Region 7

A Sacred Fire was lit on June 1, 2021 in ceremony for the Children found buried in Kamloops Residential school, at the former site of St. Joseph’s Residential school. From this Fire, a group of volunteers took the embers on June 4, 2021 to Mount McKay on Fort William First Nation and continued the Sacred...

The OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle invites OPSEU/SEFPO members who self-identify as Indigenous to apply for a position on the OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle to fill a vacancy in Regions 4, 5 and 7. The role of the regional representative on the Indigenous Circle is to create and maintain networks within the region, to develop and promote programs, to encourage First Nation (Status or...

OPSEU/SEFPO leaders across Ontario took part in tele-town halls from November 30-December 3 to discuss challenges related to COVID-19 and what the upcoming year will hold for the union. President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida were joined by regional vice-presidents for the nightly tele-town halls with Local Presidents and highest-ranking members...