We recently attended #CreativeIndustriesWeek in Victoria! 669 reps included President Michael Balfry, BA Wendy Newton and Video Technician MAL David McKnight. Creative Industry Week offers an excellent opportunity to meet and engage with provincial MLAs and industry partners.

Meet our first #APIHeritageMonth spotlight, proud ICG 669 Publicist, Grace Park. Grace is a leader within her Local and an advocate for workers' rights. Grace we’re proud to have you in our IA family #1u

Join us on May 25-26th for Mental Health First Aid. This course focuses on substance related disorders, anxiety and trauma related disorders & more. Participants will learn to interact confidently about mental health with their workplaces and communities. tinyurl.com/b8pwpkyz

Congratulations to all the ICG 669 members and productions that were nominated for a 2024 LEO Award!

Happy Victoria Day! A reminder that our office will be closed today, Monday, May 20, and will reopen for regular office hours tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21.

We are collaborating with On Screen Manitoba to offer a free Conflict Resolution training opportunity on Sat, June 8. Learn skills to identify conflict habits and patterns to effectively prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts. Learn more and register here 📷 tinyurl.com/bdzjt8a6

MEMBERS! LIMITED SPACE! Join us on May 25-26 for a two-day Mental Health First Aid course. Participants will learn to interact confidently about mental health with their workplaces, family, friends, and communities. Register here ➡️tinyurl.com/b8pwpkyz (Member Login)

Scholarships 2024 - 2025 Applications for the ICG 669 Scholarship Program for the academic year of September 2024 - June 2025 are now open! For more information visit: tinyurl.com/scholarship-24…

Happy Pride Month! Calltime Mental Health has an excellent article outlining the importance of Pride Month and how to promote inclusivity in the film industry. Read it here ➡️ tinyurl.com/y45f9r4r

Applications for the 2024-2025 Scholarship Program close in one week! To view the full application requirements and to apply ➡️ tinyurl.com/24c46ysa The deadline to apply is Monday, June 24th at 5 pm PT!

This National Indigenous Peoples Day, we honour and celebrate the history of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. There are many ways to join the celebration, a list of events can be found on the Government of Canada website here: tinyurl.com/yawv6yf3

Celebrate #Pride Month w/ the IATSE // #IASolidarity Education & Training Department & IA Pride Committee Chair Nate Richmond for a rebroadcast of 2 popular webinars: Straight Talk About Gay Pride & Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Workers. WHEN: Tues, Jun 25, 2-5pm ET REGISTER: shorturl.at/qPgWe

Happy Canada Day! A reminder that our office will be closed today and will reopen for regular office hours on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The Government of Canada has a list of Canada Day events taking place across the country ➡️ tinyurl.com/4vwj4ef5

Introducing Ron Stannett's 'Coffee Table Series' where members can gain career insights in a casual setting with multi-award-winning Director and Cinematographer, Thomas Burstyn (DGC, CSC, NZCZ). Registration is now open to 669 members! Register here ➡️ tinyurl.com/4whs4sf4

There are limited tickets remaining for the Playland with IATSE 891 event! If you are interested, please contact [email protected]. All tickets must be picked up from the 669 office by 5pm PT today!

Congratulations to the following 669 members and 669 crewed productions on winning a 2024 Leo Award!

Congratulations to the following 669 members and 669 crewed productions on being nominated for 2024 Emmy Awards!

Space is still available in our Leadership Series: Conflict Resolution training! Led by Kerry Palmer, learn the building blocks for any communication process, such as facilitation, negotiation, mediation, or resolving interpersonal conflicts. Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/4ftv6xzz

The Art of Blocking with Stephen Campanelli was a huge success this past weekend! A huge thanks to Keslow Camera for hosting us, Stephen Campanelli for leading the training and of course all those who were in attendance!

Today we celebrate the achievements of the labour movement and the benefits of a union at work. Canadian Labour has a running list of events that you can participate in found here ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc8f9xn5.