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This summer/fall Update Magazine is bringing you stories online. The articles below will keep you up to date on the work of the union and informed on how members across the province are supporting each other and their patients. Be sure to subscribe to BCNU eNews and be notified when new stories are published.

Convention 2023: Unstoppable Together
Hundreds of BCNU activists joined together to conduct union business and take to the streets of Vancouver to call attention to the province’s nurse staffing crisis. Read our convention recap and photo retrospective.

Confidence Boost
Pacific Rim region's Bria Reyes finds community and inspiration at BCNU’s human rights and equity conference

Inspiring Learning Opportunities
BCNU sponsored five lucky members to attend this year’s International Council of Nurses biennial Congress in Montreal. We interviewed two of our National Nursing Week draw winners about their experience at the event.

Catching Up
Nurses who work with at-risk children and youth report that the wage gap between public service and health-sector nurses is worsening a critical nursing shortage at their worksites.

Off Duty: Off the Beaten Track
Sonja Comerford never fully retired from nursing but now she prioritizes exploring the world.