Facilitated by Derek DeGear, Assistant Director, Field Service Division • IMS and Peer Support Services—Sherry Payne, Assistant Director, PSID • Employment Standards Act updates—Lee-Anne Clarke, Director, Field Service Division • Conflict of Interest—Amber Mitchell, Executive Director • Employment Equity—Gail Stromquist, Assistant Director, PSID • WCB Advocate services—Luke Olver, Assistant Director, ISD.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 p.m.

Legal update Robyn Trask, BCTF General Counsel • Review of cases of interest from the last year • Duty of fair representation • Internal union governance.

3:15 p.m.

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3:30 p.m.

“Post Pandemic” and Getting Back to Normal (Maybe) Moderated by George Serra, Assistant Director, Field Service Division Presentations by: • Michelle Wiebe, President, Local 60 Peace River North • Liz Baverstock, President, Local 38 Richmond • Cori Huizer, President, Local 22 Vernon • Jatinder Bir, President, Local 36 Surrey, BCTF Meeting Chair.

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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Ordre du Jour

FELC et FFWL (tous et toutes) Président(e) local(e) de l’éducation en français et/ou

Représentant(e) du français comme langue première ou de travail Jeudi, 25 août, 2022

Scarfe 204 9:00 a.m.

Ouverture • Santé et sécurité • Normes de groupe • Étiquettes.

Présentations • Membres du COCO et nouveau contact FECB • Tour de table.

Brise-glace Mise à jour de ACFPS • Site web • SURT.

10:30 a.m.

Pause

10:45 a.m.

Les négociations

11:15 a.m.

FELC vs FFWL • Travail en groupes.

12:00 p.m.

Dîner (apporter votre dîner)

2:00 p.m.

Activité pratique • Les fonds fédéraux.

2:45 p.m.

Pause

3:00 p.m.

Enjeux et actions Ressources et réseautage.

4:30 p.m.

Clôture

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Discrete Day Agenda

Health and Safety Thursday, August 25, 2022

Gage, Isabel MacInnes Room 9:30 a.m.

Welcome and preliminaries Toni Grewal, Health and Safety Officer • acknowledgement of traditional territory • health and safety check • introductions of staff and participants.

9:45 a.m.

Greetings from Second Vice-President, Robin Tosczak

10:00 a.m.

Local check-in—Emerging topics

10:30 a.m.

CAREX Canada Cheryl Peters, Co-Principal Investigator and Occupational Exposures Lead

10:45 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

CAREX continued

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.

humanworks Wade Repta, Vice-President, author of The Well Teacher

2:30 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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Discrete Day Agenda

Local Contacts for Aboriginal Education Thursday, August 25, 2022

Gage, Fort Camp Lounge 9:30 a.m.

Introduction Acknowledgment of traditional territory—Brian Coleman and Lindsay Lockhart Commitment to Solidarity—Allison Hotti Meet and greet with the AEAC in zone regions: • Vancouver Island (Lindsay) • Metro West (Claire) • Fraser Valley (Brian and Allison) • North Coast (Stephanie) • North Central (Coreen) • Kootenay (Jenna) • Okanagan (Brenda)

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Siha Tooskin Knows, book series—Charlene and Wilson Bearhead Canadian Geographic, Paths to Reconciliation—Charlene Bearhead

12:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 p.m.

215 Hearts—Cheryl Carlson and Carol Arnold

2:30 p.m.

Medicine Garden Tour—Claire Shannon-Akiwenzie Project of Heart Canoe—Brian Coleman and Carol Arnold Bi-Giwen: Coming Home—Truth Telling from the Sixties Scoop REDress Project—Lindsay Lockhart

3:45 p.m.

Kuper Island, CBC Podcast—Denise Hendry and Carol Arnold PSA Updates

4:30 p.m.

Closing Circle

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Discrete Day Agenda

Political Action Contacts Thursday, August 25, 2022

Scarfe 201 9:00 a.m.

Welcome • Introductions • Acknowledgement of traditional territory • Icebreaker • Parking lot for Open Space

9:45 a.m.

Preparing for municipal elections

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Preparing for municipal elections (continued)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.

Preparing for bargaining

2:45 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m.

Preparing for bargaining (continued)

3:45 p.m.

Open space

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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Discrete Day Agenda

Professional Development (PD) Chairs and Provincial Specialist Associations Council (PSAC) Thursday, August 25, 2022

PD Chairs Hebb 114/PSAC Hebb B112 PD Chairs—Hebb 114 9:00 a.m.

Welcome/Introductions • Acknowledgement of traditional territory • Burning questions/parking lot.

9:15 a.m.

Greetings from BCTF First Vice-President, Carole Gordon

9:30 a.m.

Speed-networking with PSAs—Dave MacKenzie

10:00 a.m.

Role of the PD Chair—Colleen Wall

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Educational Policy—Adrienne Demers and Grahame Rainey

11:45 a.m.

BCTF Research update (IRIS)—Andree Gacoin

12:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own) • PD Chairs and PSAC—Daniel Shiu

PSAC—HebbB112 2:00 p.m.

Navigating the Website—Jason DeWolfe

2:30 p.m.

Zone PD Chair discussion time—Erin Coleman and Colleen Wall • Check in/burning topics • Potential roles of PD chair and your PD Committee in Covid (in-person v. virtual) • Inclusion • Bargaining • Professional autonomy • PD Professional Issues.

3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Back together—report out • Where do we go from here? o informing zones • Reflection moving forward at zones.

4:30 p.m.

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Discrete Day Agenda

Social Justice Contacts Thursday, August 25, 2022

Woodward IRC 3 8:30–9:00 a.m.

Registration Karen Chong, Heather Kelley, Assistant Directors, Professional and Social Issues Division

9:00 a.m.

Introduction • Acknowledgement of traditional territory • Introductions and housekeeping.

9:10 a.m.

Greetings from BCTF First Vice-President, Carole Gordon

9:30 a.m.

Ice breaker—Positionality

9:45 a.m.

Social Justice in the BCTF • Role of CASJ • ‘New’ Website tool and resources • Recent SJ decision highlights.

10:10 a.m.

Zone Discussion: Role of a social justice contact • Role of SJ Contact • Connecting with members/building union communities • Opportunities for action within union structures.

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Restorative Justice and Just Recovery/Transition Defining actionable social justice goals at various levels in our schools, society and, world plus identifying effective strategies from the contexts of within the classroom to regional and global perspectives.

11:45 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:45 p.m.

Welcome back Educators’ Roles in Comprehensive Sex Education Sexual consent, human rights and the law, and Sex Ed in K–12. Presented by Kristen Gilbert of Options for Sexual Health BC.

2:45 p.m.

Active and Impact-Aware Allyship Capacity building, identifying self-defensiveness and working beyond. (e.g. identifying and responding to microaggressions, build capacity for difficult conversations, ethics of care as professionals).

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3:45 p.m.

Theme-based discussions (outdoors, if weather permits) • Climate Justice/Just Transition, Antiracism, Status of Women, etc.

4:15 p.m.

Closing circle

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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Discrete Day Agenda

Teachers Teaching on Call (TTOC) Contacts Thursday, August 25, 2022

Hebb 116 9:00 a.m.

Welcome/Introductions—TTOCAC • Acknowledgement of Aboriginal territory • Burning questions/parking lot.

9:30 a.m.

Greetings from BCTF President, Clint Johnston

9:45 a.m.

Future discussions at the Fall Zone meetings • TTOC Contacts/Reps re: local engagement, mentoring, building local capacity.

TPS activity between New and Returning TTOC Contacts/Reps (Refer to the Power of Leadership Booklet) • What is the role of the TTOC Contacts?

