John McCann has climbed the ladder from Secretary-Treasurer to become the new President of the Lower Great Lakes and Tributaries Port Council of Canada. Delegates elected McCann, who is the President of Teamsters Local 879 based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, during the PMC’s April meeting.
Taking over as Secretary-Treasurer will be Danny Mitchell, also from Teamsters 879.
Other officers include Michael Given (Seafarers) as Vice President, Brian St. Pierre (Longshoremen’s Local 1654) as Recording Secretary, and Virgil Nose (Operating Engineers Local 793) and Paul Smith (Longshoremen’s Local 1654) as Trustees.