Contact information for CUPE Local 1978 including phone numbers and email addresses.

Mailing Address (no couriers):
CUPE Local 1978
203-2736 Quadra St.
Victoria, BC V8T 4E6

Fax: 1-844-303-1542

Address for couriers or mail requiring a signature:
Avrael Perreault, CUPE 1978 Recording Secretary
Capital Regional District – Environmental Protection
625 Fisgard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1R7

Email shop.steward@cupe1978.com or call (250) 514-9453 to get connected to a shop steward in your area.

Table Officers Position Email
Mauricio Navarrete President president@cupe1978.com
Frieda Shabrang Vice President vice.president@cupe1978.com
Shirley Lyons Treasurer treasurer@cupe1978.com
Avrael Perreault Recording Secretary secretary@cupe1978.com
Jody Watson Membership Officer
Wendy Gayton OH&S Coordinator

Capital Regional District (CRD/CRHC) Representatives

Name Position From
Cale McLellan Unit Chair CRHC
James Kroening Coordinator SPWWTP
Mac Valentine Coordinator IWS
Tim Panagrot Coordinator E-Pro
Shane Reimer Coordinator Regional Parks
Graziella Martin Shop Steward Regional Parks
Perry Watson Shop Steward Hartland Landfill
Phil Franklin Shop Steward IWS
Tyler Lynk Shop Steward MPWWTP
Burn Hemus Shop Steward Goldstream Watershed
Hew Padmore Shop Steward Goldstream Watershed
Logan Gilliland Shop Steward Regional Parks
Clay Spencer Shop Steward Regional Parks
Vilma Battaglia Shop Steward CRHC
Brittany Wright Shop Steward CRHC
Lance Hurrel Shop Steward Bylaw & Animal Services

Greater Victoria Housing Society (GVHS) Representatives

Name Position
Jayden Grieve Unit Chair
Mary Smithson Shop Steward

Island Health (VIHA/HSPBA) Representatives

Name Position
Lindsay Fumalle Unit Chair
Tom Benjamin Coordinator
Ferron Olynyk Shop Steward
Kelly Kerr Shop Steward

West Shore Parks and Recreation (WSPR) Representatives

Name Position
Shawn Davies Unit Chair
Corina Wenzel Coordinator
Justin McEachern Shop Steward
Earl Uhl Shop Steward
Kelly Kerr VIHA Steward
Tom Benjamin, CRD Technology & Digital Transformation, 625 Fisgard Street Past President
Tyler Lynk, CRD Integrated Water Services, McLoughlin Wastewater Treatment Plant CRD Steward
Ferron Olynyk VIHA Steward
Shane Reimer, CRD Parks & Environmental Services, Regional Parks CRD Coordinator
Shop Steward CUPE 1978 Shop Steward
Graziella Martin, CRD Parks & Environmental Services, Regional Parks CRD Steward
CRD Integrated Water Services CRD Steward
CRD Steward
Brett Wicker, Panorama Recreation Centre CRD Steward
CRD Steward
CRD Integrated Water Services, Macaulay Point CRD Steward
CRD Steward
Blair Barrett, CRD Parks & Environmental Services, Regional Parks CRD Steward
CRD Integrated Water Services, Tennyson Avenue CRD Steward
Panorama Recreation Centre CRD Steward
Tom Judge GVHS Steward
WSPRS Steward
Michael McKinley VIHA Steward
Job Action Email
Sceni Powers, CRD Financial Services, Major Projects Trustee
Carli Hliva, CRD Parks & Environmental Services, Hartland Landfill Trustee
Frieda Shabrang Vice President
Mauricio Navarrete, CRD President
Karley Field, CRD Finance, Payroll
Swati Scott VIHA Coordinator
James Kroening, CRD Integrated Water Services, Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant CRD Coordinator
Cale McLellan, CRD Housing Chair (CRD)
Tony Smerychynski, CRD Integrated Water Services, McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant CRD Coordinator
Perry Watson, CRD Parks & Environmental Services, Hartland Landfill CRD Steward
Jayden Grieve Chair GVHS
Lindsay Fumalle VIHA Chair
Shawn Davies, West Shore Parks & Recreation WSPRS Chair
Shirley Lyons, CRD Parks & Environmental Services, Environmental Protection Treasurer
Avrael Perreault, CRD Parks, Recreation and Environmental Services Secretary