• TTOC Calendar in Power of Leadership (POL) booklet • How to run a new member orientation • Planning induction ceremony.

10:15 a.m.

Wellness Break

10:45 a.m.

Exploring the intersections between TTOCs and Professional Issues • Professional Autonomy document – PIAC • TTOC issues related to professional autonomy • Workers’ rights to choose vs management rights.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 p.m.

Review the TTOCAC Terms of reference and TTOCAC Priorities TTOC Appreciation Week information BCTF New Teachers’ Conference BCTF TTOC Workshops, how to book, etc.

2:30 p.m.

Breakout into Zone groups: TTOC Contact/Rep discussion time • check-in, burning topics • bargaining • professional autonomy • TTOC Issues.

Record issues on Chart paper for TTOCAC members

3:15 p.m.

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3:30 p.m.

Large group—report out Gallery walk on the Recorded Issues from chart paper • Where do we go from here? What actions are needed?

• Ideas for Fall Zone Meeting.

Deep dive in Power of Leadership—Kahoot

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn

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Discrete Day Agenda

WLC Representatives/Bargaining Chairs Thursday, August 25, 2022

Scarfe 209 9:00 a.m.

Introduction • Acknowledgment of Traditional Territory • Commitment to Solidarity • Health and safety check.

9:15 a.m.

Role of WLC/BAC • Introduction of WLC/BAC members • Introductions of participants.

10:00 a.m.

Greetings from BCTF President, Clint Johnston

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Dialogue session • Taking the Local Temperature—What are the issues in your local?

• Local Bargaining—Planning for the next round.

11:45 a.m.

Bargaining is Cyclical

12:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 p.m.

Carousel 1 • Next Steps: Melding and Enforcement of New Local Language • LOUs, LOAs, MOAs, MOUs, and MCMs—Alphabet Soup of Tools Locals Can Use.

3:10 p.m.

Break

3:25 p.m.

Carousel 2 • Next Steps: Melding and Enforcement of New Local Language • LOUs, LOAs, MOAs, MOUs, and MCMs—Alphabet Soup of Tools Locals Can Use.

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment

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Summer Leadership Conference 2022 Electives by Session Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 9:00–10:30 a.m.

1. 215: Honouring the Children Buried at Kamloops Indian Residential School—Fort Camp Lounge Teachers recognize how important it is to ramp up the teaching of Canada’s once hidden history of Indian Residential Schools. In this workshop we will explore how to deepen and expand our awareness of the ongoing revelations of Canada’s policies. This workshop provides participants with the opportunity to build knowledge and confidence in sharing sensitive topics at age-appropriate levels relating to the 215, to have a deeper understanding of the hidden history and legacy of Indian Residential Schools, and to develop strategies through reflection, dialogue, and action towards building allyship.

Facilitator(s): BCTF Aboriginal Facilitator 2. Accommodations and Human Rights—Neville Scarfe 202 This workshop will provide attendees with an introduction to the accommodation process for members. The workshop will explore the rights and responsibilities of the local, the member, and the employer framed by the Human Rights Code, case law, and the collective agreement. What are the obligations and entitlements? How does privacy factor in?

Facilitators: Lori Jones, Field Service Division, and Karlan Modeste, BCTF Legal Counsel 3. Antiracism for White Educators—Neville Scarfe 204 This session is specifically for white educators to come together to explore and learn about what it means to be a white educator in antiracism work. This workshop will explore the concepts of white fragility, white supremacy, and safety vs. discomfort and intent vs. impact.

Facilitator(s): TBD 4. Creating an Antiracist Classroom—Neville Scarfe 207 (Also offered August 24, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.)

This session will explore strategies for disrupting racism in our schools and classrooms while also deepening our understanding about microaggressions, colourism, white supremacy, and the importance of representation.

Facilitator(s): Serena Mohammed, Chris Rolle, and Shailly Sareen, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice 5. Cultivate and Promote Positive Mental Health—Neville Scarfe 209 COVID-19 has created an unprecedented amount of uncertainty and challenges in the teaching profession. This highly interactive presentation will focus on stress, worry, and anxiety, and how these can be challenged in achieving or maintaining a work-life balance.

The session will answer the following questions: 1. How does stress affect your position on the mental health continuum?

2. How can we recognize and deal with our triggers?

3. What strategies can we use to set limits that allow us to better manage our mental health?

Facilitator: Earl van As, Vice President of Marketing & Customer Success at Starling Minds BCTF Summer Leadership Conference 2022 39

6. Engaging Members Through Research—Neville Scarfe 208 How do you use research methods to engage with, and deepen your understanding of, members’ experiences and opinions? How do you mobilize what members share with you for reflection and action? BCTF Research is offering a dynamic session to help you use research tools and strategies to mobilize members’ experiences and insights into actions and recommendations. Topics will include a brief overview of survey and focus group methods along with tips for turning data into powerful stories. Research staff will share practical examples and you are invited to bring ideas and examples to ground the discussion.

Facilitators: Andrée Gacoin, Director, and Michelle Gautreaux, Anne Hales, and Brendan Watts, IRIS staff, Information, Research, and International Solidarity Division (IRIS) 7. Five Myths About Public Education Funding in BC—Neville Scarfe 201 This workshop looks at five common myths about education funding in BC and explains both the flaws in the methodology of those who deny the underfunding of the system and the data they ignore or misrepresent. A recent article by UBC professor Jason Ellis in the Journal of Canadian Education claims there has been an increase in spending on BC public education between 1970 and 2020 that he calculates at 250%. This increase is described as “astounding.” It is important to unpack the real story of education funding in BC (which BCTF members will understand from their personal experience is nothing like an increase of 250% over recent decades—quite the contrary).

Facilitators: Larry Kuehn, IPE/BC Fellow and former Director of Research and Technology at the BC Teachers’ Federation and John Malcolmson, IPE/BC Fellow, and former CUPE research analyst for the K–12 sector 8. Intersectionality and Identifying Your Social Location—Neville Scarfe 210 This elective session is an excellent entry point for folks who want to learn more about equity work. We will explore our own intersectionality and learn about how our social location impacts our lived experience and our teaching.

Facilitator(s): Ann Alexander and Regie Plana-Alcuaz, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice 9. Strategies for Increasing Local Capacity—Neville Scarfe 206 Do you feel overwhelmed with your workload at your local office? Does asking for help from your members seems like yet another obstacle to overcome? Discover and share strategies for dealing with this challenge. Learn ways to incorporate new members, draw on the strengths of your colleagues, strategize to build capacity in future leaders, access helpful resources through the BCTF, and start this coming year stronger.

Facilitators: Julia MacRae and Renée Willock, Assistant Directors, Field Service Division 10. Surviving and Thriving in Local Offices—Neville Scarfe 203 (Also offered August 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.)

Stressed and overwhelmed are words frequently used by local union officers to describe themselves, for good reason. Their challenges are real, significant, and on-going. This informative and interactive workshop is designed to help Local Presidents and other released officers not just survive but even thrive in their local union roles. After activities ranging from the philosophical to the practical, participants will leave uplifted and armed for the year ahead!

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11. Teaching in a Time of Climate Crisis: Creating Systemic Change for Seven Generations—Neville Scarfe 205 (Also offered August 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.)

This elective is designed to help teachers increase their climate literacy and work towards systemic change. Following the principle of consideration for seven generations, in the tradition of the Indigenous stewards of this land, we will explore ways that we can use our role as workers in the education system, to identify and work towards just and equitable decarbonization in our schools and school districts.

