Update on CUPE 2269 job action - October 6

CUPE 2269 has advised the following for Monday, October 6.

As part of ongoing job action, the Union will implement the following additional measures: 

• Unionized employees will be refusing to process in-person payments for Business License Applications, Building Permits, Planning Permits, Bulk Water Payments, Water On/Off, or Engineering Service Agreements.
• Unionized employees will be refusing to issue eApply folder numbers, access codes or enter payment information into Flowpoint.

Payments related to all other services, including the cemetery, bylaw tickets, and dog licenses, will remain unaffected. 

In terms of any additional anticipated public impacts the District advises of the following:

• In-person Building, Planning and Engineering payments will continue to be accepted at Municipal Hall. Collection of payments will continue, and will be undertaken by non-Union staff
• Online Building, Planning and Engineering payments will continue to be accepted at squamish.ca/online-services   

As an assurance to residents, essential services to maintain the health and safety of the community have been designated by the Labour Relations Board of BC and certain unionized staff working in these areas have been designated as essential service workers. These include services such as water supply and distribution, wastewater (sewage) treatment and collections, snow and ice control, and fire and police protection. Essential service workers will continue to perform their role during any strike action.

For a complete list of impacts from CUPE 2269 job action, view the Current Operational and Service Impacts section at squamish.ca/strike.

October 6, 2025