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Introduction to Welding – Free to 488 Family Members

Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
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Local 488 Annual Family Picnic

April 9, 2026

☀️🎉 Local 488 Family Picnic is Back! 🎉☀️

Mark your calendars! Join us for a fun-filled day with your Local 488 family. This is a FREE event for Local 488 members and their families!

Event Details:

  • 📅 Saturday, June 6, 2026
  • 🕚 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • 📍Location: Laurier Park- Edmonton Valley Zoo (13315 Buena Vista Rd)

Event Highlights:

  • 🎟️Admission to Edmonton Valley Zoo- use it on the day of the picnic or any other day this summer!
  • 🌭Food & drink vouchers for a BBQ lunch (vegetarian options available)
  • 🏰Bouncy castles
  • 🎯Games & activities for all ages
  • 😄A great chance to connect with fellow members

Don’t miss out on this fantastic family day!

👉 Click the link below to register for your free tickets:

Annual Family Picnic Registration

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2026 Annual Golf Tournament – Sold Out

March 11, 2026

Attention All Members,

Registration for the Local 488 Golf Tournament is now closed!

Completed forms will be waitlisted

2. Registration Form & Hole SponsorDownload
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Local 488 Annual Poker Tournament

February 20, 2026

We hope you’ve been practicing your poker face 😎; the Annual Local 488 Poker Tournament is just around the corner! After last year’s great turnout, we’re excited to bring everyone together once again for an afternoon of cards, competition, and camaraderie ♣️♥️♦️♠️

🎲 Tournament Details:

📅 Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026

📍 Location: Yellowhead Casino (12464 153 Street NW, Edmonton)

💰 Entry Fee: $130.00

🃏 What to Expect:

  • 2:00 PM ➡️ Cards in the air
  • Top 5 payouts
  • Winner takes home the trophy
  • Cardholder for every player
  • Plenty of prizes
  • $20.00 food & drink refund for all players

⏰ Important Registration Information:

  • Registration deadline: 3:00 PM on March 13, 2026
  • Players must be registered in advance to participate
  • Payment in full is required at registration
  • No refunds after March 13, 2026
  • Spouses are welcome to join (please make a second registration with their name matching the members UA card number)

We’ve reserved the Social Room, just look for the Local 488 flags 🚩 at the entrance!

Register here ➡️ Poker Tournament Registration


Payment must be made within 24hrs of registration and can be made in person at the main reception or via e-transfer to:
📧 ENTERTAINMENT.COMMITTEE@LOCAL488.CA

**Include in the e-transfer message: Player’s name, UA card number, and “Poker Tournament”.

Don’t miss your chance to go all in! Secure your seat today and let’s make this year’s tournament even bigger and better than the last.🍀Looking forward to seeing you at the tables!

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Sold Out- West Edmonton Mall Waterpark!

February 9, 2026

❗SOLD OUT❗

📅 Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

💰 Cost: $20 per ticket

🎟 Limit: Maximum of 10 tickets per member

-Tickets are first come, first served until sold out.

-Children 2 and under are FREE (no ticket required).

-All attendees, including chaperones, require a ticket.

***Payment: Please do not make payment yet. If tickets become available, we will contact you for payment.

Register for the waitlist here: WEM Waterpark Event Registration

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Important News & Events Notice

41st General Convention Nominees

January 27, 2026

On March 14, 2026, voting will take place in person at the Local Union 488 Dispatch Hall between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The ballots will be counted on Monday, March 16, 2026, and the results will be posted on the Local Union 488 website (local488.ca) by end of day Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Nominees:

Gunner Antos

Tom Bailey 

James Barry

Ronald Belter

Dwayne Billard

Robert Blakely

Richard Boisvert

Dan Boisvert

Roderick Boisvert

Doug Bosse

Jimbo Brown

Brett Buck

Tim Bye

Lee Canoa

Jesse Carlson

Brandon Carlson

Serge Champagne

Jordan Christensen

John Clipperton

Andrew Connors

Roy Coty

Ryan Crawford 

Boyd Currie

Jose Da Silva

Derrick (Shmuck) Daneliuk 

Dennis Deans

Aleksandar Deric 

Nicole Desjarlais

Margaret Durrant

Darrel Earle

Jason Elias

Robert Elliott

Arron Ferris

Desmond JJ Francis

Reg Frost

Christina Gerndt

Maria Gigliotti

Darrick Gilbert

David Green

Nominees:

Andreas (Andy) Gruber

Jeffrey Haase

Scott Halldorson

Derek Hammel

Ray Hauer

Sonia Heer

Charlotte Hellquist

Eric Hensel

Andy Herbert 

William (Bill) Hobbins

Jason Hooper

David Karlenzig

Deborah Karleznig

Wayne Kavanagh

Jason Kelloway

Ken Klassen

Adam Kowalchuk

Chris Lavers

Ed Le’Cluse

William (Bill) Leeman

Chris Leonardis

William (Bill) Letendre 

Lionel Levoir

Kenny Linton

Jason London

Dale Lupaschuck 

Nicole Marofke

Megan Mattie

Wayne Mcintyre

Randall Melenka

Rejean Michaud

Carl Mortenson

Peter Moskalyk

Peter Neary

Doug Nelson

Mark Neville

Evald Nordlund

Chris Oele

Nominees:

David Olson

David Orlecki

Jerome Oswald 

Jess Ouellet

Paul Popikaitis

Angus Potskin 

Barry Pruden

Russ Puchala

Rob Rankin

Kevin Rankin

Bradley Reid 

Mark Robinson

Matthew Rollins

Bryan Rooney

Glen Sargent

Larry  Saunders 

Frank Schafers

Myles (Sevy) Severn 

Rodger Shannon

Craig Shemely

Terry Shmyr

James F Smith

Ramona Soosay

Nick Srochenski

Andre Stor

Dillon Stor

Kyle Stor

Clayton (Lurch) Storgeoff 

Robert D Taylor

Mike Todd

James Tworek

John Vetra

Ardeshir (Adi) Viccajee

Bob (Butch) Wade

Chris Waples

Dan Watson

Micheal (Mike) Wipf

Andy WOJO Wojcik

John (Kevin) Wolkowski 

Roger Wolsey

Larry Ziegler

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