Facilitator(s): Ditta Cross and Tara Ehrcke, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice 12. Their Voices Will Guide Us—Fort Camp Lounge, Gage This workshop builds knowledge around Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), while reviewing historic events leading up to the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls final report. Educational resources such as Their Voices Will Guide Us are introduced, as well as The REDress Project initiative.

Facilitator(s): BCTF Aboriginal Facilitator 13. Working Towards Professional Autonomy Guidelines—Neville Scarfe 200 (Also offered August 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.)

This workshop will present to members a working document on professional autonomy. The purpose of creating guidelines is to support teachers in being consciously reflective of their professional autonomy as well as their rights and responsibilities as a teacher. The workshop will touch on the following themes: the value and purpose of public education; the meaning, importance, and practice of teachers’ professional autonomy; professional autonomy in terms of collective agreements and bargaining; and professional autonomy as it relates to the union’s priorities and commitments to reconciliation, solidarity, and social justice.

Facilitators: Runa Bjarnason-Wilson and Adrienne Demers, members of the Professional Issues Advisory Committee

Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

14. Almost Everything is Negotiable: Negotiations Outside of Bargaining—Neville Scarfe 209 This highly interactive workshop will enhance your skills and strategies for navigating the range of scenarios that union representatives face when representing members, including understanding the difference between authority and influence.

• Exploring the range of persuasive tactics available to you in conversations with employers.

• Practices for discovering the other side’s problems, motivations, and bottom line.

This simulation-based workshop is ideal for locally released officers, staff reps, and anyone who handles grievances.

Facilitators: Starleigh Grass and George Serra, Assistant Directors, Field Service Division 15. Canva 101: Design for the “Graphically Challenged”—Neville Scarfe 201 If you’re looking to polish up your local’s presence on social media or make professional-looking posters and signage, but don’t know much (or anything) about graphic design, this workshop is for you! You will learn the basics of a free online graphic design program called Canva, explore BCTF Summer Leadership Conference 2022 41

templates, and play around with creating some sample materials. We’ll also share tips for how to make the most out of your smartphone cameras, as well as where to find free stock images to use in your local communications. This workshop will also be helpful to teachers in the classroom, provincial specialist association volunteers, event organizers, and others.

Facilitator: Lauren Hutchison, Assistant Director, Communications and Campaign Division 16. Creating an Antiracist Classroom—Neville Scarfe 206 (Also offered August 24, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.)

This session will explore strategies for disrupting racism in our schools and classrooms while also deepening our understanding about microaggressions, colourism, white supremacy, and the importance of representation.

Facilitator(s): Ann Alexander, Serena Mohammed, Chris Rolle, and Shailly Sareen, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice 17. Creating a Local Communications Strategy—Neville Scarfe 207 (Also offered August 26, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

Should we create social media accounts? What about a newsletter? Are Zoom meetings better than in-person meetings? There are a lot of different ways to communicate with and engage your members. But not all locals are the same and all have different needs and capacities. This workshop will help locals and other organizers develop a general communications strategy to create focus and consistency. We’ll explore what it means to move a member up the “ladder of engagement” and source meaningful content to keep members informed.

Facilitator: Rich Overgaard, Director, Communications and Campaign Division 18. Engaging and Informing Members Through Local Newsletters—Neville Scarfe 210 (Also offered August 24, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.)

This workshop will discuss strategies for maximizing engagement through local newsletters by evaluating the purpose, structure, and content of newsletters. We’ll also look at strategies for effectively using Mailchimp to create mobile-friendly newsletters.

Facilitator: Sunjum Jhaj, Assistant Director, Communications and Campaign Division 19. Out of Whose Pockets? Out of Our Pockets—Neville Scarfe 204A This workshop will introduce you to OOOPs and explain how you and your colleagues can participate. The OOOPs website, compatible with smartphones, allows you to easily record what you’re spending, even while you’re standing in line at the store. The system allows you to monitor spending to better understand your school’s resource needs. We all know that teachers spend hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars of their own money ensuring their students have access to adequate food, clothing, hygiene products, as well as curricular and extra-curricular resources. During the pandemic, educators have spent their own money on PPE and cleaning products to ensure safer learning environments for their students. But how much?

Facilitators: Dan Laitsch, IPE/BC Chair of the Board of Directors and John Malcolmson, formerly the CUPE research analyst for the K–12 sector.

20. Preparing a Grievance: From Filing to Referral—Neville Scarfe 202 What is a grievance? What considerations should be taken into account at the various steps of the grievance process? In this workshop participants will learn about, and discuss, the process of BCTF Summer Leadership Conference 2022 42

grievance handling, including writing grievance letters, maintaining a grievance file, and negotiating creative resolutions to alleged violations.

Facilitators: Derek DeGear and Patrick Henry, Assistant Directors, Field Service Division; Michael Prokosh, BCTF Legal Counsel 21. Professional Boundaries—Neville Scarfe 205 Sometimes the standards of conduct between students and teachers are ambiguous. Teachers place themselves in jeopardy when boundaries are crossed. This workshop helps school staffs and TTOCs identify the boundaries and provides them with support and resources. Reference will be made to the BCTF Code of Ethics.

Facilitators: Sherry Payne, Assistant Director, Professional and Social Issues Division and Mary Tremain, BCTF member.

22. Teachers’ Pension Plan for Local Leaders—Neville Scarfe 208 (Also offered August 24, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.)

At this workshop you will learn about: • the pension formula • key life events and their impact on your pension • key factors to consider when choosing a pension option.

Facilitator: Sarb Lalli, Assistant Director, Income Security Division 23. What it Takes to Create an LGBTQ2s+ Supportive and School Community— Neville Scarfe 203 Most LGBTQ2S+ students still don’t feel safe and supported in schools. This workshop will provide you with tools, strategies, and knowledge for how to make your classroom and school more supportive and welcoming to members of the LGBTQ2S+ community.

Facilitator(s): Michelle Hernandez, Lexa Perl, and Regie Plana-Alcuaz, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice 24. WorkSafeBC (WCB) Claim Essentials: Key Information on Filing a Compensation Claim—Neville Scarfe 200 This workshop will cover key topics for locals assisting members with WCB insurance claims.

Topics of discussion include when and how to properly file a claim, confidentiality, resolving claim issues, types of insurance claims, and disputing claim decisions.

Facilitator: Luke Olver, Assistant Director, Income Security Division

Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 2:30–4:00 p.m.

25. Beyond the Collective Agreement—Neville Scarfe 204 Most grievances involve enforcement of the collective agreement, but various pieces of legislation also provide protections for employees and the union. This workshop will review the most commonly utilized provisions for teachers in the Employment Standards Act, Human Rights Code, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. These include pregnancy and parental leave provisions, protection from discrimination in employment, and protection of teachers’ freedom of expression. The workshop will also address how to frame grievance letters when relying on these provisions.

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Facilitators: Susanne Hall, Assistant Director, Field Service Division; Stefanie Quelch, BCTF Legal Counsel; Robyn Trask, BCTF General Counsel 26. Engaging and Informing Members Through Local Newsletters—Neville Scarfe 200 This workshop will discuss strategies for maximizing engagement through local newsletters by evaluating the purpose, structure, and content of newsletters. We’ll also look at strategies for effectively using Mailchimp to create mobile-friendly newsletters.

Facilitator: Sunjum Jhaj, Assistant Director, Communications and Campaign Division 27. Engaging Members Through Professional Issues: The OECD’s Global Policy Agenda 2.0—Neville Scarfe 208 This workshop will help participants identify the OECD agenda and develop concrete plans to broaden our approaches to professionalism, professional issues, and professional development.

