September 21, 2020
Ottawa (YOW) Members **UPDATE**
Election of Local Lodge 2323 Delegates to Attend
I.A.M.A.W. Transportation District Lodge 140
22nd Annual Convention
Ottawa Ontario, April 26, 27 & 28, 2021
Please be advised that the following names will appear on the election ballot for positions as Local Lodge 2323
Delegates to Transportation District Lodge 140 Convention. The following names will appear on the ballot, you are to
choose only SIX 6 names from the following candidates:
Dan Adams Sal Amin Nunzio Bellissimo Brian Benskin Eugene Boddy Todd Bowyer Wayne Burey Denis Cayer
Mike Cooke Mike Crilly Levi Davis Dave Flowers Chris Foster Zia Goffur Brad Gomes Paul Hicks John Iheme
Dan Janssen Paul Lefebvre Glenn Milmine Mark Pacilla Evangeline Palad Samson Parastatidis Mark Pozzobon
Vick Seebalak John Smiley Bubba Smith NicoleTappenden Bill Terkalas Joe Veltri
Due to the updated COVID-19 social gathering reduction enforced by the Government of
Ontario, we are only permitted 10 people indoor and 25 people outdoor. Therefore we are
unable to provide a safe location to allow in person voting. All YOW Local Lodge 2323 Members
who wish to participate in voting, will be required to request an absentee ballot prior to
October 2 2020. Ballots will be mailed thereafter. Dispensation has been requested and
approved by Grand Lodge.
Absentee Ballots as per Local Lodge Bylaws (Article IV)
Members who reside in outlying districts more than 25 miles/40km (driving distance) from the designated balloting place, members
who are either confined because of verified illness or vacation or on official lAM business, approved by the Local Lodge, District
Lodge or Grand Lodge, or on an employer travel assignment, as the case maybe, may request an Absentee Ballot form.
Any member entitled to receive an Absentee Ballot may complete in full the 2323 Absentee Request form available from the 2323
website (www.iamaw2323.ca) and also available in the Shop Committee Offices. The member must forward it to the Recording
Secretary via Canada Post or by handing it in, in person, to the Recording Secretary. Absentee Ballot requests must be sent in
individual envelopes. Absentee Ballot requests must be received by October 02, 2020 at the latest via Canada Post or in person to
Recording Secretary. Please don’t forget to complete the form in full including a valid union card number and your signature. If you
don’t have your union card number you can get it by calling the Local Lodge office at 905-678-0010.
YOW Election:
November 3, 2020
In solidarity,
Dave Flowers
President
