Elections 2026

Elections for CUPE Local 4698 will be held on January 14th @ 1000hr. A separate email will be coming out shortly with more details about the election process and zoom link.

Please see the absentee nomination form attached to this post that can be filled out and submitted ahead of time.

On the ballot this round are the following positions:
  • Vice President,
  • Secretary Treasurer,
  • Lead Steward and
  • All Committee Positions.
We will also need 1-3 members to act as the election officers to help run the election. Please contact Matt S. if you are able to help with this.

End of the Year Appreciation

Hello Members of CUPE Local 4698,

As we approach the end of the year, we want to take a moment to thank each of you for your dedication, professionalism, and care for our community. Your work continues to make a meaningful difference for the people we serve and for one another as a team.

We hope the coming weeks offer you opportunities for rest, connection, and reflection, in whatever ways are meaningful to you. We are grateful to work alongside such a skilled and committed group of paramedics.

Thank you for everything you do, and best wishes for a safe and positive start to the year ahead. Please look out for members of the executive as we will be handing out a gift to all of the members over the next week.

Warm regards,

Local 4698 Executive

Thank You for Your Service, Brent!

Our recently retired president, Brent, was presented with a medal for his long standing service with the local. Here is his response to the membership:

“Fellow members of CUPE Local 4698;

I was asked to come to the Local Executive meeting on November 24th to stop in and say Hi.  At the Executive meeting I was surprised to be presented with the inaugural medal from CUPE Local 4698 for dedication of years of service to the Local. I was truly humbled to receive such an award.

I want to take a moment to thank every member of CUPE Local 4698 for the amazing gift of the recognition of my time representing members of this Local. As you know, I retired from Union Executive work as of July 1, 2025. I spent 35 out of my 36 years to date representing co-workers through Union Executive work in various positions with three different Locals that made us who we are today, culminating with my final term in office as President of CUPE Local 4698.

I have taken the liberty to attach a photo of the amazing award that was bestowed on me yesterday.

I never did Union Executive work for any accolades or recognition. I did it because I always felt it was the right thing to do and that we are stronger and better as one unified collective looking after each other.

I truly want to thank everyone for this recognition and in particular I must thank Julie Belbeck for spearheading this award and to Ben Phillion for his hard work in creating the medal. The award is truly well done! Thank you!

Yours forever in solidarity,

Brent”

Thank you Brent for your years of service!

Final Call: Paramedic Robert Blackwell Retires After 32 Years of Service

Today, we share the final radio call for on our members, Paramedic Robert Blackwell— Medic 98646 — as he officially completed his last shift on Nov. 16th after 32 years of service with Renfrew County Paramedic Service.

For more than three decades, Rob has answered thousands of calls, supported countless families, mentored colleagues, and helped shape emergency care across our region. From his early days with the Pembroke District Ambulance Service to his leadership in expanding the Public Access Defibrillator Program county-wide, his impact will be felt for generations.

This final call is a tribute to his dedication, professionalism, and compassion, a moment to honour a career spent protecting others.

Thank you, Paramedic Blackwell, for a lifetime of service.
Medic 98646….last call.

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Congratulations Rob and Sean P!

We would like to congratulate two of our members, Robert Blackwell and Sean Plunkett, who have been awarded the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal 30-Year Bar. Thank you both for your continued service!

Welcome to our new website

We’re excited to launch this site to help keep you informed about everything that’s happening in our local.  If you have any feedback or there’s anything you’d like to see, please get in touch.