Participants will be provided background information on the OECD, its agenda, and its role in shaping the BC public education system. You will also be connected to issues of disengagement, burnout, and isolation within the teaching profession and to the OECD’s global policy agenda.

Facilitator: Jo Atkinson-Cornthwaite, Member of the Professional Issues Advisory Committee 28. Harassment: Rules and Tools—Neville Scarfe 207 What constitutes harassment? How can the union provide fair representation in member-tomember complaints? In this workshop participants will learn about the collective agreement processes for resolving harassment concerns as well as alternatives such as mediation and informal resolutions. We will also discuss overlapping issues which may include violations of the human rights legislation.

Facilitators: Karlan Modeste, Legal Counsel; Renée Willock, Assistant Director, Field Service Division 29. How to be Most Effective in the October Municipal Election—Let’s Use Our Collective Power to Elect the Right People—Neville Scarfe 205 This workshop will help teachers develop get-out-the-vote (GOTV) strategies for municipal elections and find helpful ways to participate and support labour movement actions. We’ll also examine post-election strategies to hold elected officials to account.

Facilitator: Anna Chudnovsky, Assistant Director, Communication and Campaign Division 30. Indigenous Allyship—Neville Scarfe 209 How do we grow our antiracism practice beyond performance and land acknowledgements? This workshop will be grounded in ideas and strategies that settlers may use to navigate settler colonialism. Join us for a conversation about allyship and its role and limitations in working towards an intersectional understanding of Indigenous allyship and solidarity.

Facilitator(s): Mary Hotomanie and Lee, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice and Jody Polukoshko, member of the BCTF Executive Committee 31. Weaving and Quilting Our Stories Entwined: A Decolonizing Journey—Fort Camp Lounge A presentation of Nancy Knickerbocker’s decolonization quilt, more information to come.

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32. Non-Sexist and Inclusive Pedagogy—Neville Scarfe 202 The BCTF International Solidarity Committee invites you to learn from the non-sexist pedagogy model being used by teachers in Central America. This model is the product of 15 years of collaboration between Central American teachers’ unions and the BCTF-funded nongovernmental organization, Co-Development Canada. You will have a chance to take part in activities drawn from Central American non-sexist pedagogy workshops and learn how the workshops have succeeded in empowering teachers from a number of Central American countries to support their students in developing non-sexist attitudes and behaviours.

Co-facilitated by Co-Development Canada (potentially with an international guest facilitator – TBD) and members of the WR Long International Solidarity Committee 33. Professional Autonomy—Neville Scarfe 206 Professional autonomy is an important and complex area of law. It is also fundamentally important to teachers because of the intricate nature of our work and diverse needs of our students.

The aim of this workshop is to: • outline the scope of professional autonomy • review the types of decisions covered by professional autonomy • summarize the leading arbitration cases on the issue • highlight relevant principles regarding professional autonomy • discuss ways that teachers can protect professional autonomy, collectively and individually • explore new challenges that COVID, and the response to COVID, present to professional autonomy.

Facilitators: Carolyn Pena, Assistant Director, Field Service Division; Michael Prokosh, BCTF Legal Counsel; Daniel Shiu, Assistant Director, Professional & Social Issues Division 34. Teachers’ Pension Plan for Local Leaders—Neville Scarfe 201 (Also offered August 24, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

At this workshop you will learn about: • the pension formula • key life events and their impact on your pension • key factors to consider when choosing a pension option.

Facilitator: Sarb Lalli, Assistant Director, Income Security Division 35. The Basics of Joint Occupational Health and Safety (JOHS) Committees—Neville Scarfe 203 (Also offered August 26, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

How do joint occupational health and safety committees work? Are you interested in getting involved in health and safety in your school, local or district? JOHS committees have been at the forefront during the pandemic focusing on personal protective equipment, hierarchy of controls and ventilation. There are many other relevant issues in protecting the health and safety rights of all workers. This session will look at committee roles and responsibilities and relevant legislation.

Facilitator: Toni Grewal, Assistant Director, Income Security Division

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36. WorkSafeBC (WCB) Claim Essentials: Key Information on Filing a Compensation Claim—Neville Scarfe 210 This workshop will cover key topics for locals assisting members with WCB insurance claims.

Topics of discussion include when and how to properly file a claim, confidentiality, resolving claim issues, types of insurance claims, and disputing claim decisions.

Facilitator: Luke Olver, Assistant Director, Income Security Division

Friday, August 26, 2022, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

37. Advocating for Members on SIP—Neville Scarfe 204A This workshop and discussion will review the basics of the Salary Indemnity Plan (SIP) and provide strategies on helping members understand adjudication decisions, suggestions for working with healthcare providers, submitting relevant medical documentation for claims purposes, and supporting members through appeal processes.

Facilitator: Chris Harris, Director, Allan Lee, Assistant Director, Income Security Division 38. BC’s Human Rights Code Education Session: Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Teacher— Neville Scarfe 209 Every British Columbian has the right to protection from discrimination under BC’s Human Rights Code. Join us for this introductory session to learn about your rights and responsibilities as a teacher. Attendees will learn about BC’s Human Rights Code, how it protects them as employees, and how it outlines their responsibilities as service providers.

Through exploration of real-life cases, attendees will be able to identify discrimination under the Code and recognize what personal protected characteristics and protected grounds can be used to make human rights complaints. Through discussion and exploration of the human rights system in BC, attendees will leave with a better understanding of the types of supports available for those experiencing discrimination.

We will be open to questions during the session, but we like to ask for questions ahead of time as sometimes research is needed for items related to the law. Please send your questions to: engagement@bchumanrights.ca.

Facilitators: Education advisors from the BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner 39. Communities of Care—Neville Scarfe 207 The past few years living and teaching in a pandemic has shown us that we need each other. This session will address and discuss the need for wellness beyond self care. We need community care and we need to hold each other up. Come learn about how to foster community wellness and communities of care.

Facilitator(s): TBD 40. Creating a Local Communications Strategy—Neville Scarfe 206 (Also offered August 24, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

Should we create social media accounts? What about a newsletter? Are Zoom meetings better than in-person meetings? There are a lot of different ways to communicate with and engage your members. But not all locals are the same and all have different needs and capacities. This workshop will help locals and other organizers develop a general communications strategy to BCTF Summer Leadership Conference 2022 46

create focus and consistency. We’ll explore what it means to move a member up the “ladder of engagement” and source meaningful content to keep members informed.

Facilitator: Rich Overgaard, Director, Communications and Campaign Division 41. Freedom of Information 101: Exercising Your Right to Know—Neville Scarfe 204 This workshop is for anyone interested in learning the practical skills needed to start accessing information held by government bodies and exercising your right to know. The workshop will outline the steps to crafting an effective request and successfully following it through. It is being offered in partnership with the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA), a nonpartisan, non-profit society that was established in 1991 to promote and defend freedom of information and privacy rights in Canada.

Facilitators: Guests from the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) with Andrée Gacoin, Director, Information, Research, and International Solidarity Division 42. Investigations and Discipline—Neville Scarfe 201 This workshop will help you prepare for your role assisting members under discipline investigations. These members need clarity about the processes they must participate in, and union advocates need to think strategically throughout. As well as helping members achieve the best outcome for themselves and their careers, we will consider what it means to meet the needs of members in regards to equity and inclusion. You will leave with tools and strategies!

