Dates to Remember:

August 28 - Charity Show & Shine, Edmonton Union Hall

September 1 - Monthly Union Meeting, 8:00pm

September 6 - Labour Day, offices closed

September 11 - Edmonton Union Hall open, 10:00am to noon

September 24 - Seniors Breakfast 9:00am

October 6 - Monthly Union Meeting, 8:00pm

October 11 - Thanksgiving Day, offices closed

October 29 - Seniors Breakfast 9:00am

November 3 - Monthly Union Meeting, 8:00pm

November 6 - Family Fun Night, Galaxyland

November 11 - Remembrance Day, offices closed

Seniors Golf Tournament

This year's tournament took place Thursday August 5th at the Ranch Golf and Country Club.    The winning team consisting of Jack Stewart, Wayne Saltys, Mario Morrato and William Robertson are pictured below as Arnie Stadnick presents their well deserved trophies.  Other winners of the day were Allan Parr for Longest Drive, Jack Stewart for Longest Putt and Ken Gochanour for Closest to Pin.

Las Vegas Scramble 2010

The rains parted and provided a beautiful day just for our golf tournament.  The course was in impeccable condition as the players arrived bright and early for the annual trip to "Vegas".  This year we were treated by a guest appearance of the King himself, Elvis Presley and his agent Colonel Tom Parker.  The two visited with players throughout the course causing the ladies to swoon as Elvis offered his scarf and signed a few autographs.  Make sure to check out some of these keepsake pictures.  Our resident "pro" Ward Wagner may not have been on his game but he still managed to provide a challenge to our players as they stepped up to the tee to out drive him while raising a total of $2000 for Dogs with Wings.  Dogs with Wings is a non-profit organization that raises and trains assistance dogs for Albertans with disabilities.  Raffle tickets were sold throughout the day raising a total of $4940 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  A very successful day for our charities and a very successful day for our players.  The day ended with two teams neck in neck sending them to a tie breaking put off, team 1A: John Birzgalis, Joseph Raimondi, John James Birzgalis and Ken Gochanour vs team 2B: Dwight Metheral, Justin McConnell, Mark Norris and Robin Cameron.  In the end team 1A came out the victors, well done boys!  We congratulate all our players, for a full list of winners click here.

Luc Lefebvre Family Picnic 2010

A beautiful summer day was the setting for our Boilermaker Family Picnic this year.  This also ment the ground at Victoria park was littered with that beautiful white fluff that cause some of our allergy ridden friends to stay away.  Due to this the picnic location or the time of year may change next year.  Despite the fluff, all that gathered had a blast! Check out all the pictures here.  Thank you to all volunteers that dedicated their time and to those who attended that helped out as well by offering their skills as judges and cleaning up some of the garbage at the end of the day.  Check out all the pictures posted of this year’s picnic and be sure to come next year! To view this year's competition winners click here

Hair Massacure 2010

Arnie Stadnick presents a cheque from the Boilermakers Local 146 for $5,000 in support of the 2010 Valentines Day Hair Massacure. to learn more about this event go to www.hairmassacure.ca  

Christmas Party

Although the nasty weather kept some of our members at home, we still had a good turn out at this years Christmas party on December 5th. Kudos to Darrell Flemming with QCC for stepping up to the plate as Santa this year!
As I walked around with my excited children to all the activities I realized there were several volunteers making sure that: the garbage was cleaned off the tables, the kids took their turn on the slides, all the children had decorations for their picture frames, and we were served a good meal as well as many, many other functions that needed to be monitored by a volunteer in order that the event could run smoothly. You would have also seen many of them if you were at this year's party. Next time you run into one of our members or staff that dedicated their personal time to make this event possible, please take the time to thank them. (go to the photo gallery to view pictures of the event)

Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting, held on November 21st, approximately 150 members were in attendance to review the three year business plan and the financial status of the Local. Motions to approve the audited financial statements for 2008-09, the proposed 2010 budget and the updated business plan were all passed unanimously. A motion to apply for an extension of the field dues reduction put in place last year was also approved. In the afternoon a presentation on the implementation of the Local 146 Pride and Progress Program was made. After some healthy discussion and debate there was overall consensus that the program was necessary and for some, long overdue. If there are any questions regarding the program I encourage you to call either myself or Ward Wagner, Program Representative, to discuss them.

Family Fun Night

Members along with many excited children packed out the WEM Waterpark on November 14th. The wave pool as expected was the highlight. It was quite comical at times to watch the kids trying to stand against the crashing waves only to get bowled over by the power of the water. But it was all in good fun. I saw a few thrill seekers brave the steep screamer slides as well. Overall it seemed to be a very successful night and I look forward to seeing you all again next year when we switch to Galaxyland. (go to the photo gallery to view pictures of this event)

3rd Annual Show & Shine

This year’s Show and Shine was a huge success. Thank you to the organizations that donated the great raffle prizes and thank you to all participants who either came to show off their rides or came to view the show. We had Shawn Evans with 630 CHED live on location promoting the event over the radio, which also helped increase attendance.

Through raffle sales and the 50/50, we were able to raise over $2500 for Santa’s Anonymous!

We had gorgeous weather, great food and an awesome variety of cars, trucks and motorcycles to view throughout the day. We even had a few custom bicycles! We look forward to seeing everyone there again next year.  

The Old Timer's Breakfast

The monthly "Old Timers" breakfast is held on the last Friday of every month, starting at 9:00am, 
Location has changed back to: Northgate Lions Senior Centre 7524 - 139 Avenue, Edmonton