UA Local 853

06/12/2026

Brothers and Sisters of UA Local 853 please watch this video for a recap of the events at the UA Canadian National Apprentice competition this week.

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06/12/2026

Brothers and Sisters, the UA Canadian National Apprentice competition has concluded. The winner of this year's sprinkler competition is Adam Arsenault of Local 56. Sister Jessica Waddington gave it her all and impressed in Winnipeg this week. She showed all in attendance her determination, skill, and professionalism in this tight competition.

Please join us in congratulating Sister Waddington on her accomplishments across all of her recent competitions. You represented your local with Integrity, and we are all proud of you!

U.A. Leads the Way!

05/29/2026

Sister Waddington has made us proud at this year's Skills Canada Competition. A round of congratulations to Jessica!

05/28/2026

Brothers and Sisters, join us in cheering on Sister Jessica to a win in this year's Skills Canada Competition held in Toronto this year. You have already made Local 853 proud through your willingness to compete. You got this!

05/21/2026

We would like to congratulate Local 853 member Bill Hostrawser on winning the National Lacrosse Championship with the Toronto Rock lacrosse team. Well done Bill.

04/30/2026

Brothers and Sisters

There are some tickets still available for our members and their families for the Toronto FC soccer game this Saturday at 1pm. If you are interested in attending the game ,please contact the hall.
Tickets will be emailed to you directly.

Dale Hawrychuk
Business Manager

02/20/2026

ATTENTION: Please note that the Union Hall is currently experiencing an extended power outage and will be closed for the remainder of the day. If you need assistance please reach out to an agent directly.

Enjoy your weekend Brothers and Sisters.

01/21/2026

01/05/2026

Recently Local 853 Instructor Jason Thompson was requested to write an article for ASSE for their Working Pressure magazine. Brother Thompson's article on the benefits clean agent inert gas systems was featured in their latest issue and can be viewed below. Congratulations on this achievement Jason!

Clean agent inert gas fire protection systems offer an environmentally friendly, effective, and non-damaging way to extinguish fires.