Facilitators: Gretchen Brown, BCTF Legal Counsel and Julia MacRae, Assistant Director, Field Service Division 45. “Once Upon A BIPOC Teacher:” Storying Joy, Power, and Solidarity—Neville Scarfe 1003 The BCTF 2050 New BIPOC Teachers Project is a collaboration between early-career BCTF members and BCTF Research. The project aims to highlight and celebrate BIPOC teachers’ contributions to BC’s public education system and teaching profession, while sparking transformative change in and through union engagement, antiracism discourse, and activism.

Facilitated by BCTF 2050 team members, workshop participants will engage in communitybuilding and narrative/story work activities and learn about the province-wide BIPOC Teachers of BC project launching in Fall 2022. Participants are requested to bring a personal “artifact” for an opening community building activity and briefly share something the item symbolizes about their teaching/union experiences or identity. Join us! *Please note: This session is only open to BCTF members who identify as BIPOC and is limited to 24 participants.

Facilitators: Aaron Anthony (West Vancouver Teachers’ Association), Litia Fleming (Kootenay Columbia Teachers Association), Carolina Ganga (Comox Teachers’ Association), Nisha Gill (Surrey Teachers’ Association), Melissa Illing (Coquitlam Teachers’ Association), Serena Pattar (Richmond Teachers’ Association), Chiana van Katwijk (Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association), and BCTF IRIS staff.

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what types of emails get people to register if you have a list, and when should you send them out?

• what actually works to get attendees and panelists to promote the event inside their own networks?

• what are the three things you can do the week after the event to increase registration for future events?

• what strategies are most important for conferences that require someone to pay during the registration process?

As part of the workshop, you will receive a workbook containing checklists and a step-by-step plan that you can follow for your next event.

Facilitator: Jason Dewolfe, BCTF staff, Digital Strategy 47. Supporting Members in Conflict—Neville Scarfe 203 Whether members have been wronged by another member or they have been accused of wrongdoing, supporting them in managing conflict requires objectivity, sensitivity, and empathy.

Members may be agitated and irrational when they come to you, feeling angry and vengeful, perceiving their professional reputation to be in jeopardy. They are often at their most vulnerable when reaching out to you for support. This workshop will cover the BCTF internal processes, how to access Internal Mediation Service and how to file a Code of Ethics complaint, and the external process of filing a bullying and harassment complaint through the employer or with Worksafe BC. Local officers can support members in making informed decisions about how to navigate conflict to help them find their desired resolution.

Facilitators: Lori Jones, Assistant Director, Field Service Division and Sherry Payne, Assistant Director, Professional & Social Issues Division 48. Surviving and Thriving in Local Offices—Neville Scarfe 205 (Also offered August 24, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.)

Stressed and overwhelmed are words frequently used by local union officers to describe themselves, for good reason. Their challenges are real, significant, and on-going. This informative and interactive workshop is designed to help Local Presidents and other released officers not just survive but even thrive in their local union roles. After activities ranging from the philosophical to the practical, participants will leave uplifted and armed for the year ahead!

Facilitators: Suzanne Hall and George Serra, Assistant Directors, Field Service Division 49. Teaching in a Time of Climate Crisis: Creating Systemic Change for Seven Generations—Neville Scarfe 200 (Also offered August 24, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.)

This elective is designed to help teachers increase their climate literacy and work towards systemic change. Following the principle of consideration for seven generations, in the tradition of the indigenous stewards of this land, we will explore ways that we can use our role as workers in the education system, to identify and work towards just and equitable decarbonization in our schools and school districts.

Facilitator(s): Ditta Cross and Tara Ehrcke, members of the Committee for Action on Social Justice

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50. The Basics of Joint Occupational Health and Safety (JOHS) Committees—Neville Scarfe 210 (Also offered August 24, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.)

How do joint occupational health and safety committees work? Are you interested in getting involved in health and safety in your school, local or district? JOHS committees have been at the forefront during the pandemic focusing on personal protective equipment, hierarchy of controls, and ventilation. There are many other relevant issues in protecting the health and safety rights of all workers. This session will look at committee roles and responsibilities and relevant legislation.

Facilitator: Toni Grewal, Assistant Director, Income Security Division 51. Working Towards Professional Autonomy Guidelines—Neville Scarfe 208 (Also offered August 24, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.)

This workshop will present to members a working document on professional autonomy. The purpose of creating guidelines is to support teachers in being consciously reflective of their professional autonomy as well as their rights and responsibilities as a teacher. The workshop will touch on the following themes: the value and purpose of public education; the meaning, importance, and practice of teachers’ professional autonomy; professional autonomy in terms of collective agreements and bargaining; and professional autonomy as it relates to the union’s priorities and commitments to reconciliation, solidarity, and social justice.

Facilitators: Runa Bjarnason-Wilson and Adrienne Demers, members of the Professional Issues Advisory Committee

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Public Transit to and around UBC Campus UBC is easily accessible by public transit from within Vancouver: the R4, 44, 84 and 99 express bus routes run directly to the Vancouver campus. Bus Routes 4 and 14 are slower bus routes which also access UBC. The Trip Planning feature on the Translink website to find the most efficient routing from anywhere in the Metro Vancouver region.

It’s a good idea to pay close attention to where you get on and off the bus at UBC. There are several bus exchanges and many individual stops, and at the end of a long day of exploring it’s easy to lose track of where you should get on board for your return journey. If you do get turned around, check Translink’s UBC Bus Exchange map for bus stop locations, ask a bus driver for directions—or drop by the Welcome Centre for a nudge in the right direction.

Within the campus, Bus Route 68 circumnavigates much of the campus, accessing various locations and attractions on campus, as per the route map below. Note that this is a small community bus, running every 20 minutes, with a maximum capacity of approximately 22 (assuming no wheelchairs are on board).

Campus Transit Bus Route 68

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UBC Driving, Parking, Road Closures, and Construction Driving and parking on campus To get to UBC from downtown Vancouver by car, cross the Burrard or Granville Street bridges, and then head west on 4th Avenue, 10th Avenue or 16th Avenue. To get to UBC from the airport, cross the Arthur Laing bridge and then head west on SW Marine Drive.

There is paid visitor parking at UBC for personal vehicles. There is a helpful UBC parkades map online, which includes up-to-date information about accessible parking, available space at parking lots, and hourly parking rates. If you plan to park a large or over-height vehicle, like a motorhome or a car with a roof rack, contact UBC Parking at parking.support@ubc.ca or 604-822-6786 before your visit to find the best location that can accommodate your vehicle. Pay careful attention to signs in parking areas—you will be ticketed or towed if you park in a reserved space, or if you neglect to pay. Consider downloading the Honk Mobile app to pay by phone and extend your parking time remotely.

If you use a local Vancouver car-share, there are reserved spots for car-shares such as Evo, MODO, and Zipcar.

Construction and road closures Summer is construction season, and UBC is no exception. The map below is the most up-to-date UBC road closure information as of printing; for more up to date information on road closures and construction, please check online at planning.ubc.ca/transportation/construction-and-transit-updates

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UBC Summer Conference Venue Site Map

KEY 1. Scarfe Building 2. Woodward IRC 3. The Nest

4. Hebb 5. Gage Residences 6.

Sage Bistro

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UBC Walter Gage Residences Map

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UBC Campus Map

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BCTF Wellness The health and well-being of our Federation members is of paramount importance. Below is a selection of options available. More information on BCTF wellness resources, eligibility, and access, can be found on our website: bctf.ca/services-guidance/wellness Employee & Family Assistance Programs (EFAP) The Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP) are provided at the local level but are not provided directly through the BC Teachers' Federation. For more information, please contact your local union office.

Well Teacher Group The Well Teacher Groups provides educators the time and space to work with their colleagues and a trained wellness facilitator to work on their wellness. This new program was developed by Wade Repta, author of the book The Well Teacher.

