Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

June is Parks and Recreation Month and OPSEU is proud to celebrate Ontario’s magnificent parks and recognize our members who work hard to make them the envy of the world. Parks are important to the economy, creating thousands of jobs and attracting tourists.  They’re also important to the environment. They clean our air, purify our...

Region 2 Vice President Lucy Morton addressed St. Catharines City Council on October 16, speaking in favour of a motion to call on the Ontario government to appoint a supervisor to oversee operations at the NPCA.  Council wants report on NPCA Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority representatives were on their feet for more than an hour...

On October 4, OPSEU President Smokey Thomas hosted a press conference in St. Catharines, attended by MPPs Cindy Forster (Welland), Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and OPSEU Region 2 Vice President Lucy Morton in the wake of eight layoffs at the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.  Niagara region media covered the issue extensively. Here are their stories. NPCA, union...