Workers at Hilton Vancouver Metrotown rallied outside the local hotel to draw attention to an 18-month stalemate between Unite Here Local 40 and hotel management.
More than 200 people turned out for the event on Feb. 23. Unite Here Local 40, which represents workers at Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, organized the event hoping it would pressure management to settle the workers’ contract, according to a press release.
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown is the only upscale unionized hotels covered by Local 40 that still has an outstanding contract. Workers at the hotel have been without a contract for the past 18 months, according to the release.
Following the rally, the union and hotel management agreed to go to mediation.
Pancakes for a good cause
Pancake lovers rejoice!
Tuesday, March 8 is National Pancake Day and in celebration, IHOP restaurants are raising funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., guests are invited to IHOP to enjoy a free stack of buttermilk pancakes and in return, guests are encouraged to make a donation to the hospital foundation, noted a press release.
Both Burnaby IHOP locations, at 5137 Kingsway and 173-9855 Austin Ave. in Lougheed mall, are participating in the annual Pancakes with Purpose event.
Tax credit for farmers who give back
Farmers who donate goods to a registered charity are now eligible for the Farmers’ Food Donation Tax Credit.
The credit, announced by Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick last month, is available to any individual or corporate farming operation who donate a qualifying agricultural product, according to a press release.
Eligible products include: vegetables, grains, pulses, herbs, mushrooms, fish, seafood, honey, maple syrup, nuts, eggs, meat or dairy products, or any other products grown, raised or harvested on a farm in B.C.
The tax credit is for 25 per cent of the market value of donated items and must be claimed in the year the donation took place. The new tax credit program will be available for the next three years at which time it’ll be reviewed by the provincial government, noted the release.