Starling Minds Starling Minds is a free online mental health and wellness toolkit, designed for teachers, that provides education and training to manage stress and prevent anxiety and depression.

Further supports The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line provides 24-hour crisis support to former Indian Residential School students and their families toll-free at 1-866-925-4419.

Individuals impacted by the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls are encouraged to contact the MMIWG Crisis Line toll-free at 1-844-413-6649.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis seeking immediate emotional support can contact the Hope for Wellness Help Line toll-free at 1-855-242-3310, or by online chat at hopeforwellness.ca.

The Walter Gage Residences at UBC August 24–25, 2022 Delegates are invited to visit the BCTF Advantage Program display in Walter Gage Residences to see the great opportunities for all BCTF members! See all the program has to offer, exclusively, for Advantage members: • car insurance • optional life/critical-incident insurances • house insurance • better mortgage rates • travel insurance • and many retail discounts.

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Checklist While Travelling on BCTF Business When travelling on BCTF business, you will be travelling alone in most situations. The BCTF must take steps to ensure your health and safety. The following checklist is a guideline for you to follow when you are away from home and working alone: Let people know where you are • Whenever possible, make sure someone personal knows where, and when, you will be travelling.

• Make contact with someone either from home or your destination to say that you have arrived.

• If possible, have someone meet you.

• If you are going out for the evening, make sure someone knows.

Travelling/driving alone • Ensure you are well rested when travelling.

• Leave yourself plenty of time to travel and prepare for your meeting/session.

• If possible, travel during the daylight hours.

• Ensure you car is well maintained and equipped with proper tires.

• Don’t take chances. If the roads are bad, don’t drive.

• Ensure that you have a cell phone and that the batteries to your cell phone are fully charged.

(Remember there are many “dead” zones for cell phones. This is why it is important to let someone know where you are and to check in when you have arrived.) Carry emergency food supplies with you.

• Carry clothing to match the weather in case you are stranded somewhere.

• If travelling on small planes or ferries, be familiar with safety procedures.

• Park in well-lit areas and lock all your doors.

• Avoid using a cell phone while driving (see below).

Cell phone use while driving • As of January 1, 2010, drivers in BC can no longer use hand-held cell phones and other hand-held portable electronic devices while driving.

• A person may use an electronic device in a hands-free telephone function while driving if the following criteria are met: o the electronic device, as well as any part or extension of it, is not held or operated by the hand o the device is voice-activated or requires only one touch to initiate, accept, or end a call o if the device includes an earpiece, that earpiece can only be worn in one ear and must be placed in the ear prior to driving o the device is securely fixed to the vehicle or worn securely on the person’s body, and is within easy reach of the driver’s seat o the device must be installed in a manner that does not obstruct the driver’s view of the front or sides of the motor vehicle or interfere with the safety or operating equipment of the motor vehicle.

When using hands-free technology while driving, keep conversations short. If you are engaged in a long and/or complex conversation, pull over.

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Staying in hotels • Consider asking for a room close to the front desk.

• If you are going out alone, leave contact numbers with the reception desk in the event something happens to you.

• Ask the concierge or desk clerk about safe areas and areas to avoid.

• Become familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures.

• If parked in an underground lot, ask an attendant to escort you to your car.

Information to Help Fill out Your Expense Voucher Please read these notes BEFORE filling out your expense voucher.

1. Identification Please include your local number and your BCTF member number in the appropriate spaces at the top of the form. To expedite your expense voucher, please indicate in what role you attended the conference, e.g., TTOC Contact, SJ Contact, WLC/Bargaining Chair, etc.

2. Transportation By automobile Travelling by automobile

BCTF Policy 10.I.04 (Special Regulations Governing Use of Automobiles): Persons travelling by automobile instead of public transportation, but claiming expenses on the basis of public transportation, may claim only for the accommodation, meals, and other expenses that would have been claimable if public transportation had actually been used.

Driving reimbursement chart for summer conference, August 2022 Summer Conference (SC) will be held on August 23–26 at UBC in Vancouver.

Reimbursement is based on fares for flights departing from your home city on either August 22 or 23. Reimbursement is also based on fares for flights returning from Vancouver on August 26 or 27 after SC ends.

BCTF policy states that you are to take the least expensive mode of transportation. Please refer to this chart to see which is less expensive, flying or driving (shown in bold). The cost of flying includes driving kilometres to/from your home city to the nearest airport. The air fares shown on this chart are those fares in effect as of June 3, 2022. Your actual fare may vary from this amount depending on when you book, but this is the amount upon which the reimbursement is based.

If flying would be MORE expensive than driving, you may claim the total for the driving kms shown on this chart (ferry costs included). Receipts are required for ferries. If flying would be LESS expensive, and you choose to drive, you will be reimbursed for the total air fare and fees shown on this chart.

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Cost to drive Home city Driving kms to UBC Bella Bella Bella Coola Campbell River Castlegar Cranbrook Courtenay Dawson Creek Duncan Fort Nelson Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Kimberley Kitimat Massett Nanaimo Nelson Penticton Port Hardy Powell River Prince George Prince Rupert Quesnel Revelstoke Salmon Arm Sandspit Smithers Terrace Tofino Trail Vernon Victoria Williams Lake

2021.6 2008.0 368.2 1252.0 1698.0 278.2 2382.0 168.2 3194.0 2398.0 722.0 792.0 1754.0 2828.0 3218.0 68.4 1330.0 848.0 832.2 285.4 1526.0 3004.0 1282.0 1144.0 936.0 3038.8 2256.0 2718.0 470.2 1270.0 894.0 139.2 1056.0

Cost to fly

Approx. total cost of driving

Total airfare and fees

$1,394.36 $1,084.32 $358.83 $676.08 $916.92 $310.23 $1,286.28 $250.83 $1,724.76 $1,294.92 $389.88 $427.68 $947.16 $1,527.12 $2,052.82 $196.94 $718.20 $457.92 $609.39 $278.27 $824.04 $1,622.16 $692.28 $617.76 $505.44 $1,986.95 $1,218.24 $1,467.72 $413.91 $685.80 $482.76 $235.17 $570.24

$704.56 $530.26 $380.36 $450.71 $505.32 $551.06 $766.01 $632.64 $586.03 $691.17 $611.37 $467.16 $528.43 $633.40 $834.22 $542.07 $492.90 $682.77 $549.16 $370.71 $450.71 $935.92 $481.16 $864.87 $753.63 $1,242.56 $647.07 $588.93 $494.76 $465.16 $507.98 $557.82 $514.76

Actual kilometres are reimbursed for travel within the Lower Mainland.

There is no longer a carpooling allowance.

For each additional delegate in your car, who is attending summer conference, you may claim a single passenger return ferry fare, if applicable.

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PLEASE NOTE: Should you book flights and then change or cancel, you will be responsible for the payment of any change/cancellation fee.

By ferry Ferry receipts (one way will do) must be provided. Ferry travel is reimbursed for delegates only.

Ferry fares are not included in the travel costs above.

3. Parking • Overnight parking for those staying at Gage is included. Delegates can park in the loading zone in front of the Gage Residence while checking in. Front Desk staff will provide a parking pass and direct delegates to the parking lot (and/or provide a map).

• Day parking at UBC is available at various lots on campus. For pricing and locations, refer to this website https://parking.ubc.ca. Parking charges may be claimed on your expense voucher in the section marked “Transportation.” Receipts are required for amounts over $25.

• The nearest parkade to Walter Gage Residence is the North Parkade. Parking can be paid at the lot or by using the Honk Mobile app.

