Obituaries

I am saddened to report that two of our members have died of COVID-19 this week.

It's with sadness that the Teamsters Union learned that a pioneer of our union in Québec, Pierre Deschamps, passed away.

It is with great sadness that I must inform you of the passing of TCRC Brother Imraan Qamar. Tragically, Brother Qamar was fatally injured in the line of duty at CN MacMillan Yard in Toronto on Thursday August 15, 2019 at approximately 0200 hours...

UPDATE: A service for Brother de Granpré will be held at the Coopérative funéraire du Grand Montréal located at 2000, rue Cunard, in Laval,...

From all of us at Teamsters Local Union 230, it is with a heavy heart that I regret to inform you that our Brother Marco Posca has suddenly passed away.

I was saddened to learn this week that Sister Aline Lachapelle, former president of Teamsters Local Union 1998, passed away. She was the first woman to become president of a Teamster local union in Canada.

I was saddened to learn today that Brother Lionel Dorais, President of Local Union 1999 from 2000 to 2004, has passed away. He was 81 years old.

Within our ranks, she will be remembered as a ferocious believer in the union, an embodiment of the true Teamster spirit; a funny, loving, and beautiful soul who will be deeply missed by all those she touched...

It is with a heavy heart that we share the tragic news of the sudden and untimely passing of one of our members, Sister Colleen Slota. Colleen's life was tragically cut short in a car accident just after completing her shift, at 2:30a.m., when her vehicle was struck by a pick-up fleeing from the police...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brother Michel Côté, who passed away on June 29, 2024, in Granby, at the age of 71.