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New Westminster councillor gets award

New Westminster Coun. Chuck Puchmayr’s community contributions haven’t gone unrecognized.
Chuck Puchmayr Carolyn Rice
Carolyn Rice recently presented Coun. Chuck Puchmayr with the New Westminster and District Labour Council Labour Community Service Award.

New Westminster Coun. Chuck Puchmayr’s community contributions haven’t gone unrecognized.

Puchmayr was one of three labour and social activists who were honoured for their outstanding community service at the 23rd annual Labour Appreciation Night, an event hosted by the United Way of the Lower Mainland, the Vancouver District and Labour Council and the New Westminster District Labour Council. Pacific Blue Cross presented the Dec. 8 event, where Puchmayr receive the New Westminster and District Labour Council Labour Community Service Award.

“As a young worker, Chuck Puchmayr saw the labour movement as a way to fulfill his dreams of helping others in need, particularly those who didn’t have a voice,” said a press release. “Worker safety and good labour practices in the forest industry motivate much of Chuck’s advocacy.”

While serving as New Westminster’s MLA in Victoria from 2005 to 2009, Puchmayr was the NDP’s labour critic and advocated for working families on a variety of issues. Along with being a city councillor, Puchmayr is currently chair of the Lookout Foundation and A Beef With Hunger Society and is the executive past president of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association.