• BCTF will not cover parking violation tickets.

4. Meals Do not claim for the following meals on your expense voucher: • breakfast August 23, 24, 25, and 26, as breakfast is provided • the Summer Leadership Conference Banquet on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

5. Childcare reminder Members who plan to travel to FIT and/or Summer Leadership Conference with their children under five years of age, and who require childcare to attend FIT and Summer Leadership Conference sessions, will have the following options to support their childcare needs. Please note that these options provide for reimbursement of costs that have actually been incurred. As a general rule, the BCTF does not pay for childcare services provided by spouses, partners, or other close family members. If you have questions, please contact Henry Lee, 604-871-1849, or toll-free at 1-800-663-9163, local 1849.

Option 1 BCTF will reimburse members for the following costs if members choose to bring a childcare provider to the FIT and/or summer conference: • $18 per hour for the hours of care that are required in order to attend the BCTF business sessions only, not to exceed $240 for any 24-hour period • accommodation for the caregiver at UBC, if separate accommodation is required • BCTF per diems (breakfast, lunch, and supper) for the caregiver for the days at UBC. If you are bringing a childcare provider with you and require separate accommodation for them, please contact Michele Hope (mhope@bctf.ca) in order to arrange the booking.

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Option 2 Members arrange for care in their home community. BCTF Procedure 10.I.28, 4 provides: “A maximum claim of $240 per 24-hour day will be paid for outside daycare services. Where care is required for less than a full day, the amount paid will be based on the number of hours of daycare at $18 an hour. The BCTF will only reimburse members for dependant costs that would not otherwise be incurred by the member. Members must submit a receipt with the expense voucher showing the name and address of the caregiver and amount expended. Members must obtain the approval of the program co-ordinator before incurring daycare costs in excess of the maximum to be reimbursed by the BCTF.” We are also including, with this bulletin, another option for childcare, although, please note that the BCTF has not screened, nor are we endorsing this facility. Members may choose to contact this facility for placing their children during FIT and Summer Conference. The link is provided for information only.

Nannies on Call Nannies on Call provides childcare 24/7. Nannies have two years of childcare experience, are prescreened, and are first aid certified. Please see www.nanniesoncall.com for information.

IMPORTANT: Changes to the expense vouchers The BCTF has reviewed the expense voucher and made the following changes that came into effect July 1, 2019.

Dependent care claims require the following to fulfill certain tax requirements from the Canada Revenue Agency: a. A receipt from the dependent care provider is required for reimbursement. Receipts written by the member will no longer be accepted. The receipt must include the number of hours, the amount paid, and the name/address of the care provider. The receipt must also be signed by the care provider. b. Members are asked to inform the BCTF if the care provider is a relative. Related persons to the member are considered non-arm’s length from a tax perspective. Therefore, the amounts paid by the BCTF to related persons would be considered a taxable benefit to the member. Taxes will be deducted from the member’s claim and reporting to Canada Revenue Agency will be required. This will be in effect once the dependent care costs reach $500 in a calendar year and applied retroactively. Taxes will be calculated based on the payments paid to date within a calendar year.

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UBC Campus Eateries and Cafés CAMPUS CAFÉS Bean Around the World 6308 Thunderbird Blvd.

Blue Chip Café The Nest 6133 University Blvd.

Boulevard Coffee Roasting 5970 University Blvd.

JJ Bean 6005 University Blvd.

Starbucks 6190 Agronomy Rd., #3

Loafe UBC 6163 University Blvd.

Starbucks Fred Kaiser Lobby 2332 Main Mall Tim Hortons Forest Sciences Centre 2424 Main Mall Tim Hortons David Lam Research Centre 2015 Main Mall Tim Hortons q̓ əlɬaləməcən leləm̓ Orca House 5995 Student Union Blvd.

Perugia Italian Caffé 2350 Health Sciences Mall (closed Saturday and Sunday)

Great Dane Coffee 6011 Walter Gage Rd.

Starbucks Bookstore 6200 University Ave.

Ike’s Café Irving K Barber Learning Ctre 1961 East Mall

Starbucks UBC Life Building 6138 Student Union Blvd.

CAMPUS RESTAURANTS Gallery Patio and Lounge The Nest – level 4 6133 University Blvd.

Kinton Ramen 102-6111 University Blvd.

Koerner’s Pub 6371 Crescent Rd.

Mercante Ponderosa Commons 6488 University Blvd.

Pacific Poke UBC Life Building 6138 Student Union Blvd.

Perugia Italian Caffé 2350 Health Sciences Mall

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen 5980 University Blvd.

Steve’s Poké Bar #3-5990 University Blvd.

(closed Saturday and Sunday)

FOOD COURT – The Nest, 6133 University Boulevard—Mon to Fri only except as noted Blue Chip Café (daily) Grand Noodle Emporium Porch (Vegetarian & Vegan) The Nest The Nest The Nest 6133 University Blvd.

6133 University Blvd.

6133 University Blvd.

The Delly Honour Roll Sprouts (Vegan) The Nest The Nest The Nest 6133 University Blvd.

6133 University Blvd.

6133 University Blvd.

FOOD COURT – University Boulevard Central—Open daily except as noted DownLow Chicken Nori Bento & Udon Tacomio 6065 University Blvd.

6055 University Blvd.

6025 University Blvd. (closed Sunday) Jamjar Canteen Rain or Shine Ice Cream Uncle Fatih’s Pizza 6035 University Blvd.

6001 University Blvd.

6045 University Blvd.

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FOOD COURT – Main Mall area—Open daily except as noted Bento Sushi Tim Hortons David Lam Research Centre David Lam Research Centre 2015 Main Mall 2015 Main Mall

Triple O’s David Lam Research Centre 2015 Main Mall

(Monday to Friday only, lunch)

CAMPUS GROCERIES / CORNER STORES The Corner Store Grocery Checkout Fresh Market 6200 University Blvd.

The Nest 6133 University Blvd.

Harvest Market Ponderosa Commons 6445 University Blvd.

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE EATERIES—Including University Village Food Court A&W Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba Pearl Fever Tea House 5778 University Blvd.

5728 University Blvd.

2182 Western Parkway Agra Tandoori Express 2138 Western Parkway

Kung Fu Noodle 5728 University Blvd., Unit B6

Pita Pit 5780 University Blvd.

The Corner Kitchen 115-5743 Dalhousie Rd.

Miyamae Sushi 5726 University Blvd.

Pizza Garden 5780 University Blvd.

(closed Saturday and Sunday)

Donair Town (closed Sat-Sun) 5728 University Blvd.

One More Sushi 222-2155 Allison Rd.

Subway UBC 2178 Western Parkway

Freshslice Pizza 2166 Western Parkway

Only U Café 5737 Dalhousie Rd.

Vera’s Burger Shack 2188 Western Parkway

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Things to Do on the UBC Campus As a result of COVID-19, many attractions, such as museums and sites, now require advance booking or registration, and may also require masks. It is recommended that booking requirements be checked in advance, along with hours and admission fees.

