UFCW Centre - #101, 12827 - 76th Avenue - Surrey, BC V3W 2V3
E-mail: EdCentre@ufcw1518.com - Phone: 604 592-0090 - Fax: 604 592-0660

Ivan Limpright

Welcome to your Centre!

The UFCW Centre for Education and Training is designed for Local 1518 members and their families.

UFCW Centre is the result of years of negotiations with various employers. An education fund was started in 1989, and we were successful in obtaining employer contributions on a cents-per-hour basis in contract negotiations during the 1990s. This facility is funded 100 per cent by their contributions.

The UFCW Centre is tremendously popular with our members. Members from outside the Lower Mainland are given priority status if they wish to take a course (or courses) when visiting the area.

As part of the Union’s ongoing efforts to present relevant educational services and opportunities to our members, we now offer online courses for UFCW 1518 members and their families. These courses offer UFCW 1518 members, no matter where they are located in the province, access and flexibility to our traditional course offerings at the UFCW Centre in Surrey. We are also actively involved in exploring other possibilities, including joint education training with schools, technical institutes, universities, and employers. This includes everything from literacy, ESL, union stewards training, organizing, and union education through the Internet, to floral arranging, nutritional sales, and cashier training.

The UFCW Centre is an invaluable resource for Local 1518 and its members. We're proud of this facility and confident that the knowledge you gain here will be enjoyable and beneficial to you. Please take some time to drop by and see what your Centre has to offer.

In Solidarity,

Ivan Limpright
President, Local 1518