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Beaty Biodiversity Museum—Explore local and global biodiversity at Vancouver’s natural history museum, with its spectacular biological collection. beatymuseum.ubc.ca Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery—One of BC’s largest public art collections, with a focus on contemporary art and the Canadian avant-garde of the 1960s and 1970s. belkin.ubc.ca Museum of Anthropology—A uniquely designed place of world art and culture, with a special emphasis on Indigenous peoples of British Columbia. moa.ubc.ca Pacific Museum of Earth—Open weekdays only. pme.ubc.ca Residential School History and Dialogue Centre—The Centre is a survivor-centered, traumainformed space, which addresses the colonial legacy of residential schools and other Canadian government policies imposed on Indigenous peoples. irshdc.ubc.ca/about/what-we-do

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Pacific Spirit Park—Bask in nature in the heart of the city. Pacific Spirit Park protects 90 hectares of lush second-growth forest systems, undeveloped rocky beaches, and the ecologically sensitive Camosun Bog. Explore your choice of over 55 km of walking, hiking, and multiuse trails. www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks/parks-greenways-reserves/pacific-spirit-regional-park Acadia Beach and Wreck Beach—Beach access trails are steep, and can be challenging, other than the Acadia Beach access trail. Please note that Wreck Beach (to the West) is clothing optional. More information on the beaches can be found in the Pacific Spirit Park website above.

UBC Botanical Garden—Canada’s oldest university botanical garden, with a variety of specific garden areas, including a 16th century modelled physic garden, an alpine garden, a BC rainforest garden, a BC meadow and woodland garden, and a 10-acre Asian garden. $10 adult admission— various combination tickets available, see below. botanicalgarden.ubc.ca Nitobe Memorial Garden—Don’t miss the beauty of this 2½ hectare traditional Japanese stroll garden. $7 adult admission, $15 combination ticket with the Botanical Garden. botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/visit/nitobe-memorial-garden Greenheart Tree Walk—Explore a forest canopy along the 310 metre-long walkway, $23 adult admission provides access to both the Botanical Garden and the Tree Walk. $26 combined ticket adult provides admission to all three, Botanical Garden, Nitobe, and the Greenheart Tree Walk. botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/visit/greenheart-treewalk

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Saturday Multi-vendor Farmers’ Markets 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.—Located on UBC’s working farm (immediately south of the Botanical Garden), with dozens of vendors selling local produce, meats, baked goods, coffee, food trucks, artisans, and more.

Tuesday Evening Market 4:00–6:00 p.m.—Evening market on the UBC Farm, selling their fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, and seeds.

Wednesday Lunchtime Farm Market by the Bookstore 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.—The midweek lunchtime market outside the UBC Bookstore offers a chance to pick up UBC Farm produce in the heart of the campus.

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Things to do in Vancouver As a result of COVID-19, many attractions, such as museums and sites, require advance booking or registration, and may also require masks. It is recommended that admission requirements be checked in advance, along with hours and entrance fees.

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Beaches—Have we got beaches: Third Beach, English Bay Beach, Sunset Beach Park, Kitsilano Beach, Jericho Beach, Locarno Beach, Spanish Banks Beach. And those are just the ones in the downtown and central Vancouver.

Cycling—Bicycles can be rented at various locations around downtown Vancouver, mostly near the English Bay and Coal Harbour entrances to Stanley Park, and along False Creek, allowing convenient access to the cycling paths around both sites (many of the above routes have bike paths).

Golfing—There is a wide variety of places around Vancouver to golf. More information: vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/golf-activities.aspx Kayaking and Canoeing—There are various places around Vancouver (especially around False Creek, Vancouver Harbour, and at Deep Cove up Indian Arm), where one can rent kayaks or canoes, and have lessons. Look online to check for availability and booking requirements.

Running/Walking—In addition to 55 km of trails in Pacific Spirit Park, there are excellent trails and places to walk across Vancouver, particularly in Stanley Park, and the long continuous trail from Stanley Park around False Creek and English Bay, which can be split into the following shorter walks: the Stanley Park Seawall (10 km), English Bay to Sunset Beach (2 km), False Creek North side (2.4 km), Olympic Village walk (2.9 km), False Creek South walk (2.2 km), and all the way from Granville Island to Jericho and Spanish Banks. vancouver.ca/parks-recreationculture/walk-vancouver.aspx Bill Reid Art Gallery of Northwest Coast Art—The only public gallery in Canada dedicated to contemporary Indigenous Northwest coastal art, check online for admission and current special events and exhibits. www.billreidgallery.ca Science World—An interactive, hands-on, non-profit science centre, engaging learners of all ages in science, technology, engineering, art and design, and math. Bring curiosity and a sense of play. www.scienceworld.ca Vancouver Aquarium—Featuring extensive indoor exhibits as well as outdoor, the Aquarium is a family-friendly great place to visit regardless of weather. Advance booking recommended. www.vanaqua.org Vancouver Art Gallery—Not for profit art gallery located in the heart of downtown Vancouver.

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Bloedel Conservatory—The climate-controlled dome of this lush tropical paradise in Queen Elizabeth Park was opened in 1969, and is home to exotic birds, plants, and flowers. vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/bloedel-conservatory.aspx

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Queen Elizabeth Park—You can find spectacular city and mountain views, beautiful places for a picnic, an arboretum, a rose garden, and the unique Quarry Garden in this 52-hectare park in central Vancouver. There is also a pitch and putt, as well as lawn bowling, tennis, basketball courts, and disc golf areas. vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/queen-elizabeth-park.aspx

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Stanley Park—Vancouver’s first, largest, and most iconic park, with 400 hectares of rainforest, trails, and landmarks. Canada’s largest aquarium is also situated inside the park. vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/stanley-park.aspx

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Dr. Sun Yat–Sen Classical Chinese Garden—The first full–scale traditional Ming Dynasty era garden created outside of China, with winding paths, rocks, plants, and beautiful vistas. Admission and information on their website. vancouverchinesegarden.com/visit

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Sun Yat–Sen Park—An oasis of calm in the heart of Chinatown, this park is the free alternative or complement to the Dr. Sun Yat–Sen Classical Chinese Garden. The lush plants, unique rocks, koiand water lily-filled pond, and the beautiful pagoda encourage peace and tranquility.

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VanDusen Botanical Garden—This 55-acre garden oasis offers serenity and beauty with its lakes, sculptures, and over 7,500 plant species from around the world. More information including admission, activities, and bloom calendars can be found here: vancouver.ca/parks-recreationculture/vandusen-botanical-garden.aspx

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Lynn Canyon Park and Suspension Bridge (North Vancouver)—Whether you want to have a leisurely nature hike, soothe your soul in lush second-growth forest, visit the Ecology Centre, or experience the suspension bridge swaying 50 meters across the forested canyon and beautiful Lynn Creek, this oasis in North Vancouver has no admission fee, and is well worth the trip. lynncanyon.ca/information

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Capilano Suspension Bridge (North Vancouver)—There is a lot to do at the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, including the 137-metre-long bridge swinging 70 metres above Capilano River, the Cliffwalk, and the Treetops Adventure, in addition to the beautiful forest and environs. All this comes with a hefty price tag, check online for admission fees and information. www.capbridge.com/

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Cultural events •

Bard on the Beach—Experience Shakespearean plays and related dramas and special events at Vancouver’s Sen̓ ákw/Vanier Park against a spectacular backdrop of mountains, sea, and sky. Find more information about the site, performances, and special events. bardonthebeach.org/whatson

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Experience an Asian-style Night Market—The Richmond Night Market is the closest thing to an authentic Asian Night Market outside of Asia, but it is not for those uncomfortable in crowds. You will find a wide range of East Asian culture, festival foods, and shopping. This unique experience is open Friday nights from 7:00 p.m.–12 a.m., Saturdays from 6:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m., and Sundays from 7:00–11:00 p.m. richmondnightmarket.com/#hoursadmission

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PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) Fair—This 112–year–old annual fair runs for 15 days, from August 20 to September 5, 2022 (closed Monday August 22 and 29). It is a massive event, combining an agricultural fair with food sellers, amusement park rides, midway games, vendors, daily shows, and nightly concerts. www.pne.ca

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